Hi alltoday is my first day of the liquid diet and I am just wondering if this diet is a high protin low carb diet as I am breastfeeding and I am afreid that this kind of diet will harm my baby.

Thanks

I think it depends on what type of shakes your Dr/intuitionist recommends.

I go to true results, and they don't sell shakes, but my nutritionist recommends EAS Advantedge shakes, which are lower cal, low carb, no sugar, and high protein... she also like pretty much all of the EAS line (Myoplex, etc)

Some shakes can have alot of sugar in them == lots of carbs, but also lots of protein. Then there are some that are "zone" balanced... higher protein, but also some carbs and fat....

thanks.. mine called slimtime from Canada.. I start fear this diet with breastfeeding to the extend that I am thinking to postpond the surgery till I am done with the breastfeeding..

You should just check with your Dr and nutritionist to make sure you are getting enough calories while breastfeeding, and also what they recommend. Bottom-line is though, if you're not comfortable or have any concerns about breastfeeding, you probably should wait until you feel at ease

Personally I think you should postpone your surgery until you're done breast feeding. In the weeks post op you are going to be consuming very little calories. The first week post op I only had like 300 calories per day. Which is barely enough to sustain life let alone feed a baby. Have you discussed this with your doctor? I would be surprised they would recommend the surgery while you are breast feeding.

Hi Jess55

Yes, this was first and almost my only concern with my surgeon however he said no problem at all.. He said that I even have better chance to lose weight because of breastfeeding… and as today is my first day in my pre ops diet I was afraid from this diet… I am not afraid that my milk supply will go down what I am afraid of is that my milk will harm my baby..

I have to agree with Jess55. Granted I'm no doctor, but unless your surgeon gets you back onto real food a lot faster than mine did, I don't see how you could get enough nutrients to adequately meet a baby's nutritional needs with breast milk.

Have you meet with the nutrionist? They would be the one to tell you if the lack of nutrients will effect your baby.

Again, this is strictly my opinion, but if I were in your shoes I'd halt the diet until you talk to the nutrionist about this issue specifically.

Best wishes to you.

I would think the consumption of the shakes that have artificial sweetners in place of sugar would be what might be scarey. You could get meal replacement shakes that dont have the articificial sweetners, maybe Ensure? Boost?