Useful Tips and Benefits of Breastfeeding
Breastfeed for your baby has very beneficial effects for both physical and mental development of your child.
Your child does not just benefit from all the nutrients that breast milk provides, but also an emotional level, you will feel close to you.
Giving breast-milk immediately after birth is essential because it promotes production and gives defenses through the first milk, colostrums, and a food rich in water, protein, minerals, vitamins, sugar and antibodies that protect your small infections.
Some of the benefits
Breast milk is one of the many wonders of Mother Nature. The composition not only varies from woman to woman, but also by the time the child is born, its growth, throughout the day and even the intensity of suction during feeding. Here are some:
1. The composition of breast milk: protein, minerals, vitamins, fats and sugars, among other nutrients. It is ideal for the demands of growth that has the small.
2. Abundant in breast milk antibodies, which are those that protect the smallest possible infections, since your body does not yet have the necessary defenses to cope.
3. While it contains iron in small quantities in breast milk contains an element that facilitates absorption. This element is called lactoferrin and has two functions: set the iron and free from infectious agents. It also acts as anti-inflammatory, antiviral and increases the defense power of the cells.
4. Changes continuously throughout the day to adapt to the needs of your baby.
5. Contains abundant T cells that are transmitting to the small and immunological data produced by the mother’s body. A baby who is breastfed is better able to defend and overcome the deficiencies of the immune system, even immature.
6. Breastfeeding also provides health benefits for mom, thank her, the uterus returns to its normal size more quickly. The baby’s sucking stimulates the production of a hormone, oxytocin, which encourages contractions of the uterus.
7. Breast milk contains alpha-lactalbumin, a protein that has an active molecular structure that blocks the proliferation of malignant cells.
Valuable fatty acids
In various studies have shown that breast milk contains high concentrations of a special class of fats, fatty acids known as long-chain polyunsaturated. DHA (decohexanoico acid) and AA (arachidonic acid) are two fatty acids important for brain development and vision during the first year of life of children. The body alone is not capable of manufacturing these substances and therefore must necessarily obtain food. For this reason it is very important you feed your baby breast milk.
3 useful tips
1. Try to follow a balanced diet during pregnancy and after delivery. Everything you eat will help your milk is richer in nutrients for your child. If your doctor tells you otherwise is not, you can take a powder of which are on the market (there are some for smoothies in different flavors like strawberry, vanilla and chocolate) that constitute a specific nutritional supplements for mothers and Moms who are already breastfeeding. It is very important to consume vegetables and fruits, try the bread is comprehensive and do not forget to include in your diet cereals, beans, chicken and fish.
2. The baby knows regulate itself. You can eat when and how much you want. Shots on demand and not at fixed hours, allow to nourishing the baby in a personalized way, i.e. according to their individual needs.
3. We recommend that you let the baby suckle for 10-15 minutes on each breast. This will take the first milk, rich in fats and nutrients and the second, which is less thick, but calm your thirst. Keep in mind that a mother breast-fed child does not need to drink other fluids such as water or tea.
Pumping, in what cases?
There are situations in which breastfeeding may create some difficulties, but the pump lets you easily overcome, without the need to deprive your little of this valuable food. These are some cases:
* When a premature baby is unable to breastfeed, mom can be emptied and stored breast milk.
* If the baby has deformities in the mouth or palate, which impede the suction.
* If mother has nipples damaged by rubbing or moisture and breastfeeding is painful.
* When you run the risk of breast infections and infections in these cases need to clear one or both breasts.
* When you need to return to work and mom does not want to give up breastfeeding pot.
