Drama Llama Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Wondering if I need to change my menu for tomorrow. I don’t remember spice being a problem with my babies but it was a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 I ate a ton of spicy things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_a_Number Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 I ate normally. So, yes to spicy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Most definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ananda Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Yes, I did, for two reasons. First, it is my understanding that the mother eating spicy food eases the transition to the toddler eating spicy food. It seemed to work for our three kids. Second, I had horrible reflux with my pregnancies. Being able to eat all the wonderful spicy foods I had avoided was irresistible. I made my husband get me spicy food in the hospital. My third pregnancy was particularly bleak. I am vegetarian, had terrible reflux and gestational diabetes. There was so little I could eat. I had a planned c-section, and a planned dream lunch of spicy foods and two desserts. I will say that if I had a baby with digestive troubles or colic, I would probably try avoiding spicy food (and diary and a lot of things) to see if that helped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Yes. The only thing I gave up when nursing was caffiene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 I did, but I would still have some alternative to spicy food. I always have an alternative to spicy food, like enough to make a meal from, because some people aren't used to it, and some people who are used to it might be having an issue where they can't have it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberries Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Yes. IIRC the only thing I avoided was caffeine with baby #1; don't recall avoiding anything with baby #2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drama Llama Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, katilac said: I did, but I would still have some alternative to spicy food. I always have an alternative to spicy food, like enough to make a meal from, because some people aren't used to it, and some people who are used to it might be having an issue where they can't have it. We'll have elderly people, and little kids, and some adults who don't like spice. So, there will be variety. But my SIL loves spicy food, and I wouldn't want to make something she loves and then have her have to watch other people eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 No. But my babies had colic and food allergies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 1 minute ago, BandH said: We'll have elderly people, and little kids, and some adults who don't like spice. So, there will be variety. But my SIL loves spicy food, and I wouldn't want to make something she loves and then have her have to watch other people eat it. Oh, I wouldn't change the menu based on that. Sounds like you have a bit of a crowd, and there's generally always going to something that at least one person can't eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 I can't remember too well, but I think I only avoided caffeine (it definitely affected my babies--at the wrong times) and broccoli (because it tended to make them gassy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 I didn't but as a general rule I don't eat a lot of spicy foods. I probably should have because the second child had a problem with reflux that took us a long time to figure out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drama Llama Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 1 hour ago, katilac said: Oh, I wouldn't change the menu based on that. Sounds like you have a bit of a crowd, and there's generally always going to something that at least one person can't eat. I like to feed people I love. I aim to make a menu that pleases everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany1116 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Only for a few weeks, until I saw a direct correlation between my diet and his intense episodes of screaming and thrashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Yes, I ate spicy. I didn't avoid anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemsondana Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 i was fine with my usual level of spice. Onions and garlic were fine, too. But, I had to avoid broccoli and cabbage with one of my babies for as long as milk was their main food. Once they started eating real food and nursed less often, I was fine with anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denarii Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 I never avoided any food while nursing 🤷 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Spicy was fine. Broccoli was not, nor were very acidic foods (at least for Dd). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 I am not really a spicy food eater. I mean, I eat food that is a lot spicier than say my in laws eat. But by spicy food standards, I top out pretty mild. I rarely get anything over a 3 or a 4. But I ate my usual level of spice when I was nursing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Yes one of my friends brought me buffalo wild wings at the hospital! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Yes, spicy stuff and gassy stuff and caffeine. Not one of my 5 have ever been bothered by anything I ate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 7 hours ago, BandH said: But my SIL loves spicy food, and I wouldn't want to make something she loves and then have her have to watch other people eat it. My friend loves spicy food but have to avoid for her first daughter and can eat moderately for her second daughter while nursing. She nurse for six months so she had to avoid even mild curry for her firstborn. She has extra breast milk saved so her children had breast milk until her saved breast milk ran out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 I ate and drank everything and anything I wanted with all of mine. I was so dadblum thrilled to no longer be puking sick and also felt like I was absolutely starving half the time when nursing. But if you are concerned - just ask her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 nope, But I don't eat spicy food any time. My digestive system cannot handle it. The only food I avoided while breastfeeding was cabbage. my mother ( who had 8 children ) insists it gives babies wind and as I am not overly fond of it thought that was a perfectly great excuse to not eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 I like fairly spicy food, and I have never avoided any food while breastfeeding, with no problems in any of my six breastfed babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emba Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Ds had a lot of reflux so I did n try to avoid spicy in case it helped. I never could tell for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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