A 1,800-calorie diet is recommended for nursing mothers according to the AEP
Motherhood is a special moment. Raise that person that has been carried for nine months in the womb and see how it grows is simply spectacular and leaves in mothers a good feeling. However, this process of parenting also involves numerous questions that make women doubt if they are really doing their job and are taking care of the children in a correct way.
One of the questions that mothers ask themselves is what kind of diet should they take while they are breastfeeding to her children so that she and the little ones are fed properly. From the Spanish Association of Spanish Pediatrics, AEP, mothers are advised not to take a diet below 1,800 calories and that this diet also includes a lot of water.
Never less than 1,800 calories
The AEP is clear about this: the diet of a nursing mother It should never be below the 1,800 calories since a smaller amount could suppose the appearance of fatigue in the women and even a reduction in the amount of milk that a mother can produce. In fact, this organism even explains that the caloric consumption of mothers who breastfeed is much higher.
In fact, the AEP recommends a consumption of between 2,300 and 2,500 calories to nursing mothers, and between 2,600 and 3,000 if they are twins. These figures respond to the nutritional needs of the mother's body during breastfeeding and make the woman have to take more nutrients than at any other time in her life since the milk produced during the first four months supposes energy consumption similar to the total expense of pregnancy.
What should this diet contain?
Of course, this diet, like all the others, must be composed of Variety feeding and not be composed of many plates of the same food. Nor should water be lacking in this diet, which becomes a more essential element even for the nursing mother. In this sense, we also recommend nutrients with a high water content to compensate for the fluid that is lost when producing breast milk.
Regarding food intakes, AEP recommends doing at least five meals a day where alcohol is totally prohibited. This organism also recommends avoiding coffee and other foods with a high level of excitement as much as possible.
In the same way, this organism reminds the vegetarian mothers that breastfeed their children the need to take an extra contribution of b12 vitamin since the lack of this component in breast milk can cause neurological damage in the child. At the same time the AEP totally prohibits weight loss through the reduction of food intake. The pediatricians remember at this point the importance of never losing 1,800 calories and if you want to reduce a few kilos, it is best to combine a healthy diet with physical exercise.
Damián Montero
