Can you eat asparagus while breastfeeding?

April 18, 2023
Tianma is a valuable Chinese medicine commonly used in Chinese medicine, which is mainly used to treat neurological headache and dizziness, numbness of the limbs, pediatric shock, epilepsy and other symptoms, but because of its significant effect on headache and dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver Yang, Tianma is used as a "health tonic" in daily life. Lactation is an important period of tonic, so can asparagus be taken during lactation?

Can you eat asparagus during lactation?

It is not recommended to eat asparagus during lactation. During lactation, many ingredients of the food consumed by the mother will be supplied directly to the baby through the milk, because the liver function of the baby is not very strong, the detoxification of many toxic substances in food is not very good, may cause discomfort to the baby due to the consumption of asparagus.

What are the dangers of eating asparagus while breastfeeding?

Allergy

Some people belong to the allergic body, especially newborns, after birth, there will be a different degree of hemolysis phenomenon, the baby's immune system is relatively weak during this period, the mother consumed asparagus, the allergy-causing ingredients can be supplied directly to the baby through the mammary glands, which can cause allergic reactions in babies.

Damage to baby's organs

Because the baby is just born, its internal organs are not very well developed, especially in premature babies, which need a long period of development after birth. Tianma contains certain toxic components, which can increase the load of the liver and kidneys when supplied to the baby through breast milk.

Causes the baby to be noisy in the middle of the night

We all know that asparagus has a sedative-hypnotic effect, and the ingredients in the food will generally be converted into milk within 2 hours for the baby to eat, too much sedative ingredients ingested during the day is likely to cause more sleep during the day, almost no sleep at night, easy to cry. Increase feeding difficulties.

Dietary considerations during lactation

1. Spicy and stimulating foods are not suitable for breastfeeding, which can easily affect the taste of milk and reduce the baby's appetite. 2. Drugs are not suitable for consumption during breastfeeding. Chinese and Western medicines should be consumed only after consultation with a doctor if necessary, and Chinese herbs such as asparagus should not be consumed blindly. 3. Breastfeeding is not suitable for consumption of health food, health food is rich in nutrients, breastfeeding too much food is likely to cause obesity. 4. During breastfeeding, you need to pay attention to a balanced diet and maintain the type and weight of food.
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