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A member asked:
If i don't eat enough will my breast milk be unhealthy?
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Not unhealthy: A poor diet would not make breast milk unhealthy but it might decrease production.
Answered 9/7/2019
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Depends on diet: You can eat a diet based on your pre-pregnancy caloric needs & breast feeding will help you drop some of your pregnancy weight.The breast tends to strip your body of nutrients to make milk so it's important you maintain balanced nutrition.Odd diets can hurt you or baby. I've cared for severely anemic infants of mom's that decided to go on a banana diet, or eat only vegetables in another case.
Answered 8/6/2019
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