Food Pyramid for Mothers Who Are Breastfeeding

            

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When you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you have special nutritional needs. This section of MyPyramid.gov is designed just for you.  It has advice you need to help you and your baby stay healthy.

                   

                        First
— visit your health care provider if you haven’t already. Every
pregnant woman needs to visit a health care provider regularly. He or
she can make sure both you and your baby are healthy. Your provider can
also prescribe a safe vitamin and mineral supplement, and anything else
you may need.

                   

Next — get your own MyPyramid Plan for Moms.
Your Plan will show you the foods and amounts that are right for you.
Enter your information for a quick estimate of what and how much you
need to eat.

                   

Then
— learn more by choosing a topic from the menu below. The “Sources of
Information” will take you straight to the government’s best advice on
pregnancy and breastfeeding.

                   
                     
                        
                     
                     
                        
                        

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