[CH] Re: Breast Feeding....
Starwind (starwindevensong@attbi.com)
Sat, 30 Nov 2002 08:24:23 -0500
Matt,
When I had my son, some 19 years ago, I wasn't eating heat at quite the
level I do now. However, chipotles were regularly on my table, as were
jalapenos and other milder varieties. It never occurred to me to stop eating
them while breast feeding, and I don't recall any intense adverse reactions
at all. My best suggestion would be for your wife to continue her regular
diet. If a reaction occurs, then change the diet.
Here's a thought... what if, like a mother passes on some of her immunities
temporarily, she also passes along her chileheadedness, her tolerance for
heat? That could be one firecracker baby...
Starwind
on 11/30/02 6:26 AM, Chile-Heads Digest at
owner-chile-heads-digest@globalgarden.com electronically inked the
following:
> My wife and I are expecting our first little chile harvester on January 3rd.
> My wife plans to breast feed. We have read that the belief that one should
> not eat spicy foods while breast feeding is, essentially, an old wives'
> tale. That is, there will certainly be some foods in Mommy's diet that will
> upset Baby's stomach, but these may or may not be chiles. The baby is just
> as likely to have an aversion to, say, greasy food or onions or asparagus as
> it is to have an aversion to chiles.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with this? Any information would be a great
> help -- remember, this is our first....
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