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Unlike pregnancy you go back to eating almost anything as the baby is no longer exposed to the dangers of those certain foods eg: undercooked meat, soft cheese etc. Just eat healthy. Lots of fruits, veggies & carbs (you will need them). Oh & LOTS of water. Some babies get fussy if you eat certain foods (eg, broccoli, chocolate, bananas, garlic etc) but there is no need to cut them out just yet as you will soon learn if anything affects him/her. If you were having coffee during your pregnancy you can continue (only 1-2 cups) as bubs is already used to small amounts of caffeine, but if you want to start up again go slow, as the caffeine will most likely upset bubs & interrupt sleep. I wouldn't recommend alcohol, but if you do want a drink have it directly after a breastfeed so that by the time the next feed rolls around hopefully you won't have any alcohol left in your system. I was very lucky as both dd & ds weren't too fussy about the food I ate, though anything that gave me gas, gave them gas too. Oh ds did hate when I ate pungent foods like garlic or onion, pulled a funny face when he fed like the milk tasted yucky. Hope this helps.

Oh I forgot to mention if your feeling run down while bf take a good Mega B supplement. It was highly recommended to me by my midwife, & I swear it has been a life saver. As vitamin B's are water soluble you wee out any extra so it won't be stored in your body & can't hurt the baby or you.

To keep up your energy you're going to want to eat lots of fruit and veggies, continue taking your prenatal vitamin, and definitely drink tons of water. Mylicon drops, or the generic simethicon drops, work great for gas and in the first 6 weeks I gave them to my daughter with each feeding just to prevent fussiness and I ate everything I wanted-- beans, onions, broccoli, etc. Good luck! It is so rewarding to breastfeed and so precious. If you can make it for the first 5 or 6 weeks, I promise it gets sooo much easier and quicker. Be prepared to dedicate those first weeks to nothing but breastfeeding and sleeping when the baby sleeps and it will go well for you.

Thank you ladies. I am gonna follow your advice. I am kinda disappointed cuz i don't get to experience the actual labor pain(i know sounds weird) i hope i won't be disappointed in terms of breastfeeding because i really wanna do it.