https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:41:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-638429 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:35:48 +0000 sarac 638429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This always makes me lol. Babies need strong flavor any way they can get it! My daughter has had it all her life, and she's a very adventurous eater. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-638301 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:26:05 +0000 birdofafeather 638301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've eaten everything as normal. The only thing she's reacted to is Brussels sprouts so I cut those out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-629394 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:41:23 +0000 Giraffe 629394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't changed my diet at all - lots of spicy/garlicky foods, especially Mexican, Vietnamese, and Italian, and LO seems perfectly happy with everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-629353 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:25:47 +0000 wheres_c 629353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ate all kinds of garlic and spices. Korma, Vindaloo etc </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-629320 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:16:26 +0000 glimmersnaps 629320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee<br /> I ate whatever I wanted and it never mattered. </p> <p>My in-laws are Indian and there are tons and tons of rules about what foods you can and can't eat in the first few weeks of PP and breastfeeding. Cauliflower and bananas are on the no-no list. Chicken, milk and boiled eggs are required eating! </p> <p>It was a bit tricky for me when MIL was visiting, but I managed to eat mostly what I wanted to since she wasn't here until after about a month PP. (My mom was here at first.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-629294 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:08:32 +0000 yellowbird 629294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I eat so much garlic and spices! LO hasn't been affected at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-629240 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:52:04 +0000 Freckles 629240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on your baby, as i know there are lots of moms here who went on elimination diets because their baby was allergic to certain foods.</p> <p>If there are no issues, i don't see why you can't have the same foods you were eating while you were pregnant. Since i'm asian, garlic, onions and spicy foods are typical in my diet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628776 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:45:56 +0000 anbanan15 628776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have also heard that eating a variety of foods and flavors increases the likelihood that LO will enjoy those flavors later on. </p> <p>That was one of my major problems with breastfeeding on such an extreme elimination...LO was exposed to only 3-12 flavors at a time depending on where we were reintroducing foods back into my diet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628767 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:38:12 +0000 Cherrybee 628767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: Mmm! Hummus is my all time favourite food!! </p> <p>Well there we go then! I will tell me MIL that she can make us any delicious casserole she wants to! But... if she makes me any bland garlic free food, baby cuddles will be withdrawn! Lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628750 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:31:13 +0000 prettylizy 628750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I eat it all, and now so does she. She actually got tired of playing with her birthday cake today and ate hummus instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628742 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:24:07 +0000 MusicaV 628742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of the LCs I know told me there was a study done that babies nurse longer after their mothers eat garlic.</p> <p>I eat whatever spices and flavors I want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628734 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:16:24 +0000 travelgirl1 628734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I eat whatever I like; garlic, chili, everything! A seems fine with it all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628685 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:22:18 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 628685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard that eating a variety of spices while breastfeeding actually makes babies more likely to enjoy those types of food later...maybe because they are used to the taste in your milk? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628682 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:21:28 +0000 Arden 628682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People do say this a lot, but I disagree. I want my child to become accustomed to various flavors, including strong ones. I think it will create an adventurous eater!<br /> Unless I notice specific marked negative effects, I'll be eating as normal. Which includes plenty of garlic and strong international spices! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628673 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:17:44 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 628673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I eat everything! Lo is ten months and now eats table food, too, and even she eats everything! She loves garlic and spice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628658 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:05:45 +0000 Cherrybee 628658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought so!! Thanks ladies! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628653 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:01:52 +0000 autumnlove 628653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ate everything during my 9 months of breast feeding! Garlic, chili, etc. We had no issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628651 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:01:00 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 628651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still eat normally when bfing - yesterday we had Indian food for dinner, including Chicken Tikka Masala and Chicken Vindaloo. The latter is pretty spicy and no affects on DS so far! And I'm a huge garlic fan so I eat a lot of that too.</p> <p>I heard eating a variety expands the baby's palate so I always thought it was a good thing to try different spices while bfing, but I'm sure every baby responds differently. I wouldn't change anything unless you notice a difference in your baby's behavior. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-do-you-eat-strong-flavoured-foods-when-you-are-breastfeeding#post-628634 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:52:00 +0000 Cherrybee 628634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went to my mother in law's house today and she said that she couldn't sleep last night because she worrying about what meals to make us when the baby is born. She said that all her go-to casserole recipes are out because they contain garlic - and you can't eat garlic while you are breastfeeding. She went on to claim that you also can't eat anything with chilli in it either. </p> <p>What???? </p> <p>I was planning to just eat my normal diet and only cut things out if and when I noticed that they upset baby's tummy.....</p> <p>What did you do? Did you find that garlic or chilli or any other strongly flavoured food upset your baby's tummy, give them gas or put them off drinking the milk? </p>