https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:03:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2550099 Tue, 17 May 2016 08:19:19 +0000 misolee 2550099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. I did limit really spicy foods as a newborn and gradually ate it. Similar with like certain grains I like. Now at 3 months, I eat whatever in moderation. With my first LO, I bf until 14 months and ate whatever too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2550085 Tue, 17 May 2016 07:55:11 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2550085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: eliminating dairy sounds so rough. I love to drink a glass of 2% milk on a regular basis plus ice cream. DH thinks baby may be lactose intolerant like him, but judging by his diapers it all looks the same to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2550079 Tue, 17 May 2016 07:41:08 +0000 MrsADS 2550079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Catlady ditto here. MSPI/reflux from hell and I first eliminated just dairy. Then dairy/soy. Then elimination of all top 8 allergens plus tomato, berry, corn, beef. THEN at 4 months went on the Dr. Sears total elimination diet and only ate turkey, zucchini, pears, sweet potatoes, and olive oil for 2 weeks and reintroduced foods 1 at a time. </p> <p>Now LO is almost 9 months and I am "just" dairy, soy, nut free (and beef and tomato-light). I feel like I can eat everything compared to how it used to be. His MSPI/other issues were so severe, his GI also does not want me to introduce anything until he is a year AND we have allergy testing done on him. Now we are thinking he may have eosinophilic esophagitis based on all the symptoms. </p> <p>The dairy/soy/nut free has just become the norm for me and now it's no big deal. Although I do wish I could eat out or just grab a sandwich out or something on days I don't feel like packing lunch at work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2550058 Tue, 17 May 2016 06:37:05 +0000 Ree723 2550058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ate and drank whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted with both girls and will do the same with this baby as well unless there are food allergies or intolerances. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2550042 Tue, 17 May 2016 05:19:03 +0000 lamariniere 2550042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Same with me! But only for LO1, LO2 seemed fine with it.</p> <p>I was also mindful of caffeine consumption with LO1 but LO2 didn't seem affected by it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2550035 Tue, 17 May 2016 04:55:32 +0000 gingerbebe 2550035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went off a million things for my reflux and colic baby but you typically don't have to unless you notice something. I was off dairy, soy, crucifers, night shades, spices, chocolate, coffee, tea, decaf or otherwise, overtly acidic foods, caffeine, and basically processed foods. At the peak of DS' issues I lived on like roast chicken, rice, and nori, plus bananas and vegan shakes with coconut oil. It was insane. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549838 Mon, 16 May 2016 15:05:06 +0000 chopsuey 2549838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ate whatever I wanted to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549836 Mon, 16 May 2016 15:03:26 +0000 MoonMoon 2549836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@OldpuebloJenn: @mfa_lady: oh yes I forgot too! Mint tea and sage were two things I love, but stayed away from for supply reasons. Same with Sudafed &amp; other decongestants.</p> <p>My mom warned me about beans and veggies, but I'm vegetarian and that would have sucked! All the articles I read said there's no connection and for us, there wasn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549825 Mon, 16 May 2016 14:53:53 +0000 mfa_lady 2549825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@OldpuebloJenn: Almost the same here, except I was still nursing 1x/day when I got pregnant. She weaned when I was about 10 weeks along, and it took me a couple more weeks to realize I could eat peppermint again. I've been crushing it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549791 Mon, 16 May 2016 14:14:46 +0000 nana87 2549791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nursed for almost 2 years and didn't avoid any specific foods-- just moderated caffeine and alcohol consumption and avoided certain cold medicines </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549787 Mon, 16 May 2016 14:11:04 +0000 OldpuebloJenn 2549787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: I weaned my daughter, then got pregnant the next month, so I have been eating ALL THE PEPPERMINT throughout this pregnancy. Luckily it coincided with holiday season too, so I could truly indulge! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549784 Mon, 16 May 2016 14:10:09 +0000 psw27 2549784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When LO was really little, if I ate a lot of onions he seemed gassier. But one he got bigger, it was fine. That's the only thing I ever noticed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549778 Mon, 16 May 2016 14:05:49 +0000 catlady 2549778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, so many things. My LO was fussy and a poor sleeper at the beginning, then quickly developed classic MSPI signs that didn't go away after I eliminated all dairy and then soy. I ended up on an elimination diet which was based mostly on my observations from a food diary along with some suggestions from our pediatrician. In the end, it was almost a full year off of dairy, soy, eggs, corn, treenuts, and peanuts, plus several month-long stints of eliminating other stuff like gluten, beef, and legumes.</p> <p>For a future LO, I am not going try not to be so quick to take things out of my diet though because I truly think that at least half the stuff I eliminated would have been fine. But since our LO's MSPI symptoms never fully cleared, our pediatrician wouldn't let me try to re-introduced anything into my diet until she was a year old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549767 Mon, 16 May 2016 13:56:06 +0000 mfa_lady 2549767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@OldpuebloJenn: Oh, yes. That too! (Peppermint was really hard for me. I love mint!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549766 Mon, 16 May 2016 13:55:22 +0000 OldpuebloJenn 2549766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just stayed away from foods/herbs that are known to decrease supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549754 Mon, 16 May 2016 13:49:13 +0000 mfa_lady 2549754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing except coffee most of the time. I drank tea instead because in my postpartum hormonal state, I was convinced my breastmilk would taste like coffee pee smells. :silly: I admit I was nuts, but yeah. I ate and drank everything else with no issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549750 Mon, 16 May 2016 13:47:11 +0000 tofuwad 2549750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a little experiment in the beginning to see if she was sensitive to crociferous vegetables and caffeine (I basically ate both every day for two weeks and then cut both out for two weeks). And she was sensitive to both. She also hard a really hard time farting so every morning and night I'd spend about 10 or so minutes helping her pass gas. </p> <p>But after she was six months old I was able to eat anything without a reaction from her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549699 Mon, 16 May 2016 12:13:47 +0000 PawPrints 2549699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have and still continue to eat anything I want without any restrictions due to breastfeeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549642 Mon, 16 May 2016 11:12:37 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2549642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: kellymom just has info about alcohold &amp; caffeine &amp; dieting too soon. </p> <p>So interesting broccoli is on the list. A friend of mine warned me against onions. I bought some asparagus, but haven't dared cookex it for fear of an extra ripe diaper. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549638 Mon, 16 May 2016 11:11:06 +0000 Purpledaisy 2549638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Nothing seemed to affect her so I didn't cut anything out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549633 Mon, 16 May 2016 11:06:53 +0000 LindsayLou 2549633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't limit what I eat when breastfeeding, unless something seems to make baby gassy or uncomfortable. For what it's worth, I eat fish about once a week. Baby has never had any problem with it in my milk, but developed an allergy to eating it herself at 7 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549627 Mon, 16 May 2016 11:02:05 +0000 twodoghouse 2549627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stayed away from chocolate, caffeine, and orange juice for the first 8 months or so. They were reflux babies and those things made them spit up worse. Around 8 months, their spit up lessened considerably, so I started introducing those things back in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549612 Mon, 16 May 2016 10:54:33 +0000 Foodnerd81 2549612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was paranoid and thought broccoli made my first really upset and uncomfortable, because she started screaming the first night I ate a lot of it... But it lasted for like 3 months so I don't think t was the broccoli. I have been told many times that most foods don't bother babies. </p> <p>That said I notice if I eat a lot of black beans it does seem to make this baby spit up more, so I try not to have a lot at once or in a row (like I space out the leftovers more). Might just be in my head. Luckily caffeine doesn't affect her!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549610 Mon, 16 May 2016 10:53:47 +0000 Mrs. Pickles 2549610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>broccoli and beans for both of my kids, it made them even more gassy if that is possible.<br /> toots for days </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549604 Mon, 16 May 2016 10:47:07 +0000 autumnlove 2549604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549603 Mon, 16 May 2016 10:42:41 +0000 Meowkers 2549603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just alcohol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549589 Mon, 16 May 2016 10:25:47 +0000 MoonMoon 2549589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I didn't! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549585 Mon, 16 May 2016 10:21:25 +0000 Adira 2549585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to avoid spicy foods for both kids because it gave them horrible gas and they were so miserable whenever I ate it. But otherwise, I ate everything else I wanted to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549584 Mon, 16 May 2016 10:20:25 +0000 kes18 2549584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! Nothing at all. BF for over 2 years. I don't see why you would avoid anything, they aren't sharing your bloodstream. You can eat anything you want except I would avoid the big fish (mercury) and you only need to avoid specific things if your LO is allergic (such as soy or cows milk protein). I did not limit caffeine or alcohol either (alcohol I watched closely the first 3 months but didn't after that). Obviously, I didn't get wasted or anything though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-stay-away-from-certain-foods-while-bf#post-2549580 Mon, 16 May 2016 10:16:51 +0000 Silva 2549580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I guess I wouldn't go crazy adjusting your diet just yet. I mean, newborns have very immature digestive systems and I would try to avoid anything that will be stressful to you. I can think of a single reason not to eat fish dip, for example. You could try not eating broccoli I guess. Have you looked at kellymom? </p>