The breastfeeding period – responsible time for the woman. Everything that mom eats, through milk gets to the child. Some products under a ban, especially in the first months after the delivery. The question whether it is possible when breastfeeding is herring, interests many women caring for health of the baby.
Advantage and harm of herring
Herring vitamin D, an omega-3 contains in large numbers fatty acids and many other vitamins and minerals. Thanks to valuable structure the fish has the following useful properties:
- reduces cholesterol level, reduces risk of development of heart diseases;
- maintains health of bones, slows down aging;
- has anti-inflammatory effect;
- is means for prevention of cancer;
- lightens the mood.
Excessive consumption of salty and marinated herring can seriously do much harm to people with diseases of kidneys and a hypertension. Spices and preservatives as a part of store products are capable to provoke an allergy at mother and the baby.
Rules of consumption of herring when breastfeeding
The feeding woman sometimes can indulge herself with several pieces of herring on condition of observance of a number of important recommendations:
- In the first three months after the delivery it is necessary to refrain from the use of a product. Then to taste a small slice. At the same time to observe whether any negative reactions at the child, for example, of an allergy or kolik followed. If everything is good, to increase the use of a product to norm.
- If the child had an allergy, it is necessary to refuse herring for few months.
- Light-salted small fish it is possible to eat 1-2 times a week in number of no more than 50 grams for time.
- It is better not to use marinated herring absolutely, spices and vinegar not in the best way affect taste and a smell of breast milk. The child can simply refuse him.
- The best option is to salt fresh fish of the house. Upon purchase in shop it is better to give preference to a product in oil.
- If herring too salty, it is necessary to soak it in tea or milk. As a result much more useful and tasty product will turn out.
On the eve of holidays especially there is relevant a question: whether the feeding mom can eat herring under a fur coat? It is possible, but in small amounts. And it is better to replace at preparation of salad store mayonnaise with home-made sauce or sour cream. Also egg as a part of a dish can cause allergic rashes in the baby.
How to choose herring?
Upon purchase of already salted fish, first of all, it is necessary to pay attention to an expiration date. In the expired, spoiled product bacteria actively breed. Therefore it is better to choose herring in vacuum packing. Fillet has to be elastic if pulp creeps away, it is possible to throw out, eat safely such fish it is impossible.
As a part of a store product there are preservatives and spices which to the woman at GV to anything therefore it is better to buy fish in pure form and to salt houses. The fresh herring has the following signs:
- brilliant scales;
- lack of a putrefactive smell;
- gills have to be rigid, dark red color, not collapse;
- surface without raid and damages;
- transparent, red eyes.
The woman in the period of a lactation quite is able to afford to regale on herring. However it is important to know when to stop and observe all necessary recommendations about the choice and input of a product in a diet.