The impact of feeding peppers to babies

There are many dietary taboos for women who are breastfeeding. Some ingredients in the food consumed by the mother may enter the baby's body through breast milk, which will have adverse effects on the baby's body with poor resistance. Chili pepper is an important ingredient in our diet, and many people worry that eating chili pepper while breastfeeding will affect the baby. So, what are the effects of feeding babies chili peppers?

Can I eat peppers during breastfeeding?

You can't eat chili peppers during breastfeeding.

The reason why you can’t eat chili peppers during breastfeeding: Postpartum women should eat chili peppers as little as possible and with caution. Spicy, warm and dry foods such as peppers can easily cause breastfeeding mothers to get inflamed, causing mouth ulcers, constipation or hemorrhoids, and can affect the baby through breast milk, increasing the heat and making it more likely to develop symptoms such as constipation.

It is recommended that mothers should abstain from eating chili peppers, garlic, leeks, fennel, alcohol, etc. within one month after delivery. In addition to eating less spicy food, breastfeeding mothers should also eat less raw, cold, and hard food to prevent damage to the spleen and stomach and affect digestive function. Postpartum diet should be light, easy to digest and diverse, which is very beneficial for the mother to recover and provide high-quality milk for the baby.

Mothers should remember: during the breastfeeding period, what the mother eats will directly affect the baby's food intake. The diet during breastfeeding should be light, and eat less spicy, sour, cold, and hot foods. The diet during breastfeeding should be balanced, with proper combination of nutrients. Don't be picky about food, and don't eat junk food without nutrition.

Things you can't eat during breastfeeding

For the sake of the baby's health, mothers who are still breastfeeding should be patient with some foods, even if they are delicious. It is better for mothers to avoid the following things during the breastfeeding period.

1. Spicy foods and caffeine: Onions, garlic and other spicy foods should be avoided as they can cause diarrhea or bloating in babies. Because these foods will change the taste and acidity of the milk after being absorbed by the mother's digestive system.

2. Foods that only contain calories: Try not to replace a reasonable diet with greasy or sweet foods, such as fried potato chips, candy and cakes. Because these foods are usually high in calories but lack nutrition, they can only provide short-term energy and have a great impact on the quality of milk. Moreover, fried foods are difficult to digest. For mothers who have just given birth, their digestive ability is weak, so eating them is not conducive to their recovery.

3. Spicy food: Eating spicy food during breastfeeding will enter the baby's body through breast milk and affect the baby's health. But it is okay to eat a small amount of condiments, such as pepper, vinegar, etc.

4. Chocolate: Because the cocoa alkali contained in chocolate will penetrate into breast milk and accumulate in the baby's body. Theobromine can damage the nervous system and heart, relax muscles, increase urination, and cause indigestion and unstable sleep in babies. If mother eats too much chocolate, it will affect her appetite and make her fat.

5. Pickled fish and meat: The average daily salt intake for adults is 4.5-9 grams. According to your usual habits, do not avoid salt, but also do not eat too salty food. If mothers eat too much salt, it will increase the burden on the kidneys, which is not good for the kidneys and will also increase blood pressure.

6. Eating too much MSG: Eating MSG has a serious impact on the baby's development, especially for babies under 12 weeks old. It will cause adverse consequences such as intellectual impairment, growth retardation, etc. It is best for mothers not to eat MSG during breastfeeding, and never be greedy for freshness and eat MSG at every meal.

7. Medicines and alcohol: After medicines and alcohol enter the blood, they can enter the baby's body through breast milk. Therefore, you should pay attention to the contraindications of the medicine and avoid drinking alcohol.

8. Fruits that cannot be eaten: (1) Cool fruits: Most fruits in summer are cool fruits, such as cantaloupe, watermelon, melon, pear, kiwi, mango, and grapefruit. If a breastfeeding mother consumes excessive amounts of cool fruits such as watermelon, it can easily cause diarrhea in the baby. There are also fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, and tangerines that are rich in vitamin C, but these fruits are irritating and may cause symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, rash, and runny nose in babies. (2) Chilled fruits: Especially in summer, many people like to put fruits in the refrigerator to chill them before taking them out. This is a taboo for breastfeeding mothers. Eating too much of this kind of fruit will not only cause diarrhea to the mother, but also to the baby. The best way is to leave the fruit out of the refrigerator at room temperature for half an hour before eating.