Who is a lactating mother?

A lactating mother is one who breast feed a baby; she is also called a nursing mother.

Nutritional needs of a lactation mothers

1.     Protein:Additional protein such as meet, liver, fish, offal, beans, and eggs, must be consumed by lactating mothers to take care of lost of breast feeding.

2.     Carbohydrate:Energy food like bread, cereals, rice, yam, are needed in order not to become easily tired.

3.     Vitamins:A lactating mother needs vitamin B food such as milk, egg, liver, cereals nuts.

4.     Mineral salt:Especially calcium, iron, such as milk, liver, meat, eggs, green lea, vegetable are also needed in order to supply the mother body with blood for the formation of the body tissues and teeth

5.     Fat & Oil:Are necessary for the lactating mother, such as palm oil, butter, fish, and liver oil.

SUGGESTED MEAL FOR PREGNANT WOMEN & LACTATING MOTHER

Breakfast	Lunch	SUPPER
Pineapple drink	Meat stew	Fish, liver & shrimps
Moi-moi	Ewedu	Vegetable soup
Pap	Semovita	Yam
Milk & sugar	Pawpaw slice	Pottage
		Orange drink