Does anyone know???
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Topic: Does anyone know???
Posted By: Kels
Subject: Does anyone know???
Date Posted: 23 January 2007 at 8:51pm
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Does anyone know if mums eating HOT curries and spices and wind producing food like cabbage and cauliflower effect breast feeding babes eg. give them upset tums etc???? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 23 January 2007 at 9:04pm
Well I don't KNOW but I have heard that about curries. My mum found that eating curry would make the bf-er scream all night  but I've never tried because I don't like 'em!
In African(?) communities they give new mums chilli for its healing properties, so presumably that's okay. And I don't know/haven't noticed with the veges. -------------  |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 8:30am
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I was told to avoid cabbage and onion as these would make her colic worse so I guess they give bubs gas.
Also, anything strong tasting apparently flavours your milk ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 8:35am
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I suppose it depends on if it is an everyday thing and whether the mum has always eaten it, throughout pregnancy etc.. if so the baby's system i would think would be used to it a bit. I nannied for an indian family and the mum always still ate the same stuff throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding and amazingly the youngest was a real "curry-baby" once she started eating the same foods as family - she loved loved loved hot curries..(my eyes watered at the smell of them they were so hot).
If it's a once off etc or not so often.. then i would say that probably it would affect bubs though, definately. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 8:56am
That's a good thing though, it means that the baby doesn't grow up fussy (well I was told that, and it's true, Ella eats really well). I ate a curry when Ella was about 4 days old. I love spicy food and ate it through my pregnancy (after morning sickness subsided) and then after she was born. She never had an upset tummy from anything I ate  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Toni_akl wrote:Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 9:46am
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i ate spicy food all through my pregnancy and never had any problems but then when mikey was about 4 weeks old i ate a curry and it affected him really badly, he pretty much screamed non-stop for a whole day and didn't want to feed.
i never had any problems with cabbage and onions though. ------------- |
Posted By: Myamy
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 10:32am
| I couldnt eat curries while pregnant and for the 1st 4months everytime i ate anything with the slightest hint of spice Mya would spend the next 3 days spitting up constantly. i love curries and things alot so i slowly kept on trying them everynow and again and now Mya has no problem with them! ( i exclusivley breast feed) |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 2:28pm
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Thanks guys ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
. I did eat them all through pregnancy so I guess he will be use to them. Its funny me and my girl sit there eating out dinner with tissues each as the curries make our eyes water and noses run lol We just all love the hot spices and I guess Alize probably will too when he is older, especially if he can taste it in the milk now
Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 2:40pm
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it's apprently a good thing to get the babies used to lots of different tastes when they're younger so they won't be fussy eaters when they grow up so what you're doing is probably a good thing if it doesn't seem to be affecting him ------------- |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 8:15pm
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Yes Yes Yes!!!!!!
Foods to avoid are veges from the Brasica Family (broccoli, cabbage, cauli) Garlic, onion and overly spicy foods. These can cause very very sore baby tummies and wind. Sorry to sound like a smart a$$ know it all, as it dosne't affect every baby, but those veges in particular will affect alot. I belong to a hospital based b/f support group, and these are on the list of no no's we tell new mums if they are having wind problems. I am a mad rabid b/f'er, who had a very colicy baby, I was so gutted the first time I had garlic something (? steak?) he screamed for days and I had to throw out all the milk I had expressed over that time as well (it turned green, lol!) ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 8:33pm
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Gosh thats awful ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
. Where did your support group get the dos and donts list of what to eat when bfeeding???Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 8:53pm
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From the lactation consultant, and la leche I *think* but I couldn't stake my life on it. Your midwife should be able to point you in the direction of your hospital lactation consultant if you had any questions, or you could ring la Leche? I have never rung them, as I found my group more than enough along with the help of the lactation consultant.. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 9:19pm
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I would agree with jacobsmama and la leche have a great website plus if you google "foods to avoid when breatfeeding" comes up with heaps of info on it all. Blake reacts to onions and garlic and all that. Bit of a pain but not for long!! :o) -------------  
 
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