The vitamins and minerals found in breast milk come from the mother's body and what she eats. Moderation is always the key on fats, oils and sugar. What you eat or drink, your baby eats and drinks. The flavors of the foods you eat pass into your breast milk. This may not be a problem for your baby.
Some mothers think that drinking milk is necessary in order to produce milk.
This is not true, however, milk is important for contributing calcium and other nutrients to the diet. If you have a milk allergy or are lactose intolerant, use calcium supplements. Talk with a dietitian regarding other sources of calcium. Breastfeeding requires an addition of 600 calories a day over the intake of a nonbreastfeeding mother. Daily food intake should give 500 of these calories.