0-3 MONTHS

JUST BORN BABIES:

Breast feeding is the only best and healthy food for your baby.
For the first three months ,give only mother’s milk.

BENEFITS OF BREAST FEEDING:

Breast feeding is always the right consistency with the correct amount of water and nutrients.
Antibodies in mother’s milk protect the baby against infection and also from other allergic conditions.
Milk of mothers has higher fat and protein;lower lactose content.
Has more iron.
Easily digestible.

Types of breast milk:

Fore-milk:
It comes from the duct just behind the nipple which is watery and satisfy baby’s thrist,low in fat.

Hind-milk:
It is produced later in response to sucking which is richer in calories and higher in fat.


TIPS FOR THE MOMS:

Feel in happy mood when you feed your baby,don’t think unwanted matters at the time of feeding.

Wind your baby each and everytime after her feed.

The action of sucking helps your uterus to contract.

FOLLOW THE EXERCISES TAUGHT BY UR DOCTOR.

The risk of getting breast cancer will be reduced by breast feeding.
You use up more calories,helping you to return to your pre-pregnant shape and size.
It improves bonding with your child because of skin-to-skin contact.

LATCHING ON PROPERLY WILL GIVE OUT MILK -Ensure that your baby has the whole nipple and most of the areola are inside the mouth.THE BOTTOM PART OF THE AREOLA SHOULD BE TOTALLY COVERED.

Don’t think that you don’t have milk,milk will automatically secrets when your baby keep its mouth and start sucking.

Don’t waste or leave to give your first milk because for the first few days ,you will produce only yellowish fluid called colostrums which is rich in protein,minerals and low fat.
This milk is very important for your baby.

Feed your baby whenever it feels hungry.
For each feed use your both breast for fresh milk everytime.


Food for moms:

You will need an extra of atleast +400 calories a day to sustain milk production.

Take healthy food; give importance to fruits,buttermilk, veg or non-veg soups instead of taking more solid foods.
Taking the foods in the form of liquid increases your milk(secrets milk) and you will also prevent from extra weight gaining.

Don’t do heavy work because it may cause in lose of calories.
Have a nap when you get time because lying down and taking rest will boost your milk supply.

Intake of palak(in any form-soup,palakdal curry,palak rice,etc)
Will secrets your milk,it is rich in iron,it has more calcium,
It has folic acid which helps in brain development.
Take badam daily,orange juice-which also has folic acid.


Don’ts:

Avoid eating junk foods for your child sake till your feeding ends.

Avoid eating more oily,bakery items(cake,puffs) which will be difficult for your baby to digest and may cause stomach ache,vomit,etc at sometimes ,because mother’s milk is the only food for them.
Best advice is to feed your baby for atleast 1 year.