I want to breastfeed my baby
Breast milk is the perfect source of nutrition for infants.
I want to breastfeed my baby.
Breast milk is the perfect source of nutrition for infants. Breast milk contains appropriate amounts of carbohydrate, protein, and fat. It also provides the digestive proteins, minerals, vitamins, and hormones that infants need. Breast milk contains valuable antibodies from the mother that may help the baby resist infections. It is also low in cost and requires no preparation. Breast fed babies are also less likely to have colic, upper respiratory infections, ear infections, constipation, asthma or allergies. And breastfeeding will burn up almost 500 calories each day, helping mothers return to their pre-pregnancy weight sooner. In almost all cases, is the most perfect food for your baby.
To successfully breastfeed your baby, I would recommend that you:
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Start breastfeed your baby right away
Start breastfeed your baby right after he is born and before he is taken to the nursery. Keep your baby with you as far as possible so that you can breastfeed on demand when your baby is hungry
Ask for help
Ask help from lactation consultant to observe you breastfeeding your baby while you are still in the hospital.
Try to give only breast milk
No supplementing with formula or using a bottle before he is 3-4 weeks old unless instructed to do so by your Pediatrician. In fact, it is probably best to not use a bottle at all to maximize your chances of breastfeeding effectively.
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Latch on as much as possible
Do not allow nursery staff to not give supplemental bottles of formula unless instructed to do so by your Pediatrician.
If formula milk is given, do not use a bottle. Don't underestimate the danger of a bottle, even if given occasionally, can have to your chances of breastfeeding well.
An alternative to a bottle can be used as follows:
FEEDING CUP: Yes, even newborns can drink milk from a cup. They don't gulp it down like grown-ups. Instead they lap it up like kittens.
SPOON-FEEDING: You can also feed a baby supplements with a spoon. Support her upright on your lap as you would for cup-feeding and offer small spoonfuls of milk, placing the tip of the spoon on her lower lip.
EYEDROPPER OR FEEDING SYRINGE: Use a plastic eyedropper to drop milk into baby's mouth while holding him upright on your lap. A feeding syringe is similar to an eyedropper, but it holds more. You can also use a feeding syringe to supplement a baby at the breast.
FINGER-FEEDNG: Finger-feeding uses a nursing supplementer to deliver milk while baby sucks on an adult finger. The supplementer's tubing is taped to the adult finger, and the finger is gently inserted in the baby's mouth. You can also use a feeding syringe for finger feeding.
No smoking
No smoking. Smoking reduces milk supply and have many other negative medical effectson your newborns. The more cigarettes the mother smokes; the more chance she has of serious side effects. The baby might also have some problems like diarrhea, cramps, nausea, and vomiting. Nicotine takes about ninety-five minutes to be eliminated from your body and breast milk. This makes it imperative that the mother avoid smoking right before a feeding.
Smoking has some serious side effects on nursing for both parties. It can change the mother’s milk supply by more than one hundred milliliters. Despite the baby’s demands for milk, the mother’s body simply may not be able to respond because of the effects of smoking.
Try to avoid caffeine
Caffeine does enter your bloodstream, and some portion of what you eat or drink appears in your breast milk. If you consume more than 400 mg of caffeine a day (about what you'd get in four mugs of coffee), it might affect your baby. If you notice that your baby seems jittery, restless or extra fussy after you drink coffee you may need to make changes in timing. Some mothers choose to switch to decaf.
| Item | Amount | Caffeine |
| Diner coffee | 8.3 fluid oz. / 237 ml | 350 mg |
| Gourmet coffee | 8.3 fluid oz. / 237 ml | 175 mg |
| Brewed coffee | 5.2 fluid oz. / 148 ml | 105 to 115 mg |
| Espresso | single | 100 mg |
| Cappuccino | single | 100 mg |
| Instant coffee | 6.3 fluid oz. / 177 ml | 57 mg |
| Decaffeinated coffee | 5.2 fluid oz. / 148 ml | 5 mg |
| Brewed tea | 6.3 fluid oz. / 177 ml | 20 to 110 mg |
| Iced tea | 12.5 fluid oz. / 355 ml | 70 mg |
| Instant tea | 7.3 fluid oz. / 207 ml | 30 mg |
| Cola | 1 x can / 330 ml | 30 to 56 mg |
| Diet cola | 1 x can / 330 ml | 38 to 45 mg |
| Sprite and 7-Up | 1 x can / 330 ml | 0 mg |
| Chocolate | 2 oz. / 57g | 10 to 50 mg |
| Cocoa | 5 oz. cup / 142 g | 4 mg |
A well balanced diet
In fact, she says, if a mother isn't feeding herself with enough nutritious foods, the number of "dirty diapers" goes down, a sign that your baby may not be getting enough to eat.
Complex carbohydrates are among the best foods you can eat while breastfeeding. Build these into your daily diet:
- Vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, squash, and beans
- Fruits such as apples, berries, plums, oranges, peaches, and melons
- Whole grains such as whole-wheat bread, rye bread, and brown rice
If you are having difficulty breastfeeding, there are many places that you can get help, including your Pediatrician and/or Ob, a lactation consultant, breastfeeding support groups and the Internet. Breastfeeding can be difficult and you should not hesitate to get help if you need it.
Pacifier and Breastfeeding:
Do not avoid use of a pacifier. Pacifier helps in reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) as well as other advantages. Mothers need not worry about that according to Fern Hauck, M.D., researcher and associate professor of family medicine and public health sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. n a literature review, Hauck found that the highest level of evidence on pacifier use and breastfeeding shows no adverse relationship between the two. Her results appear in the April edition of the Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine.
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