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Can you give salted foods to your mother?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Can a nursing mom eat salty foods or is it harmful to the baby? The question is very relevant for today, especially when introducing the concept of a wide and accessible menu for the mother during lactation. It is impossible to unequivocally answer this question, it is necessary to speak differently about each product, its benefits and harm in a salty form.
Salted vegetables with lactation
Is it possible to salty breastfeeding mom? To answer this question, it is necessary to say that it is possible, but if one clearly limits the quantity of salty products and a separate type of salty products. Of course, you always want something salty, but it's better if you eat a salty product and it will be useful than if you eat a huge amount of salt, even with a harmful product.
Can I give my mother a salty cucumber? While salted cucumbers are not the healthiest food you can eat with lactation, a single case of eating such cucumbers is unlikely to cause harm. However, consuming a large number of salted cucumbers during lactation can lead to the fact that you are more likely to suffer from heartburn. Also, do not forget that when you receive any product, you should monitor how your child reacts to it. Therefore, once you try this product, you will know what kind of reaction your baby has. It is necessary to consider the advantages of this product.
Salted cucumbers contain a minimum amount of calories and fats. The average salted cucumber has only about 8 calories, as well as 0.1 g of fat, 1.7 g of carbohydrates and 0.4 grams of protein. The main micronutrient that you get from consuming pickles is vitamin K, which is useful for blood clotting. Each salted cucumber has about 25.4 micrograms, which is 32% of the daily value of this important vitamin. Cucumbers provide trace amounts of other important trace elements, such as calcium, potassium, manganese and vitamin A. Salted cucumbers, like other vegetables, also contain a small amount of carotenoids, brightly colored pigments such as beta-carotene and lutein, which can be converted into vitamin A and can act as antioxidants. Antioxidants attack molecules called free radicals, which cause cellular damage, which can lead to heart disease, cancer or other diseases. Lutein can help protect the eyes from chronic diseases by filtering blue light from the retina. While salted cucumbers do not contain a large amount of these nutrients, they can contain a small portion of a healthy diet.
Like other vegetables, salted cucumbers are a good source of dietary fiber. Fiber promotes regular bowel movement, and also helps lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels, reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes.
The main problem caused by the use of salted cucumbers during lactation, is associated with a high content of sodium in cucumbers. Each salted cucumber contains 595 milligrams of sodium, which is about one third of the daily sodium demand. A high level of sodium in your body will also have a negative impact on the growth and development of your child. Getting too much sodium can increase the risk of high blood pressure in the mother, and the child may have digestive problems.
One potential side effect of consuming too many salted cucumbers is a digestive disorder. Consuming a large amount of food can disrupt the functioning of your digestive system, causing side effects when your body adapts to new foods, but salted cucumbers can be especially unpleasant. A child may have diarrhea, even if you ate one cucumber. In addition to diarrhea, a frequent symptom may be abdominal discomfort or pain, which manifests as colic. The cucumber itself as a vegetable has properties during the fermentation to form gases, which in the infant due to insufficient development of the intestine can not be excreted. Therefore, if the mother ate the salted cucumber, there can be a very strong attack of colic in the child.
Another possible side effect of consuming too much pickle is the inflation and retention of water. Salted cucumbers contain a large amount of sodium. Your body reacts to this high sodium intake, keeping water to maintain the osmotic balance of your body - the concentration of salt in the blood plasma and liquids. As a result, the child may have noticeable swelling, especially in the limbs, which can lead to some discomfort.
Consuming a large amount of pickles can also temporarily increase the load on your kidney's kidneys, which can not yet cope with this load as you do. The main function of kidney cells is to act as a filter, keeping the nutrients necessary for the baby's body, allowing undesirable chemicals to leave the body with urine. After you consume high-salt foods, for example pickled cucumbers or tomatoes, the baby's kidneys should work to remove excess salt from the body in order to maintain normal volume and blood pressure. But not every kid has such a functionality of the kidneys that it is necessary to take into account.
Can you nursing mom salted tomatoes? Salted tomatoes have a lot of vitamin C. One of the most useful components in a tomato is not a vitamin or mineral, but a phytochemical lycopene. This compound, which gives tomatoes its own special red color, acts as an antioxidant in the body. Consumption of high levels of lycopene can reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers. Tomatoes for two minutes, a quarter hour and half an hour increase the level of lycopene in tomatoes by 6, 17 and 35 percent, respectively. Consumption of tomatoes prevents anemia during this period both in the mother and in the baby. Tomatoes also help in creating a depot of folic acid.
However, salted tomatoes also contain acid, which can affect the acidity of the stomach and the process of digestion. A very big plus of salted tomatoes is the formation of bacteria that play an important role in maintaining the normal microflora of the intestines of the mother and baby. Therefore, one salted tomato once a week can be allowed, as a useful product, if the baby does not have allergies.
The only way to determine if a salted tomato is really the cause of a rash or other symptoms of your baby is to completely get rid of food from your diet. Once your child's symptoms disappear, you can add the tomatoes back to your diet.
Is it possible to breastfeed a salted mushroom? Mushrooms are rich in various nutrients. They are a good source of amino acids. Amino acids are indispensable and ideal for the overall development of your child, contributing to the increase in muscle mass. Mushrooms contain a large number of B vitamins, which strengthen the central nervous system. Mushrooms are an excellent source of vitamin D. But, despite the weight of these useful contents, this product is very hard for digestion, especially in a salty form. Therefore, during lactation, it is better for mother to refrain from salted mushrooms, at least in the first three months of her baby's life, when there is an especially high risk of development of colic.
Can you nursing mother salty peanuts and other nuts? Of course, it is worth remembering the useful properties of nuts. A nut is a product of high intelligence. Nuts are a rich source of vitamins and antioxidants. Fibers and fiber, present in nuts, help regulate bowel function, lowers cholesterol. Nuts with breastfeeding in the first month can also increase lactation and fat content of milk. Therefore, the benefits of nuts are undeniable. That there was no reaction in the child, it is enough to take four or five nuts per day, and if they are salty, then this is your choice does not hurt. This amount does not have the risk of increased sodium, so if mom likes salty peanuts, a few fruits a day will not be harmful, but even beneficial.
Can I breastfeed my mother's salo? Salted bacon is not a safe product for a nursing mother. Salo contains a large amount of fat and sodium, which can damage the developing body of the child. Infants need foods that their digestive system can handle, even if it's the mother's diet. Infants can not cope with heavy food. They have small and sensitive tummies that need soft, low-fat products.
Some of the potentially dangerous ingredients of fat include;
Sodium is one of those things that you should avoid in the diet when lactating. Sodium in small amounts is fine, but sodium beyond the permissible limits can be dangerous. On a piece of salted fat contains 192 milligrams of sodium. Also, salted fat contains nitrates, which help extend shelf life and improve taste. Nitrites and nitrates can be very harmful to babies. They can damage the blood vessels surrounding the heart, causing the child's arteries to harden and narrow. It can also lead to diabetes in the future. Therefore, salted bacon is not a product that will preserve your health and the health of your baby.
Whether it is possible for nursing mother salty popcorn, salted biscuits, crackers. This is certainly very safe products, because the flour products will not bring the child any discomfort, if they are not fresh. Therefore, such products can be eaten in moderation.
Fish with lactation
Can I breastfeed a salted fish? Fish is a healthy kind of product that can not be avoided completely, even when breastfeeding. According to all the recommendations, when a mother feeds her baby, the amount of fish in her diet should be increased due to beneficial and nutritious species. Fish is a good source of proteins and omega-3 fatty acids, which contribute to the healthy development of the brain in an infant or child. It is a rich source of vitamin D and basic minerals, such as iron, magnesium. Fish with breastfeeding in the first month must necessarily exclude salted species, because it can affect the quality of milk, and the child can give up at all.
There are some types of fish with high content of mercury and other toxic metallic materials. It is better to avoid the use of these substances during breastfeeding. But this applies mainly to raw fish.
What kinds of fish are better to give preference and whether it is possible for a nursing mother to salted herring?
Herring itself is a very nutritious product and offers you many health benefits. Herring is rich in proteins. Proteins not only repair damaged cells, but also help build new tissues. One fillet contains about 40 grams of protein. Herring is an excellent source of vitally important vitamins. Only one fillet provides 25% of the needs of vitamin D. In addition, it is a good source of vitamin A. But such properties are lost if it is salted. Therefore, you can eat salted herring a limited amount, again taking into account the salt content, but such use of fish does not benefit.
Can I breastfeed a salty mackerel? Mackerel is rich in amino acids and phosphorus. But the meat of mackerel in salting has properties to concentrate a large amount of salt. Therefore, this type of fish is better to eat in cooked form.
Can I breastfeed my salted red fish? If you are breastfeeding, then avoid eating chilled, dried salmon and other raw fish. All varieties of salted red fish are sea fish, which can be very useful. Whether it is possible for the nursing mother salted salmon. Consuming a limited amount of salted salmon during breastfeeding will not harm you or your growing baby, since this fatty fish has significant nutritional properties. Salmon is a reservoir of omega-3 fatty acids, which reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Omega-3 fatty acids also help to reduce problems associated with the brain, such as reducing cognitive ability in infants. Salmon meat contains arginine - an amino acid that is capable of activating growth hormone. The use of fish helps to improve muscle tone and minimizes the accumulation of fats in the body and the mother and child. Salted salmon can be eaten, because the salting process allows you to preserve all these nutrients, in contrast to heat treatment. Fish itself means that its pickle does not require a lot of salt, so you can eat red salted fish.
If you talk about whether you can breastfeed your mother's salty foods or not, then the answer - you can in moderation. Whether vegetables or fish, or nuts, but in a salty form they are less useful, if the amount of sodium there is large, so it should be taken into account. Do not forget to follow the reaction and behavior of the child when you eat something salty, because this can be the main criterion in choosing a diet.