(HealthDay News) -- While you're nursing, eating a healthy diet
is particularly important for both you and baby. The Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics offers these dietary guidelines for
nursing mothers: - Drink plenty of fluids; aim for 12 to 15 cups
per day. - Limit yourself to no more than 300 milligrams per day
of caffeine. - Avoid alcohol. If you do drink, do so along with
plenty of food and water, and allow several hours before you
nurse your baby. - Avoid fish that are high in mercury (i.e.
shark, swordfish, mackerel, tilefish), but do eat up to 12
ounces per week of fish that are lower in mercury. - Avoid foods
that seem to make baby fussy. Copyright © 2012 HealthDay. All
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