Pumpkin is a unique well of useful substances and trace elements. It has a lot of vitamins. First of all, vitamin C and B vitamins, which help fight fatigue, irritability and insomnia. In addition, these vitamins make the nails strong, and the hair - beautiful and healthy, which is important in the postpartum period.
Is it possible to pump the pumpkin?
Pumpkin is allowed to nursing already from the 10th day after the birth of the baby. It can be used in cooked, baked, stewed. In addition to these properties, the pumpkin has the ability to prevent weight gain and obesity. Agree, this is also important for a nursing mother who desperately watches her weight, but for some reasons continues to gain extra pounds.
It's all about the unique and rare vitamin T contained in the pumpkin. It helps the body cope with the digestion of food and prevents obesity. This property of a pumpkin is known to all dieticians who actively recommend this wonderful product to their patients.
Pumpkin for a nursing mother is also a source of vitamin K, which promotes good blood coagulability and helps with bleeding. Due to this property, the pumpkin during lactation in the first month after childbirth helps in the normalization of excessive uterine bleeding.
By the way, a pumpkin of a nursing mother vegetarian can be considered as an alternative source of calcium, because the pumpkin during breastfeeding takes one of the leading places among plant foods in terms of the source of this necessary element. Along with the pumpkin, calcium sesame, spinach, carrots, beets, greens (parsley, dill), peaches and walnuts are necessary for replenishing calcium stores.
Pumpkin is useful in the case when a woman suffers from diseases of the cardiovascular system. Dishes from pumpkins, thanks to the high content of potassium, contribute to strengthening the vessels, improving the work of the heart, and also relieve swelling.