Nutrition Needs During Lactation Kim, a 24-year-old female, had her baby and currently is breastfeeding She worries her baby is not receiving enough milk She does not want to pump because she heard...

Nutrition Needs During Lactation

Kim, a 24-year-old female, had her baby and currently is

breastfeeding She worries her baby is not receiving enough milk She does not

want to pump because she heard this may reduce the amount of milk that comes

out of the breast and it may confuse the baby when exposed to a bottle and then

a breast She knows she needs to eat more, but wants to lose her pregnancy

weight within 6 months; a reasonable goal in her view She gained 34 pounds

during this pregnancy, but was 14 pounds overweight prior to pregnancy She

also was a gestational diabetic, but so far her blood sugars are within normal

limits She continues to take her pre-natal vitamins, but does not know what

more she needs to eat to keep her milk up

What nutrients will she need to consume more of during

lactation than she did during pregnancy (include the RDAs)?

What advice would you have for her to lose the weight, but

also keep up her milk with proper diet?