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I ate everything during my 9 months of breast feeding! Garlic, chili, etc. We had no issues.

I eat everything! Lo is ten months and now eats table food, too, and even she eats everything! She loves garlic and spice.

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?

One of the LCs I know told me there was a study done that babies nurse longer after their mothers eat garlic.

I eat whatever spices and flavors I want.

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.

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!

@Cherrybee
I ate whatever I wanted and it never mattered.

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!

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.)

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.

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.