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Can Diabetics Breastfeed?

The Facts on Breastfeeding and Diabetes

By Gwen Morrison

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and Feeding the Young Athlete: Sports Nutrition Made Easy for Players and Parents. "Avoid products that contain refined sugars, fructose and corn syrup. Limit processed foods with white flour and poor quality fats."

Diabetic Moms-Can They Be Breastfeeding Moms?If Mom is Hospitalized
"Any mother who is admitted for glucose monitoring must advocate for herself to keep her baby with her," says Porter. "She not only needs to do this for her baby, but for herself. If the frequency of her breastfeeding changes, she will run the risk of a decreased milk supply."

It isn't often that diabetic moms are admitted to the hospital, but on the rare occasion when there is a serious problem, such as an infection, it is important to know what to do to ensure lactation continues.

The Ultimate Benefit
In La Leche League's pamphlet, The Diabetic Mother and Breastfeeding, it states that some diabetic mothers have enjoyed a partial remission of their symptoms while breastfeeding, as well as an increase in overall health. After the birth, hormones that trigger lactation also allow physiological and metabolic changes in the body to progress more gradually. Nursing contributes to this slow metabolic adjustment, because the mother continues to support both herself and her baby.

A diabetic mother's body is in a delicate balance that can easily be disturbed by stress factors, and breastfeeding is a key element in reducing stress.

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