It’s essential that nursing mothers eat a balanced diet in order to support their milk supply and production. Their nutrition is also important in order to stimulate the baby’s overall development and to help them recover from pregnancy. Calcium, in particular, is an important mineral for breastfeeding mothers because it is naturally depleted during nursing. Consuming three servings of dairy per day should satisfy her necessary calcium intake during this time. Vitamin D is also important. While we absorb some from sun exposure, it’s important to check with a doctor to see if supplementation is necessary. While nutritional supplements can help fill in the nutrition gaps, it’s best to get most of your RDIs from whole foods, including lean protein, fruits, veggies, fats, and carbohydrates.

Key Takeaways:

• Mothers have been made to believe for centuries that taking certain foods or supplements will increase their milk production or stimulate the development of their babies.
• From studies that are conducted, we now know that for a mother to maintain her milk supply, a normal healthy diet is all it really takes.
• While breastfeeding women lose 3 to 5 percent of their bone mass and that means they lose a lot of their body calcium.

“Still, certain components of this normal diet are especially important when your body is producing milk.”

Read more: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/breastfeeding/Pages/How-a-Healthy-Diet-Helps-You-Breastfeed.aspx