You know that you should be careful with using alcohol and
caffeine during the time breastfeeding for the sake of both you and your child.
Foods that you eat are also important because the nutrients you absorb will
make the milk you breastfeed your children. Breastfeeding can help children
increase their immunity, but consuming healthy foods can increase the immunity
as well as provide protection for both mother and child.
Fruits and vegetables
Fruits and
vegetables that contain vitamin A and C are essential to the immune system.
Fruits and vegetables that contain vitamin A and C play an
important role in ensuring the immune system doing good work. However, some
have greater contents of vitamin A and C than others. Oranges, tangerines,
strawberries, bell pepper, kiwi and water melon are good options.
Healthy fats
Garlic can make
babies refuse to nurse.
Healthy fats are important components of breast milk. The
good absorption provided by diets can preserve your breast milk’s ability of
optimizing the immune system of children. Specialists recommend you eating
salmons, tunas, mackerel, beef, chicken and eggs. Flaxseed oil and flaxseeds
are other good sources that you can cook with or combine with oatmeal. Having
each of those foods few times a week can increase the absorption of DHA and ARA
which are essential components of breast milk.
Yogurt
Yogurt contains probiotics which are important to the
digestive system and immune system. Transferring it to your children can help
them to digest foods, especially in the time they start eating solid foods. If
you don’t like yogurt or can’t bear the lactose, soy milk, miso soup, cabbage
and dark chocolate also contain probiotic; though, they may not have as many
probiotics as yogurt does.
Seafood
Some seafood
contains selenium which supports the immune system by getting rid of all
organisms causing diseases.
Some seafood contains selenium which supports the immune
system by getting rid of all organisms causing diseases. Tuna, shrimp, red
snapper and lobster are good sources of selenium. If you can’t eat seafood or
are allergic to it, chicken, egg yolks, cheese which is made up of skimmed
milk, some vegetables, Brazil nuts and lamp chops also contain the nutrient.
Garlic is a good choice as it has selenium and stimulates the productions of
lymphocytes. Some women shared that garlic made their children refuse being
breastfed because it change the taste of the milk. Therefore, if children
refuse being breastfed after you eat garlic, choose other foods that are able
to increase the immune system.
