Posts Tagged "healthy meals"

What to Eat & What to Avoid While Breastfeeding

Posted by HealthfulMama on May 9, 2012 in Breastfeeding | 25 comments

Before my son was born, a friend forwarded me a “+/-” list of foods to enjoy more or imbibe less when lactating. The email was a forward of a forward, and the list was credited to a woman named Helen Gordon. I’ve searched the internet high and low and cannot find a definitive Helen Gordon to whom the list may have belonged. Additionally, it included foods such as parsley and turnips on the “eat more of” side, which I know are incorrect recommendations. (Parsley can affect milk supply and turnips can cause awful gas–for baby AND mom!) Coupled with my own...