What I Ate - Nursing Edition

I've been meaning to do this post for a while.  One thing that surprised me incredibly when I started nursing was how hungry and thirsty I was!  I am not lying when I say that I ate more than I did while I was pregnant with twins.  Fortunately, this has settled down, but for those first three months I felt like when I wasn't nursing or sleeping, I was eating. 

For anyone else in similar shoes, I thought I'd share what a typical day of eating looked like for me:

5am - First breakfast: Bowl of oatmeal to tie me over till morning and help my milk supply
8am - Second breakfast: Eggs (usually 2), toast, and fruit (or a variation of an egg muffin, french toast, etc.
10am - Snack: Fruit or nuts
1pm - Lunch: Soup, sandwich and salad
4pm - Snack: Nacho chips with cheese and an apple; crackers and cheese
6pm - Dinner: Varied - Meat, carbs and veggies
9pm - Before bed snack: Cereal and milk
1am - Midnight snack: Yogurt or nuts

You can see that I certainly ate my fill!  I tried to keep a high amount of protein in my diet to keep me going.  I also incorporated lots of foods that I have heard are good for milk supply: oatmeal, avocado, cashews, seaweed, and the occasional beer. :)

Unfortunately, after giving birth I developed a HUGE sweet tooth that still has not gone away.  I blame it on the fact that I had gestational diabetes and couldn't fulfill my cravings during pregnancy.  I didn't add it in, but every day included an indulgence of chocolate, cookies, or cake, depending on what was available.  I'm trying to curb this habit now, but it sure is hard!  

So there you have it.