Childbirth Preparation
Why breastfeed?
Breast milk is the best food that a mother can give your newborn child. Considering not only its composition but also the emotional aspect and the emotional bond that develops between a mother and her breastfed baby is a special experience, unique and intense. There is strong scientific basis to show that breastfeeding is beneficial for the child to the mother and society in all countries.
Breast milk contains everything your child needs during the first months of life. to protect your baby against many illnesses such as colds, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, diarrhea, ear infections, meningitis, urinary tract infections, necrotizing enterocolitis, or sudden infant death syndrome the infant while the baby is breastfed , but also protects you from future diseases such as asthma, allergies, obesity, immune diseases such as diabetes, Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis and atherosclerosis or myocardial infarction in adulthood and fosters intellectual development.
The benefits of breastfeeding also extend to the mother . Women who breastfeed lose weight gained during pregnancy faster and harder suffering postpartum anemia, also have a lower risk of hypertension and postpartum depression. Osteoporosis and breast cancers and ovarian cancers are less common in women who breastfed their children. Read the rest of this entry »
Benefits of Breastfeeding
Some time ago we told you about from this blog babies on breast care , but today we focus so specifically, what are the benefits of breastfeeding, which are many.
A few years ago that many mothers began to choose to breastfeed their infants rather than feed their infants through a bottle, although in Spain, still, many mothers do not engage in this practice because, mainly to the lack of information. Why breastfeed the baby? The answer is very simple, the breastfeeding baby brings great benefits to newcomers.
These benefits are related to both the nutritional and the psychological and emotional level of the newborn. The first benefit of breastfeeding is that it favors the beginning of the relationship between mother and baby in a positive way, the skin contact of both increases the relationship between the two and stimulates the production of breast milk.
In addition, mother’s milk is perfect to meet the nutritional needs of infants and prevents the baby from having certain infections as this milk is rich in a number of items remaining the chances of infection. Read the rest of this entry »
Breast milk against cancer
A substance in breast milk have the capacity to kill cancer, say researchers.
The new testing set to spark debate about whether breastfeeding is best, scientists have found that breast milk can provide improved natural immunity to babies.
The same compound, alpha-lacto-albumin in humans is lethal to tumor cells, may be a future treatment for common cancer among adults within five years.
Human studies have shown that this substance can kill bladder cancer, and laboratory tests have found that kills 40 different types of cancer.
But most important is that the chemical does not kill healthy cells, which means it does not cause unpleasant side effects as traditional chemotherapy today. At the University of Gothenburg, the discovery was made and has joined the debate over whether bottle feeding or breastfeeding is best for babies.
Benefits of breastfeeding
Whether you are a mom or a seasoned, breastfeeding often enough to raise doubts. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions that mothers, both new and veteran may have.
Is it normal that my baby spit up milk after feedings?
Sometimes, babies spit up milk when:
have eaten too much
burp (the notorious “wet burp”)
drool a lot
Many babies spit up some milk after some-or all-shots or burping because their digestive systems are still immature. It’s completely normal.
As your baby grow and gain weight normally without being embarrassed by regurgitating seems no reason to worry. Generally the amount of regurgitated milk seems more than it actually is. But spitting is not the same as vomiting all or most of a take.
If your child vomits violently, or if it returns much of what has taken more than once a day, call your pediatrician. Although uncommon, these symptoms could be due to an allergy, digestive problems or other problems that require medical attention. Read the rest of this entry »
Position and attach the baby to the breast
Most problems with breastfeeding due to a bad position, poor attachment, or a combination of both. Proper technique avoids the appearance of cracks in the nipple.
Take the chest is different than taking a bottle, the milk passes from mother to child through a combination of active efflux (reflex or “Rise of milk”) and activated by removal of the baby (the baby’s sucking ). The child, for an effective suction of the chest, you need to create a nipple with it, which comprises approximately one third to two thirds of nipple and breast tissue. The sucking of the breast, the baby’s tongue plays a key role, being the movement of the tongue in the form of peristaltic waves (front to back), which serves as the “milk” the milk sinuses, where collects the milk once it has occurred. To make this possible, the newborn must be attached to the breast effectively.
Mother and child, regardless of the position to be adopted (sitting, lying …), should be comfortable and close together , preferably with all the child’s body in contact with the mother (“navel to navel”) (Figures 3, 4 and 5). A bad position may be responsible for discomfort and back pain. The grip is facilitated by placing the baby turned towards the mother, with her head and body in a straight line, without neck twisted or excessively flexed or extended, with the side facing the breast and nose opposite the nipple. In sitting position, the mother should keep your back straight and knees slightly raised, with the child’s head resting on your forearm, not in the crook of his elbow. It is useful to also support the buttocks of the child and not just your back. Read the rest of this entry »
Breastfeeding after birth
Gradually increase the number of mothers who choose to provide their children with breastfeeding after birth, experts suggest that beginning breastfeeding within half an hour of birth offers numerous benefits to the mother and baby.
Other times we talked about the benefits of breastfeeding, thanks to her narrow emotional ties, improve baby’s immune system and is more protected against the disease, get specific nutrients that allow you to develop properly and would not receive by artificial feeding, improves lung capacity , in short, breast milk is the best food that can be given to the newborn.
But what is not talked about the importance of providing early lactation, ie, breast-feeding after birth . It tells Maria Dolores Sanchez, director of integrated area of Gynecology, Hospital de Poniente, explains that up to 75% of babies born in hospital are breastfed in the first days after birth. This figure is the result of awareness campaigns and promoting breast feeding that have been conducted in recent years.
We want to highlight a research that took place a couple of years in the Hospital Valme (Sevilla), the experts came to the conclusion that breastfeeding the baby was born half an hour later helped to extend the period of lactation provided by the mother up in about 90 days. He also stressed that this action favoring a rise in milk more quickly and the mother became more confident in their ability to breastfeed the baby. Read the rest of this entry »
Until what age is appropriate to feed your baby only breast milk?
For growth, development and achieve optimal health, you have to feed infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. By “Exclusive breastfeeding” is defined as giving the infant any food or drink (even water) other than breast milk. It does, however, allow the drops or syrups (vitamins, minerals and medicines). Breast milk is the ideal food for growth and healthy development of the baby as well, breastfeeding is part of the reproductive process with important implications for the health of mothers.
WHO recommends that at six months (180 days) begins to give infants complementary foods in addition to breast milk 2-3 times a day between 6 and 8 months old, and 3 times a day plus a snack Nutritional 9 to 11 months. Between 12 and 24 months should be given three meals and two snacks can be offered nutritious, if desired. Food must be adequate, meaning that they provide sufficient energy, protein and micronutrients to meet the nutritional needs of growing child. Food must be prepared and given hygienically so as to minimize the risk of contamination. Feeding young infants requires active care and stimulation to encourage eating.