Mother's milk, when taken into the baby's stomach, releases active substances. Therefore, the composition of breast milk is extremely important for the baby.
One of the frequently asked questions regarding the nursing mother’s menu is whether she can add bananas to her diet. The answer is positive, you should only determine the allowed amount and ways to use this popular fruit.
About useful product features
Bananas, despite their seeming exoticism, have become a familiar dessert for Russians. And besides rich taste, it has been proved that these fruits have a positive effect on vital processes in the human body.
Useful elements and vitamins cleanse the body of toxins and cholesterol, increase the resistance of the immune system. B vitamins improve the health of nails and hair, vitamin C protects against free radicals, and vitamin E cares for the skin. Banana contains a lot of potassium, which is important for maintaining water-salt balance in the body of a woman. Tryptophan will help raise your spirits, and carotene will protect your heart and blood vessels.
If you regularly use bananas, then the nursing mother will feel positive changes:
- The body will gradually return to its usual state, and the forces spent during the waiting and childbirth will be restored.
- The pressure will return to normal.
- The work of the nervous and digestive systems will become more harmonious.
- In diarrhea, stool and water balance are normal.
- The body of the mother and baby compensate for the lack of vitamins C, E, B.
- Attentiveness and concentration increases, impressionability during times of stress decreases.
- Appetite regulating substances help to regain weight.
- Thanks to serotonin improves mood and overall emotional background.
- The intestine is cleared of toxins that are excreted in the feces.
All benefits can be felt with proper use of fruit.
About the time and method of introducing bananas into the diet of a nursing mother
When breastfeeding is necessary to comply with all the rules. During this period, the immune system of the newborn is formed and the digestive system develops. After the birth of a baby, any woman should introduce bananas into her menu without haste.
These fruits are not recommended for consumption until the baby is 3 months old. The fact is that babies do not have the appropriate enzymes that help the digestion of food.
In addition, some experts impose a ban on the introduction of bananas in the diet up to 7 months. It is believed that the product is too heavy for children's digestion, it may cause unpleasant reactions of the body:
- constipation;
- rash;
- intestinal colic.
Nevertheless, each organism is individual, and if it is decided to eat bananas at an earlier age, it is necessary to eat these fruits with caution. Eat whole fruit is not allowed.
A few weeks after being discharged from the maternity hospital, when the newborn has already begun to adjust a little to his mother's diet, one can try a small piece of fruit. This should be done in the morning and then be sure to follow the reaction of the child. If there is no unexpected rash on his body, half of the product can be consumed and only after that - the whole.
About the possible harm to the body of the baby
Despite the usual banana routine, yet it is an overseas fruit. Especially this should be remembered when including the product in the diet of a nursing mother.
At home, bananas, which are grown on an industrial scale and sold for export, are harvested unripe, green, to be delivered in the right form to customers in other corners of the globe. They become mature with ethylene in gas chambers. Such a procedure has a negative effect on their benefits.
Although fruits do not cause serious harm, in large quantities they are contraindicated. It is believed that the possible negative impact can exceed the benefits. What needs to be kept in mind is the high sugar content of the overseas fruit. Hence the possible negative effects:
- more severe colic;
- flatulence;
- dermatitis;
- constipation.
Also of considerable importance is the kind of bananas that a nursing mother consumes. If they are overripe, then there may be constipation, and if they are green - diarrhea.
Despite the hypoallergenicity of bananas, babies may experience intolerance to starch, which is contained in this product. The child may experience anxiety and change the chair. Then 2 weeks is better not to introduce bananas in the diet, and then use it in half.
When repeating a negative reaction, you should take a monthly break - the time of adaptation of the child's body to the minimum dietary diversity. And in the absence of a positive reaction to bananas during lactation, a nursing mother is better off not eating them.
Banana dishes for nursing mothers: there is a choice!
Bananas can and should be eaten not only in natural form. It is recommended to add this sweet fruit to various dishes for a greater variety of menus during lactation. We give only examples of simple and useful recipes with a banana.
Cooking banana cocktail
It will take one banana to 200 ml of natural yogurt. The pulp of the fruit is ground using a blender. Next, yogurt is poured in and everything is thoroughly mixed. The optimal time to drink is half an hour before feeding the baby.
Rice porrige
For this dish, rice is boiled in milk or water in the proportion of 100 g of rice per 200 g of liquid. 50 g of butter, sugar to taste and two chopped bananas are added.
Fruit Salad
For the dish, you will need a banana, pear and green apple, which should be chopped. Season the salad with natural yoghurt.
Gentle cookies
One fruit is pounded with 200 g of low-fat cottage cheese. A tablespoon of sugar or a little more is added to the mass, and then the sifted flour is gradually poured out until a dense mass is formed.
The oven warms up to 180 degrees. The baking sheet itself should be covered with baking paper, the cookie should be made of dough and baked for a quarter of an hour.
Curd Banana Salad
Low-fat cottage cheese should be mixed with banana pulp and chopped apple. Salad fill with low-fat sour cream.
Conclusion
Banana is very useful for both nursing women and infants. It has a beneficial effect on the entire body, helps mother to quickly get out of postpartum depression and to establish the desired life rhythm. Nevertheless, fruit should be injected in the morning, starting with a small piece.
On the Internet you can find dozens of different dishes with the addition of a banana, but the choice should be approached responsibly. After all, the main thing - do not harm the child.
