Breastfeeding moms, taking care of the health of their baby, completely revise their diet. They try to exclude products that can not be consumed while breastfeeding.
Before giving up something, you should find out whether this product is useful or not. Very often, breastfeeding women have questions about seeds. Is it necessary to restrict from this pleasant to the taste delicacies?
The benefits and harm of seeds
It is well known that the seed of sunflower, pumpkin, gozinaki and other varieties of them are a storehouse of vitamins and minerals. Despite their value, these products can be beneficial and harmful. How do they affect the body of a nursing mother and baby?
Let's try to figure it out. One should take into account the composition of seeds, rich in vitamins and minerals, the most contained:
- Vitamin D.
- Fatty acids.
- Kalia.
- Zinc.
- Kukurbitina.
Sunflower seeds for value compared to cod liver. Affordable product is a worthy competitor in the content of essential fatty acids.
They make breast milk fat and high-calorie. Together with calcium, acids help women to solve problems with nails and hair, which during pregnancy are greatly depleted.
The components of the seeds provide the body of the baby normal fat metabolism. However, the likelihood of developing diseases of the cardiovascular system is reduced. Due to the content of potassium, their use has a positive effect on muscle tissue.
From the seeds increases the amount of milk. Acting as an excellent antidepressant, the grains are able to tune a mommy who is tired of not getting enough sleep.
The habit of nibbling seeds allows a woman to pass the time between feeding. Against the background of the above facts, it seems that nursing women can, and even need to use them. However, along with the benefits of sunflower seed, pumpkin and kozinaki. there may be a threat.
Can a nursing mother sunflower seeds: raw and fried
Seeds in their raw form without pre-roasting retain their nutritional value. While traditionally pan-fried sunflower seeds lose most of their value. Taking care of their health and baby, moms prefer to choose raw sunflower seeds.
- The problem that may arise in the process of their use, the only and is purely dental nature.
- If you gnaw them, tooth enamel deteriorates. This problem is solved very simply, it is enough to change the culture of seed consumption.
Peel the seeds from the husk not with your teeth, but with your hands or buy already cleaned seeds. Then the teeth will remain intact, and the baby will get the nutrients along with the milk. It is not necessary to nibble raw seeds, as an independent product they can be added to different dishes.
Is it possible for a nursing mother pumpkin seeds
As for pumpkin seeds, their greatest value is contained in the greenish crust, which is immediately under the husk. Therefore, it is very important to properly clean the seeds. Husk must be removed, leaving a green crust. This can be achieved if cleaned with their hands, otherwise everything useful will remain in the husk.
- Unlike sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds are also very helpful.
- They have a beneficial effect on the immune system.
- It is believed that pumpkin seeds are less allergenic, do not clog the intestines and do not irritate its mucous membrane.
- They are indicated for problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
Using seeds as an antihelminthic, they can not harm the baby. Pumpkin grains have gained popularity due to the fact that they help to fight against helminthic invasions. It is recommended to use them raw, without roasting.
Is it possible to eat kozinaki from seeds of a nursing mother?
If a nursing mother is confident in the absence of an allergic reaction to components of kozinaki, the risk to the child is reduced. Since they are very nutritious, you should be sure that the baby will not face an unnecessary burden on the body. It is very important to follow the recommendations regarding their inclusion in the diet.
- Due to the fiber content, the intestinal function improves, this can lead to the vigorous activity of the digestive system of the baby.
- High nutritional properties will contribute to the rapid saturation of the baby and weight gain.
- In combination with walnuts, kozinaki improve the quality and quantity of breast milk.
Kozinaki is often consumed with honey or prepared on a sugar basis, these products can be dangerous. Honey and sugar are powerful allergens. The ideal way to use them: you must carefully monitor the condition of the baby.
Norm and rules of the use of seeds at lactation
When consuming sunflower seed, pumpkin, or kozinaki, their high calorie content should be taken into account. Therefore, do not eat them more than 100 grams per day. It is worth noting that 100 grams of seeds contain more than 600 kcal.
When eating kozinak, it must be remembered that they are based solely on carbohydrates and fats. In addition, there may be preservatives, with the purchase, read their composition. Therefore, it is necessary to use this delicacy carefully. 100 g kozinaki contains 575 kcal.
Pumpkin seeds are best consumed in the morning. For the first time it will be enough to eat a few grains. This rule is to adhere to any products, enter them gradually. Watch the baby’s reaction. If everything is normal, you can gradually increase the number of seeds. The norm in the daily diet - 70-75 gr.
Opinion of doctors
- In order to remove the maximum benefit from the seeds during lactation, it is recommended to mix seeds and nuts in equal portions.
- It is desirable to drink them with milk. Or they can be infused in boiling milk.
- Pumpkin seeds are included in the list of products with a medium level of allergenic properties. Sunflower - with a high level.
- Be sure to follow the tips on their proper use. Do not forget about the quantitative limitation.
- For kozinaki, peanut, almond and hazelnut varieties should be discarded. Give preference to kozinak from sunflower seeds and walnuts.
- Usage in the usual form of seeds gives a large load on the body, there are difficulties with their digestion.
- Foreign researchers dispelled the myth of increasing the fat content of milk due to seeds and nuts. The amount of fat in breast milk does not increase, but the presence of different types of fat changes. What has a beneficial effect on the baby.
- It is worth giving up for the period of lactation from the fried seeds, since this will negatively affect the neo-stricken organism of the newborn.
Experts recommend eating seeds of nursing moms to relieve postpartum depression.
Seeds bear the benefit of the mother and as a means against stretch marks during childbirth. If they are skillfully used, problems should not arise. Otherwise, it is necessary to exclude them from the diet of a nursing mother.
A little more information about the proper nutrition of a nursing mother can be found in the following video.
