Pregnancy & Childcare : About Breastfeeding Diets

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Channel: ehow · 2009 · Howto & Style

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A breastfeeding diet for new mothers should include about 500 extra calories and six to eight glasses or water. It should also be bland in flavor and should exclude vegetables that cause gas. Avoid spicy good, chocolate, caffeine and greasy food when breastfeeding with advice from a certified nurse midwife and professor of nursing in this free video on childcare and new mothers.

Expert: Michelle R. Collins
Contact: www.vanderbiltnursemidwives.org
Bio: Michelle R. Collins is a certified nurse midwife and professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

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