Nutrition Link Lactating  Mothers
	Dietary guidelines- Numbers of meals can be increased, because nutritional requirement are maximum during lactation compared to any other age group to meet the requirement. Add lots of green leafy vegetables, whole grain and plenty of water in diet to avoid constipation. If the mother loses rapid weight loss while breast feeding, increased her calorie intake. Occasionally strong spices and condiments, cabbage, onions , gram flour may cause gastric distress or loose stools in infants, so try to avoid these food. Add south(dry ginger) vadi, dink laddu, almonds, milk, garden cress seeds, ragi in diet because it increases the secretion of breast milk.