Issues after Delivery  Discussion Forum

Hi frnz, I am new to this community. I have a baby who is 4 weeks old. Wanted to know if you people also had been to restriction on diet. Though doctors insist on eating everything, elders at home have a traditional way of looking after new mothers. They put restriction on diet where u r supposed to eat things like kanji ( ganji). rice, dal, idli only..How sic! I feel i was trreated like a patient..Have any of u gone thru this experience... what is ur opinion?
Regards Kristen replied. Hi,
My sister have a 3 months old baby and her doctor suggest her,ti eat only home made and fresh food not package food.
Drink 4to 6 glass of water in a day.



Deepa replied. Dear Vinitha
Thank you very much....you are excatly right..you need to eat everything as usual..i too did that once i went back to my mom' s place and today me and my child are very healthy. A very very late reply...sorry. Renu replied. Hi Deepa,
I have a 4 month old baby boy now. Even I had the diet restrictions you are speaking of. My brother who is a doctor was against it, but my mom was adamant. And personally speaking, I feel it helped.
Whatever you eat goes to your baby. Since his digestive system is not working properly, he might have problems with some items.
I have seen personally, that whenever I used to eat things like too much of curd, potatoes or brinjal, the same night, he used to have gas in his tiny tummy.
I really dont know if it was a sheer coincidence or diet really affects. But I feel, that you should undergo these restrictions.
But yeah, you should make sure to eat veggies and fruits, so that the baby gets used to different tastes.
Some say, that babies like the taste of garlic. Thats why you should have more garlic, so that they feed properly.

Hope this helps.
- Renu