The rare woman does not love chocolate. And though the feeding mothers limit themselves in many respects for the sake of health of the kid, it is difficult to refuse chocolate. It was necessary only to find out whether it is possible it is when breastfeeding.
If you cannot live without chocolate and are not ready to refuse it even when breastfeeding, you can leave it in a diet, but remember moderation. You watch behavior of the child and if you notice symptoms of intolerance of this sweet product, completely exclude it. The main concern causes not so much the sugar which is contained in chocolate, how many caffeine.
Therefore if you are an admirer of chocolate, is it it is possible, but limit other kofeinsoderzhashchy products: coffee, tea and soft drinks. Chocolate also contains theobromine which has the same exciting effect, as well as caffeine. Some mothers notice that how many chocolate they would not eat, it does not render any effect on children. They were lucky. It is worth meaning also the fact that theobromine increases development of breast milk. Therefore in the first several months while the lactation is established, it is better to abstain from chocolate.
It is necessary to enter chocolate into a diet of the nursing mother gradually. For a start also one segment and only since morning will be enough. Within 24 hours you monitor reaction of the kid. Allergic manifestations are possible within 3 days after introduction of a product.
Good news to lovers of chocolate
Besides exciting action, theobromine can promote the increased gas generation at the child. Looking at tortures of the kid, any mother is ready to make anything, including to refuse many food while nurses. But there is an exit: white chocolate contains very small amount of theobromine that reduces risk of emergence of undesirable effects. If the kid badly reacts to dark chocolate, try to replace it with white.
If chocolate for you - a source of forces and energy, try to replace it with powder chicory. This drink also possesses the toning action and has coffee taste.
In what cases it is necessary to exclude chocolate?
If your child became more active, excited, uneasy and hard falls asleep, then it can be a consequence of consumption by mother of chocolate. A diarrhea, gripes, green color of a chair, vomiting - a reason for immediate refusal of chocolate and all kofeinsoderzhashchy products. If the kid had a rash around an anus, it can be allergic reaction to chocolate. Exclude all products causing allergies, and report about these symptoms to your pediatrician. In most cases, if undesirable symptoms are caused by chocolate, then after cancellation of this product they disappear within several days, is more rare within two weeks. But in most cases nursing mothers are allowed to eat chocolate in moderate quantities.