Is the beginning for a healthy life and happiness for your baby, as well for the mom. From that first moment you are the one who watches the growth, development, integrates society and pays great attention to adequate nutrition for a good mental development of your child at different stages of life. During pregnancy through your own diet, the importance of preconception and postpartum of what you eat, because through breast milk start the introduction of foods into the diet.
An adequate nutrition is essential, as it contributes to short-term health by supporting the prevention of deficiencies and malnutrition and even to avoid future consequences such as being overweight, metabolic and cardiovascular disease. For this reason, offering exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life, also generates a bond with you and your baby.
Free demand feeding, you have the ability to produce milk for your baby every time he asks, you feed him and you do it during the first hours of the day, observing the first clear signs of hunger, like sucking fingers, find his head with your chest and quickly move eyes (he/she will eat an average of 8 to 12 times a day).
What breast milk provides:
- Proteins for their development in quality and composition.
- Contains antibodies and some probiotics
- It is easy to digest
- It favors the development of the sense of taste
- Contributes to your mental development
What benefits do you get for your baby:
- It prevents infections, allergies, and reduces the risks of Diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome.
Is breastfeeding good for me as a mom?
- Helps you regain your weight before pregnancy
- Helps prevent breast and ovarian cancer
- Promotes bone remineralization
- Contributes to decrease postpartum depression
- Relaxation as it helps release certain hormones while breastfeeding
What is the best position for breastfeeding?
The one that suits your position and comfort to do it
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When to visit your gynecologist?
When feel the inability to breastfeed due to pain in the breast (Mastalgia) that will cause the inability to store more milk than your body produces to satisfy your baby, to the ineffective emptying of the breast due to inadequate placement and sucking, causing the early abandonment of the feeding your baby and provide all the properties.
Redness, pain, and swelling in the breast may indicate mastitis, inflammation of the breast tissue, which will result in engorgement and plugged ducts, proving that milk obstruction in order to be breastfed.
Some recommendations to reduce these discomforts:
- Put compresses on the chest or take a bath
- Offer your baby frequently
- Gently massage the bulging areas
- Continue breastfeeding by offering both breasts
- Consult your trusted gynecologist
- Do not self-medicate and believe in the comadre
- Always wash your hands before breastfeeding