Nutritional tips for healing after giving birth

As labour and pregnancy does take a toll on the body and especially after birth the body has been depleted from many of the resources that have been put in. Therefore it is very important that you replace those in higher amount. So food that contain vitamin C such as fruits and vegetables, blueberries, cherries, goji berries and strawberries if you are not allergic to them is good to eat plenty of, as well as greens such a green leafy vegetables raw or cooked, peppers have high content of vitamin C, as well as kiwi and oranges. If you feel that you do not want to eat fruits or vegetable for any reason than have at least a supplement post- natal one with extra vitamin C. Iodine is also one of the is low during pregnancy and after if any of seafood has not been eaten and some time even with that, it can be low, so eating some seaweed would be beneficial for the healing. Zinc found in pumpkins would also help the healing. Eating healthy protein would assure your recovery from would healing internal and external to hormone forming. Essential fats such as found in oily fish and linseed (oil, cold pressed) also promote healing.
Cranio-Sacral therapy also help with the healing of the baby and mother, resettling the body from the stress or trauma of the labour and birth, giving a quicker chance for the body to heal itself and rebalance from head to toe or as the name says from cranio to sacrum!
As after birth it is quite difficult to cook and look after the little one that is as perplexed of what to do as you are (for first time mums) and even as second or third time mum with no much time between one and the other, you can still manage to get some of the good stuff, by preparing the simplest food such a salads and simple vegetables with oven baked fish or chicken or grilled and or lentils salads (organic cartoons are ok if desperate), tofu or eggs! Omelette or boiled eggs are very easy to cook (if not allergic to them). If your partner is a home for two weeks or you have any other help, do ask them to prepare food for you as that makes you feel great and looked after and when you are alone than still make that little step, maybe cook extra food in the evening so that you have it ready for the next day for you to have. Most of all enjoy taking care of your own health as much as the baby, as both can lead to a heathier outcome.
As the following foods could increase the colics please reduce them if breastfeeding at least for the first 3 months till liver and digestive system develops more:
• The cabbage family, as broccoli, kale, cabbage red or white.
• Onions and garlic
• Chilly or spice foods
• Ginger
• Any strong flavour or foods.
• For some people and babies cheese and or dairy can be to much.
• Sugars or to many sugary foods.
For some wheat and eggs can be a problem as well, depending on the parents history of allergies and if the birth was natural or not and if the mother even in natural birth had enough vaginal friendly bacteria at the time of birth. Unfortunately after the birth the only way for the baby to get those friendly bacteria are by giving them the probiotics infantis.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher- Resilient heart for trauma(heart-Math) – Certificate for Trauma – Advanced DBS –