Can u eat liver products when bfeeding?

[HelenEmjay]

Is it ok to eat Brussels pate when bfeeding? i know your not supposed to when pregnant because of the high levels of vitamin A (i think) but not sure about it when bfeeding!!! thanks xxxxx

[mummysmilk]

Yes brilliant source of iron.Got told to eat it the day I left maternity cos my iron levels were low!Ooooo I love pate!On the subject, dont want to hijack and nothing to do with bf but when can babies eat liver products?
Enjoy the pate

[NotQuiteCockney]

The issue with pate when pregnant is two things:

• listeria, a bacterial risk. This is probably ok if the pate is good quality, well-stored etc.
  
• vitamin A overdose. This is with all liver products. This isn't really a significant risk - a friend told me that one woman, overdosed on Vitamin A. She was drinking liver milkshakes. She'd gone completely doolally for liver. A bit of liver now and then is fine.
  
  Neither risk applies when breastfeeding.
  
  And mummysmilk, the first risk applies to babies, I think. I wouldn't worry too much, but pate's probably not great for them. Oh, it's high salt, too. But liver is fine, from whenever you give meat.

[aloha]

You can eat anything while breastfeeding.

[NotQuiteCockney]

Oh, good point aloha.

I know I certainly really wanted to eat everything in the early days.

[Seona1973]

babycentre and annabel karmel both say to avoid giving pate to your lo until they are 1 year old. Liver itself is ok from about 6 months

[HelenEmjay]

Ooooh thanks everyone! i might have to go and have some on toast now! - im starving, only just got up as baby kept me up til 4am - then ds2 decided 4.30 would be a good time to get up and sing 'bob the builder' GRRRRRR - the words 'eat anything' sound good enough to cheer me up xxxxxx