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Mother’s milk being the best food, should be given till 6 months of birth. After that, along with outside food it can be continued up to 2 years. |
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| Author: Kn Siingh |
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Apart from being best suited to infants in composition and temperature, mother’s milk is also sterile thus reducing contamination led disorders.
Mother’s milk contains antibodies which block the absorption of toxic or allergic food materials to which the infant’s intestinal system is not immune. The milk also contains anti-microbial agents which fight against infection in the baby. The earlier the inclusion of cow’s milk or other sources of foreign proteins, the earlier the induction of allergy in the infants, the earlier the induction of allergy in the infant’s system.
Apart from creating a bond between mother and child, breast feeding helps the mother in spacing children as the chances of conception during lactation period is less? Contrary to popular myths, proper breast-feeding improves and shapes the mother’s figure by enabling the uterus (womb) to return to normal size and burning extra fat that accumulates during pregnancy. It also protects the lactating mothers from breast cancers. For the child, it acts us deface mechanism against. Bacteria, viruses (like virus causing poliomyelitis) and degenerative disorders (like arteriosclerosis).
There are certain measures that need to be taken by the lactating mother. They are:
1. The breast must be clean.
2. The nipples should not be retracted, cracked or sore. Engorgement or abscess prevents good lactation.
3. The infant should be put to breast within the first three hours after birth.
4. Frequent sucking promotes milk production so put the baby to feed as frequently as it can take.
5. Good diet is normally enough for adequate milk production. In case of difficulty, consult doctor.
6. Be tension free as it helps in larger production of colostrums after birth.
7. It is good to express milk in the last week of pregnancy as it helps in larger production of colostrums after birth.
Manual expression is done by gently squeezing the skin above and below the nipple. In the beginning, the technique posses some difficulty but practice ease the problem. Unless the mother has initially expressed some milk, it becomes difficult for the baby to get his jaws around the nipple.
As for feeding schedule, demand rather than time is the guide. The baby should be fed whenever he feels hungry. Usually, over the weeks the feeding pattern becomes regular – at 3 hours interval. If breast –fed adequately, the baby should be able to sleep for 2-4 hours and gain weight satisfactorily. The baby empties a breast in 10-15 minutes. Both breasts should be emptied at each feeding.
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