The Best Diet for Breastfeeding Moms

When you were pregnant, you paid careful attention to the foods you put in to your body. Equally as important is the diet you maintain while you nurse your little one. Foods and fluids have a strong impact on you and your baby's well being during this time, so it's important moms pay attention to their nutrition. Today, Parents Ask expert Elizabeth Ward gives the Do's and Don'ts of breastfeeding diets and explains how certain foods in a nursing mother's diet can help with baby's development.

DO...
-Get DHA which promotes brain and vision development
-Get enough choline enriched food. Choline is also important for brain development
-Drink your fluids! 13-8oz glasses daily

DON'T
-Drink a lot of caffeine- it may keep your baby awake!
-Go overboard on calories

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