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I woudlnt bring Indian food to a nursing mom.

Why not?

Because the spiciness can affect the baby.

Right. Because Indian moms abstain from eating for the first 12-15 months to not affect the baby.

as an Indian mom of two, they are VERY careful what they eat the first three months. No "heavy" lentils like chickpeas, kidney beans, only masoor dal (can't think of the english name, pink lentils), rice, light on spices, and several other things (based on Ayurveda). So, as a new Indian mom who LOVES Indian food, your Chana Masala and Chana Saag would go int the trash, or the rest of the family would eat it. So the above poster was right, you have to be careful what food you bring to a nursing mom. Personally, I liked a quinoa pilaf with veggies, or a light soup, something not cheesy and heavy.

WTF? ? I am Indian and have never heard of any of these restrictions. I haven't heard of any of my fellow Indian nursing moms succumb to these restrictions, either. I ate rajma like it was my job when I was nursing. [/quote]

I'm also Indian and never heard of any of these restrictions. There are posters who like to talk about customs of their own family as if they are representative of all of India. And here's a good article from a doctor about why spice is good for breastfeeding mothers.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/28/how-breast-feeding-can-broaden-a-childs-diet/?_r=0[/quote]

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