FFP 126 | Does Your Diet Impact Your Breastmilk? | Eating for Two: How to Produce the Most Nutritious Breastmilk | Managing the Postpartum Period | What Breastfeeding is Really Like | Lily Nichols

I’m excited to have Lily Back on the show for a record 4th appearance! Make sure to check out the resources section below for the list of our previous episodes together. We’ve covered Gestational Diabetes, Exercise during Pregnancy, and A Real Food Diet for PCOS so far and, in today’s show, we talk about breastfeeding nutrition.

Although your doctor might tell you that it doesn’t much matter what you eat when you’re breastfeeding, Lily begs to differ. We talk about what to do to make sure you’re making the most nutritious milk for your baby and also how to make sure that you’re getting enough nourishment during the critical few months after birth.

Topics discussed in today's episode

What happens to the body during breastfeeding? How do nutritional requirements for a woman differ when pregnant, trying to conceive, and breastfeeding? What happens to women when they’re not prepared for being as hungry as you get when breastfeeding? How does the quality of the food you eat relate to the quality of your breastmilk? How to be prepared for healthy options when you’re breastfeeding Good fats vs. Bad fats: what to look for and what to avoid What is breastmilk made of and how does it change to meet the requirements of the age and gender of your child? How different kinds of breastmilk impact babies Details about important nutrients when breastfeeding, such as Choline and Vitamin D Why do some women have trouble producing breastmilk and what can be done about it? Debunking the concept of a “pre-pregnancy body” and other myths about breastfeeding Postpartum depression: How nutrition and diet relate to it, what steps to take if you experience it, and advice on getting help. The importance of having a lactation consultant

Connect with Lily Nichols

You can connect with Lily on her Website and on Facebook and Twitter

Resources mentioned

FFP 016 | Real Food for Gestational Diabetes | Pre-conception & Pregnancy Nutrition | Lily Nichols FFP 025 | How Much Should Women Exercise During Pregnancy? | The Good, The Bad and the Uncomfortable | Lily Nichols FFP 103 | Real Food for PCOS | PCOS, Insulin Resistance & Diabetes | Managing PCOS Naturally with Diet |  Balancing Blood Sugar | Lily Nichols Real Food for Gestational Diabetes Real Food For Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols Real Food For Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols | Book Review Why (Almost) Everything You Were Taught About Prenatal Nutrition is Wrong

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