Can I eat barbecue while breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding is the daily task of every lactating woman, because during the lactation period, the baby has a greater demand for breast milk, so in addition to feeding themselves, the daily routine of mothers is to feed their children. The breastfeeding period is a critical period because the child’s nutrition all comes from breast milk. If the mother herself does not have enough nutrition, it will lead to malnutrition of the child. Diet is particularly important. So, can you eat barbecue during breastfeeding?

Although barbecue is delicious, you cannot eat too much of it, and many people are not suitable for it. So is there any impact on eating barbecue during breastfeeding? Let’s take a look together below!

Barbecue is not recommended during breastfeeding.

Barbecue foods are too hot and contain a lot of spices. Eating too much of these foods during breastfeeding can easily cause internal heat in the baby, and these foods can also easily cause indigestion in the baby. During breastfeeding, you should eat clean, hygienic, nutritious and healthy food. Avoid eating food with too many additives and seasonings, as it can easily cause getting a sore throat and sore throat.

Dietary considerations during breastfeeding

1. Do not eat irritating food during breastfeeding

Because eating spicy food during breastfeeding will enter the baby's body through breast milk and affect the baby's health. But it is okay to eat small amounts of condiments, such as pepper, vinegar, etc.

2. Don’t eat chocolate during breastfeeding

Because the cocoa alkali contained in chocolate will seep into breast milk and accumulate in the baby's body. Theobromine can damage the nervous system and heart, relax muscles, increase urination, and cause indigestion and unstable sleep for the baby. If a mother eats too much chocolate, it will affect her appetite and make her fat.

3. Do not eat foods that inhibit milk secretion during breastfeeding

Such as leeks, malt water, ginseng and other foods.

4. Do not eat pickled fish during breastfeeding

The average daily salt intake for adults is 4.5 to 9 grams for meat. According to your usual habits, you should not avoid salt, but also don't eat too salty food. If a nursing mother consumes too much salt, it will increase the burden on the kidneys, which is not good for the kidneys and will also increase blood pressure.

5. Do not eat fried food during breastfeeding

Because fried foods are difficult to digest, the digestive ability of postpartum women is weak, and the nutrients in fried foods are lost a lot during the frying process, eating them is not conducive to the recovery of health of postpartum women.

6. Do not eat too much MSG during breastfeeding

Eating MSG has serious effects on infant development. Especially for infants under 12 weeks old, it will cause adverse consequences such as intellectual impairment, growth retardation, etc. It is best for breastfeeding mothers to avoid MSG during breastfeeding, and never be greedy for freshness and eat MSG at every meal.