while you are breast feeding Baby, you will need more nutrition than if you were merely feeding yourself. you will need a well-balanced diet that has 500 to 600 calories more than you need to maintain good health when you are nursing. You also needs plenty of fluids, particularly milk, for calcium and citrus juice, for vitamin C.
Your doctor will probably want you to cut out, or at least restrict, cigarettes, alcohol, caffeine, drugs and medicines. You must tell your doctor about any drugs you are taking. Since this could be passed through your milk to your baby, the doctor may suggest substitutes if it is a medication you need. One the other hand, it may be the kind of medication that is not transmitted through breast-feeding. whatever type it is, your doctor should be fully informed of All your medication and drugs.
They are several misconceptions about breast-feeding a baby. Some mothers discontinue breast-feeding if the second pregnancy occurs during the lactating period, as they believe that it is both wrong and dangerous to breast feed during pregnancy. This is not true. You may continue to feed your baby as long as you like.
