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Hello, i heard many ppl say that breastfeeding mother shud not eat ice creams or any cold things else the baby will catch cold, i wud like to know how true is this fact.
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Mother should have a healthy diet when she is breastfeeding the child
And avoid ice creams and other junk food items
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Eat as per your choice. Nothing to worry about.
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No worries you can eat anything you like...
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Nothing happens if u have icecream
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Dr. Raghav
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Hyderabad
There is no evidence for these myths.
Anything consumed in regular proportions won’t harm mother or baby
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Dr. G Sandeep Kumar
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
As a breastfeeding mother, you can pretty much eat anything you want. If you have an overall healthy, well-balanced diet, then you don't have to stop eating any of the foods you enjoy just because you're breastfeeding.
Even if you eat ice cream your breast milk will be as of your body temperature it won’t become cold or cause any harm to your baby.
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But, why you should avoid ice cream is because extremely cold food can congests your throat, which makes it easy breeding source for infections, as your closer to your baby, your baby may get infected from you.
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Dr. Bhaskar Reddy
Pediatrician
11 yrs exp
Khammam
It’s not at all related
You can have Ice creams but not this season
As you might end up with cold that Inturn causes cold runny nose to child
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Can have no harm but be aware of catching cold
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Minimal frequency and quantity wil do good for mother
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Dr. Priyatharini
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Chennai
Hello. There is absolutely no correlation between having cold food and baby catching an illness.
Having ice cream once in a while is definitely ok!
Otherwise a well balanced diet, adequate hydration with one or two glasses of milk a day should be taken.
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