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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 »
Breast milk is the best food for babies
The milk is the best food that a mother can give your child newborn. Not only for its composition, but also the bond that develops between mother and baby during the act of breastfeeding. Because it contains everything a child needs during the first months of life, breast milk protects the baby against many illnesses such as colds, pneumonia, diarrhea, ear infections, urinary tract infections and even prevent future as other diseases asthma, allergies, obesity, etc..
However, breast milk is not only good for the child, but also for the mother. Women who breastfeed lose weight gained during pregnancy more quickly, and hardly suffer from anemia, hypertension and postpartum depression.
Advantages of breastfeeding
One of the advantages of breastfeeding is that breastfeeding helps the mother lose weight faster, because a lot of energy from fat that is gained during pregnancy. Adding even more benefits, one can say that Breast milk is an organic food. Not manufactured, packaged or not transported, thus avoiding energy waste and pollution of the environment. For the family is a great savings. Breast milk is not an expense and above all, is the best way to feed your baby. Read the rest of this entry »
Nutrients During Pregnancy
When you are pregnant, you have to always remember when you’ve eat that you “must eat for two”.
What nutrients are needed most?
- Folic Acid
- Vitamin D
- Iron
- Calcium
- Zinc
It is present in various foods such as liver, whole grain breads, cereals, beans, peas, leafy vegetables (spinach, chard, beet greens, etc..), Fruit and yeast. It is a water soluble vitamin (which is diluted in the fluids of the body) is required for DNA synthesis, cell division, development of red blood cells, prevention and treatment of anemia during pregnancy. Its deficiency during conception and early months of waiting has been associated with poor birth outcomes, especially defects in the brain and neural tube such as spina bifida (a congenital cleft of one or more arches of the spine, where Leaving the spinal cord as a tumor). These problems develop during the first month after conception, before most women know they are pregnant, so it is important to take folic acid at least one month before conception.
It is fat-soluble (which is diluted in body fat). It is very important to help calcium absorption and distribution. To get it, pregnant women should be exposed to the sun regularly. If this is impossible, with only consume enough milk to meet calcium needs is obtained, because milk is fortified with this vitamin.
Iron carries oxygen to all body tissues, is part of the muscles and the rest is stored in the liver, bone marrow and spleen. Iron has three functions:oxygen transport, energy production in muscle and DNA synthesis .The amount of iron needed by the body increases during the growth stage, women of reproductive age, pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. The 99% is in bone.
It is necessary for the formation of bone structure of the baby and to maintain strong bones of the mother. The need for calcium is crucial during the last trimester, when formed bones and teeth of the fetus. If the mother’s diet does not replace the necessary calcium, the baby will take the ore that is available from the maternal skeleton, causing bone weakening. Foods consisted calcium, are :milk, yogurt, cheese, greens (spinach, chard, Chinese mustard, etc.) and soybeans. If that does not tolerate dairy products, the woman must take preparations containing calcium, because otherwise your bone structure will be weakened, to remove the baby that much-needed mineral.
The majority of zinc is stored in muscle and is highly concentrated in red and white cells.
It is very important for pregnant women by the functions it performs in the body and must ensure their consumption during the entire period of gestation, to avoid inter alia, the risk that the baby is born with low birth weight.