will diet affect the milk supply

yes dieting will definitely affect milk supply. what you could instead try is spread out your meals in small intervals. like instead of eating 3 types of dishes (like sambar, rasam, curd rice) in one go, eat every 2 hours. include more veggies like koottu, salad (kosambari). when you want to snack eat fruit salad, smoothies (with yogurt).

Latha

 

I would follow the 'eat-the-right-foods' diet. I think there's no need to stuff yourself with ghee, sweets and other unhealthy foods. Instead try to include more proteins, calcium rich foods and green vegetables like moong daal, spinach, okra, yoghurt, etc. I've noticed that it's easy for me to put on weight post partum as with a hectic sleep n nursing n pumping schedule, there's a tendency for my diet to go haywire.

 

yup second "waitingfortej" i infact didnt have anyone around to give me any special diet anyway ... just make sure u take enough liquids though. and regular meals.

 

Eating sensibly is the key I eat round the clock - every 2hrs i need to refill my tummy, but i strictly follow certain things in the way of cooking and what i eat.
I take ghee too, i love having hot hot rice with melting ghee, i love hot chapati+ghee+sugar rolls )
Since am serving my sweet tooth in one dish, i got to cutdown on another, we do low spice, low oil, low salt cooking.
I take sundal/poha/rusk/muffins/whole wheat bread/fruits/buttermilk - one of these every 2hrs, no chips/fried variety, no other sweets, mother horlicks - only when i anticipate a low supply after a tiring day, otherwise i take plain milk twice.
Meals - i take rice/dhal/veggies - only 3/4th filling my tummy, i cant eat full
IMO - if you reduce the intake, the supply too would get affected. If you eat sensibly, divide them and take small portions
I do walk, exercise my tummy light