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Nutrition After Baby

Now You're Really Eating for Two

By Jenn Director Knudsen

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As with many other aspects of motherhood, it is important to take good care of yourself. Eat whole grains and avoid refined sugars. Reach for fresh fruits and veggies. Get adequate protein, either through meat or nuts and legumes. And be sure to drink plenty of fluids.

"You're the sole source of food for your baby," so make it great stuff, Naze says. But even with that in mind, an occasional indulgence is certainly all right, including coffee (up to two 8-ounce cups a day) or black tea, chocolate or even one alcoholic beverage (5 ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer, and 1.5 ounces of liquor) a day, Lebbing says.

"Think of that mother in Italy" who drinks wine every night with dinner, she says. "This is compatible with nursing."

"My best advice is to just focus on what's truly important," says Valvo. "The weight will go. If you are hungry, then feed your hunger. Having a baby made me respect my body for the amazing things it can do."

"Just be at your physical peak if you can," says Lebbing. "Because it does take a lot of energy to care for children."


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