In this article, we will tell you whether it is possible to eat strawberries during breastfeeding, or from using this sweet berry should be discarded until after lactation.
Can I eat strawberries while breastfeeding?
Strawberries are one of the most powerful food allergens due to the presence in it of a pigment, staining its fruits in red. That is why many women are afraid to eat this berry during breastfeeding. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the body of every adult and child is individual, and there is no reason to believe that your baby will necessarily have an allergic reaction after you use this delicacy.
Experts advise to start eating strawberries with breastfeeding no earlier than the baby will be 1.5 months old. In this case, nursing mothers are allowed to eat only one berry, and then within a day she must observe the condition of the crumbs. If no unpleasant symptoms in 24 hours the baby does not appear, you can gradually increase the amount of strawberries consumed to 250 grams per day.
Refusing this berry in the absence of allergies is simply silly, because it is very rich in a variety of vitamins and important minerals such as phosphorus, potassium, calcium, iodine, iron and folic acid. All these substances are very useful for the correct and full development of the baby, as well as the activation of the circulatory system and the maintenance of the immunity of the young mother, so strawberries in lactation in the absence of allergies are not only possible but also necessary.
In the summer, eat berries that are grown in your region, and in winter, prefer a product frozen in the season. In particular, you can prepare and freeze in the freezer not only berries, but, for example, even vareniki with strawberries, and then boldly eat them with breastfeeding.