Please Do Not...

When you are breast feeding, there are some simple Do's and Don'ts to help make your baby's life a little easier:

- DON'T wear underarm deodorant.  It can travel to your breast and therefore your breast milk.

-DON'T wear perfume (or use scented bath products).  These harsh scents overwhelm your baby's system.  I started using baby soap, unscented and safest if consumed.

-DON'T drink coffee (or pop).  Now with that said, a large cup of chocolate milk can have the same amount of caffeine as a decaf coffee so indulge gently.

-DON'T eat hot and spicy foods in the early months (0 to 3 months).  These foods can actually harm the babies digestive tract, especially if these are not foods that you were consuming while pregnant.

-DON'T eat foods that contain MSG (monosodium glutamate).  These are very high in salt like product (made from bacterial fermentation) which are terrible for your system and also terrible for your babies system.

-DON'T eat foods that are highly processed or preserved.  This foods use very high salts and/or sugars to make them last for a long time, or worse, they use chemicals to alter the food so that it doesn't go bad.  Same thing with baby foods and toddlers foods; high amounts of salts and sugars.Stick to homemade baby food.  They are VERY easy to make.  Check out my links.

-DON'T be afraid to feed your baby in public.  You don't see other people apologizing or covering up when they bottle feed.  Starving your baby is silly, not to mention illegal.

-DON'T be afraid to source out help.  Your local La Leche League can support you greatly.

That's all for now.  I will update and add to this often.