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Benefits of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is the best food for our babies, is more than proven his wonderful virtues and the benefits it offers babies who consume it, here some of the most remarkable.
It is a complete food because it has all the nutrients babies need in their first months.
• Your nutrient content is appropriate for the immaturity of renal and intestinal function, for the growth and maturation of the brain.
None of its components interfere with the absorption of other ingredients.
• The physical contact between mother and baby helps strengthen the bond.
• The postpartum amamtamiento stimulates contraction of the uterus to return to its original size more quickly.
• It is the most natural way to regain the weight after pregnancy, because the fat is consumed to allow the formation of milk.
• Children who are not breastfed have higher risks of diseases such as diarrhea, eczema, colic, otitis media, water, among others.
A mother reported the benefits: reducing the risk of breast cancer, increase self-esteem and strengthen the bond between mother and child.
Advantages economic, it is cheaper to breastfeed the child to buy milk.
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 »
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 »
Benefits of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is one of the pillars in the baby’s development, and influencing key issues such as nutrition, immunization, bonding between mother and son, among others. It is shown that the best food that a mother can give her child during the first months of life is breast milk.
Here are some of the advantages of breastfeeding:
- Breast milk always maintains the ideal temperature, until it has been manually extracted, while going directly from the breast to the baby’s mouth.
- You can feed your baby anywhere, anytime, as appropriate, hygienic and sterile.
- The most complete food you can give your baby as it contains absolutely all the nutrients he needs.
- With Breastfeeding develops a strong bond between mother and child, important element in the baby’s emotional development.
- Means a significant savings in the household economy, and it’s free.
-Breast milk and colostrum to a greater extent, helps develop your baby’s immune system, protecting it from infections.
- The packaging is nice and warm for your baby.
- It will help you regain your physical and hormonal condition after delivery.
On time to feed your baby, in fact it is recommended that there is one, the best thing to do is give your breast on demand, ie each time your baby through your tears, let you know hungry and that time has come to eat, he will be marking their own pace according to their nutritional needs.
Smoking during pregnancy
Can I smoke while pregnant?
Smoking is absolutely contraindicated during pregnancy.
If you are trying to conceive would be good to quit as soon as possible, or if in your case, you got pregnant unexpectedly and sustained smoking is good for your baby to give up this habit in the very moment you learned you were going to be a mom.
Maternal consumption of snuff can lead to important implications and complications to the baby.
During pregnancy:
• Perinatal mortality: is higher in infants of smokers. It suggests a direct relationship to the level of consumption of snuff: the greater the consumption the greater risk.
• fetal weight at birth: babies born underweight which means that probably their lungs are fully developed and must use the first few days on a ventilator.
• Complications during pregnancy such as placenta previa, ectopic pregnancy, vaginal bleeding and preterm delivery.
After birth:
• Breastfeeding: it is proven that nicotine passes into breast milk.
• Sudden death: the children of parents who smoke are at greater risk. No one should smoke in the home, car or wherever you are baby.
• Respiratory diseases of childhood: the children of mothers who smoke tend to have more respiratory infections and asthma.
Breastfeeding
Buenos Aires health program launched a prevention campaign
Breastfeeding could save each year, the lives of some 1.3 million children a year, said the World Health Organization.
The activity worldwide, aims this year to reinforce the importance of breastfeeding to save lives in situations marked by natural disasters, wars or pandemics, such as influenza A H1N1.
“The immune system during pregnancy, is naturally suppressed, why women are more vulnerable to infections during this period,” said Flavia Ranieri, Provincial Program Coordinator Maternal and Child Health Ministry of Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, referring to pregnant women as a group at risk.
In this sense, Health Program recommends Aires “pregnant women to continue their monitoring of pregnancy and addressed, if possible, in the health center (CAPS) closest to your home.”
“From go to the hospital, pregnant women with febrile symptoms and can not wait to request priority attention,” reports the same health program.
Do not stop breastfeeding even when they have flu symptoms. Read the rest of this entry »
How to breastfeed twins
For breastfeeding binoculars most mothers choose to give them one you take two baby seals, and another taken at each separately. This has the advantage of having a more intimate contact with each baby. However, if your baby suck well you can give the breast to both simultaneously.
If babies are still very small, a comfortable position to nurse is to sit in bed, the couch or rocking chair cushions and place in the other two arms and two on your thighs. It supports the baby on pillows and holding her Cabecita with each hand. His feet are below your arms around your back.
If your baby is already bigger, you feel the same way as in the previous position but places two pillows in the lap. It supports the baby in the crook of your elbows, with hands on your buttocks and legs on your thighs. This posture is to hold them too.
Another position for breastfeeding is to combine the previous two. Put two pillows on your lap and place one of the babies in the posture of the previous point. Place another baby as in the first position. The head of the second baby to stay close to the belly of the first baby.