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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!It’s a popular belief that alcohol consumption actually helps in milk production. I’ve never tried this myself during my breastfeeding - er- rather breast milk pumping months but some mothers swear to this technique. The question is - is [...]
The expression that pregnant women are “eating for two” is a myth. Pregnant women need about 300 calories over their usual, per day, to provide for the nutrition of the baby, as well. This is higher, of course for twins. But water intake is a different story… drinking for two won’t hurt!
I had a lengthy [...]
Yes, if you’re a woman who insists on a drink while you’re breastfeeding, you CAN have a beer. However, the Subcommittee on Nutrition During Lactation (1991) recommends that the nursing mother limits alcohol intake to no more than 0.5 grams of alcohol per kg. of body weight (e.g. a 60 kg-woman is allowed no more [...]
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