Foods that badly affect BF

I think every woman and baby is different when it comes to this, and what affects some babies, might not effect others, but in saying that, there are some things that you probably hear about more often!    Mine is definitely chocolate!   Every time I have chocolate, he is so cranky it's just not funny.   

I haven't seemed to notice anything else really.

Congrats on the breastfeeding!   I didn't manage to breastfeed my first, so this is all new to me too.    So far so good!

I'm sure lots of the other experienced breastfeeding mums have more to offer than me.   

The only thing I had to be careful of was drinking too much orange juice - other then that, I ate (and still eat) everything! Onion, garlic, lots of chilli and curry - YUM, No way I wanted to give them up. I ate them the whole way through pregnancy as well, I think she was used to the spices....

Thanks ladies orange juice and chocolate might explain my grumpy baby!!!! Will steer clear for now and see if it makes a difference........
mamanee thanks for the congrats, its a nice feeling being able to feed your bubby huh!!!

I've found each baby different...only gave up the windy veges with Alia & only in that colic period. Dairy she was fine with plus all the rest. Plus slept through from 9 weeks.

Cooper on the other hand different kettle of fish all together. Reflux, eczema, wheezing etc Still doens't sleep through the night & is on losec.

I guess if you have a pretty allergy free family then you should be fine to eat pretty much anything. A friend eats curry's etc & her baby is good as gold.

Tomato seems to cause some problems for Anthony too. That and egg. I am going to take guess and say he will have the same Egg allergy as our daughter judging by the rashes and sore tummys he gets when I eat it

CABBAGE! Oh, dear lord - I learned it the hard way. hourly wakings on the night of eating it with a very fussy, unsettled bubba. Also - Ryan can't tolerate much dairy so if your bubs is having trouble the first thing I would eliminate is dairy for 2 weeks and see if it makes a difference. Dairy is quite a common intolerate for real littlies

Another thing to use as a guideline for eliminating foods is what effects you, DH/DP or your immediate family.

I had to cut out dairy, wheat and tomatoes from my diet when BF. DH gets reflux from tomatoes and is wheat intolerant also. BIL (DHs brother) is dairy intolerant.

Only if baby is showing signs would I eliminate however, again trial and error is all you can do really.

Tomato stuff and dairy products. But the no dairy is cause Mac is Lactose intolerant like his Dad and if I eat dairy he refluxes.

I thought the dairy thing was an issue with cows milk proteins, not lactose. Cos you make lactose in breastmilk no matter what you eat?

ooooo just remember my MW told me as well that tomatoes (uncooked) and fresh strawberries can make them upset too, I think it has something to do with the seeds, not sure. She also told me some foods that are high in acid can upset baby like orange juice. I don’t eat these things, oranges give me migraines.