a balanced nutrition and breastfeeding

[Guest guest]

Mary,

yes, my baby is still nursing, on demand, that is every 2 to 4

hours, and also at night, I can tell I've never gotten 6 hours sleep

straight since she is born. She started trying solid foods a month

ago, when she started to be curious about what I was eating,

and she had already doubled her birth weight. She gets some

whole baby cereal (first rice, now oatmeal), apple, pineapple,

home made puree's (potato, broccoli, carrot, cauliflower so far)

but it's been only once a day, almost every day, for taste more

than for a meal, she would get just a few spoons and then want

some breastmilk to close the deal... (I would appreciate advice

about her eating as well)

I don't count the calories, I'm used to listen to my body... but lately

it seems I'm hungry all the time!, so I do eat, small meals and

snacks during the day. I start the day with a fruit, whey protein

powder, rice or almond beverage, or fruit salad, later whole grain

bread and cheese or tofu sandwich... then at about noon

something more like a salad on a pita bread or tortilla wrap, and

around 2 or 3 my imagination ends...

Sometimes I eat canned tuna, I can't even remember the last

time I ate chicken or turkey, but it was between the last couple of

months, when I cook for my husband mostly, but the last few

times I cooked poultry for him, I couldn't make myself eat any of

it... it just doesn't feel right.

I just ate a protein bar, but I had to stop almost all soy containing

foods (mostly processed, like a bar or powder or beverages from

the store) because of my baby, she didn't digest it very well, and

also a multivitamin I was taken, but I repalced the vitamins with

one product made from food and it is ok now.

It seems that she is growing out of that problem, I've tried a

couple of times since the problem, soy based protein powder

fresh smoothies, and I didn't notice anything wrong in her,

although not in a daily basis, as I used to.

As you may see, I have been focusing on the protein, but I guess

you are right, it must still not be enough... it's not always those 50

gr you talk about... I don't even know if I make the 2000 daily

calories... what can I do?

 

blessings...

Deb

[Guest guest]

Deb,

 

Keep experimenting! You may be getting enough protein

but not enough fat.,..or the right kind of fat. Or,

you may be getting too many starches or not enough

liquid. Experiment until you find what works for you.

Keep in mind, though, that you need at least 6 hours

of uninterrupted sleep for your body to not be tired.

When you can sleep 6 hours straight, the problem may

go away. My son did not sleep for 4 hours at night

until he was 6 months and it took till he was 9 months

to sleep for 6 hours. Boy was I happy when he did!

 

mary

[Guest guest]

Try and add more fats like nuts and avacado to your diet. The baby

can eat avacado and even some tofu if she is 9 months or older. My

son loved avacado, bananas, banana and mango mix, papaya, green beans

and potatoe. Don't worry to much about the cereal it isn't as

nutritious as the veggies and fruit.

Christina

[Guest guest]

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mary

rawfood

Saturday, May 08, 2004 7:37 PM

that you need at least 6 hours

of uninterrupted sleep for your body to not be tired.

>>.

 

and again another fact that mary wants to state as 'law' and its not true

either, each person is unique and alot depends upon their diet, if one is 100%

or close to that raw they can easily function (body not tired) on 4-6 hours, as

each of is unique so are our bodies and our bodies needs, what I may need to is

not what the next person needs so there is no 'set' basis on what EVERY SINGLE

PERSON needs, each one of our needs is different from the next...

 

just my .02

 

tara