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Anonymous wrote:Spinach Mac and Cheese is so good: http://www.marthastewart.com/344920/spinach-mac-and-cheese

Also, Indian food is great. Some Chana Masala or Channa Saag with a side of rice, raita and naan. It keeps well and is soo tasty!

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.

If someone gave me a light soup for dinner after my baby was born, I'd ask them where the rest of the dinner was . I was ravenous when nursing, and the sleep-deprivation also makes you (and your spouse) super hungry.

I'm also an Indian-American mom, and have a feeling PP's rules are based more on custom/beliefs.

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.

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

Anonymous wrote:Im a vegetarian and would love eggplant parmesan. yum.

Yes this would be great.

Anonymous wrote:Thank you everyone! So I'm actually indian but I'm always worried about making indian food for non-Indians so it was good to hear its popular!

I want to have a baby so you'll come to my house and make Indian food. Homemade Indian food is the best!!

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Anonymous wrote:Spinach Mac and Cheese is so good: http://www.marthastewart.com/344920/spinach-mac-and-cheese

Also, Indian food is great. Some Chana Masala or Channa Saag with a side of rice, raita and naan. It keeps well and is soo tasty!

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.

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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.

NP here. I'm an Indian mom as well, and in my family there's nothing wrong with Chana Masala and Chana Saag for a nursing mom. They're high protein and healthy, which is what a nursing mom needs. India is a huge country with a lot of variation in customs and traditions.

Yes, and you are all welcome to come over and cook real Indian food for me. I'm not even recovering from childbirth!

OP here, and also Indian mom of two. I also nursed each of my kids for 2+ years and ate moderately spicy food through most of it. The only result is that my kids can handle spicier food than most adult Americans.

Yes, we're careful about what eat when we're nursing. We won't eat AS spicy as usual, but it'll still be spicier than the average American diet.

However, what someone eats really depends on the region they are from. Where I am from, we eat lots of dhals and greens - they are considered healing and strengthening after birth - lots of yogurt, considered soothing. Methi, or fenugreek, especially is thought to improve milk production. We tend to eat light dhals - so examples would be mung dal, toor dhal. We'd avoid channa dhal or chick peas or rajmah (kidney beans) which are considered gas producing (all just hear-say of course, there's no proof of any of this).

Agreed that most people don't follow any of these rules here but I had my mom/mil looking after me post-partum both times so got to be pampered .

I DID end up making Indian food albeit milder than usual- Alu Palak and Dal Tarka and it was a hit

Or at least that's what they told me. I hope its not in the trash :/

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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.

NP here. I'm an Indian mom as well, and in my family there's nothing wrong with Chana Masala and Chana Saag for a nursing mom. They're high protein and healthy, which is what a nursing mom needs. India is a huge country with a lot of variation in customs and traditions.

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No one in my family strictly follows the three-month eating traditions these days, especially not the ones settled in the US.