BreastFeeding – About Baby Breast Milk Feeding

All about breastfeeding baby,  importance of mothers breast milk in new born toddlers life and things to know while feeding..

Breast Milk and Baby Feeding

The reasons breast milk is best for a baby because ..

1. It is the perfect source of nutrition for infants.
2. It contains appropriate amounts of carbohydrate ,protein and fat.
3. It provides digestive enzymes, minerals, vitamins, and hormones that all infants require.
4. It contains just the right amount of fatty acids, lactose, water, and amino acids for human digestion, brain development, and growth.
5. It contains valuable antibodies from the mother that can help the baby resist infections. Breast-fed infants have lower rates of hospital admissions, ear infections, diarrhea, rashes, allergies, and other medical problems than bottle-fed babies. Breast-feeding also helps you, the mother!
6. There are no bottles to sterilize and no formula to buy, measure and mix.
7. Breastfeeding makes it easier to lose the extra kilos of pregnancy as well, since nursing uses up calories.
8. Lactation also stimulates the uterus to contract back to its original size.

Some Facts about BreastFeeding

• The human breast does not store a large volume of milk as cow’s do. Most of the milk your baby ingests during breastfeeding is produced during nursing.
• Suckling stimulates the release of a hormone (prolactin), which stimulates milk production.
• At the beginning of the feeding, the milk is bluish and contains lactose and proteins, but little fat; it is called foremilk.
• The end of the feeding produces hindmilk. The hindmilk contains more fat, the main source of energy for your baby.

Your Infant is Feeding Fine If

1. She does not have dimples in her cheeks and is not making clicking noises while breastfeeding.
2. You can hear her swallow while nursing.
3. Your breasts feel softer after feeding.
4. She is gaining at least an ounce of weight every day.
5. She is asking to be fed every two to three hours.

Other Information About BreastFeeding

Mother should also have other information like breast feeding problems, pumping, toddler diet and breast milk, what are the breastfeeding clothes to be used, How to new born breastfeeding , tips and guide on health and breast milk, What is baby is not breast feeded ?, Moms should also read some books and watch some breastfeeding videos to know basics of nursing and when to stop breastfeeding. Some side effects ‘if any’ like sore nipples, Some know hows and advice on feeding in public. Somthing about clothes and bottles used during feed process. Know what is hindmilk (Which means having bluish color milk initially in start) etc.

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