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Vegan grocery list for Breastfeeding, please help!!
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by Kaitlin Ledger
on October 21, 2012
Can somebody please help me with a grocery list or a sample menu, I am breatfeeding and vegan. I want to make sure I am getting all the nutrients necessary. Thanks in advance:))
Definitely add some Udo's Oil, a great source of vegan EFAs -- so important for baby's brain development and also for mom as well. Also would like to suggest lots of quinoa for the protein as well as kale for the iron and fiber. If you have a vegan prenatal that you were taking, you might want to continue it. Would suggest one without added iron as you should be getting that from your food. Fenugreek tea also helped me increase my milk supply in the early days, though with consistent nursing, milk supply should not be an issue. Just some extra unsolicited advice -- keep well-hydrated and rest when baby rests :-) ...the laundry can wait. Enjoy these days as they fly by way too fast. I nursed my son until he was almost 4 and have many wonderful memories of that happy time.
Yikes, also thought of this: nutritional yeast for the B12, lysine, and tryptophan, which can be lacking in vegan diets.; green leafies for folic acid, as well as peanut butter if you eat peanuts, calcium from soymilk and tofu. Here is a great site that lists suggestions for prenatal vegan nutrition : http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-pregnancy/getting-your-vitamins.htm. I recall that my midwife insisted that for breastfeeding moms, you still want to meet or exceed the same requirements you followed for your prenatal diet as you are still the source of nutrition for your baby as you were before they were born.
Thank you very much for your help!! I really appreciate it:))
Drink lots of water!
Stay away from Sage. I love sage, but could only have it in very small doses because it decreased my milk production.
Everytime I would sit down to breastfeed or pump I would drink a glass of water on top of my usual water consumption.
Enjoy your time with your baby, eventually they get smarter than you and end up not as "cute". I have a 16 year old, can you tell?
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