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The structure
of mother's milk is not always the same. The first milk, colostrums
- is a yellow fluid containing more proteins and vitamins than ripe
milk, and serves as a baby's protection of infections. The structure
of ripe milk varies depending on the time of the day, duration of
breast feeding and baby's needs. It contains highest percentage of
grease late in the morning and in the late afternoon. Concentration
of grease is higher at the end of a breast - feeding than in the beginning.
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An intimate contact
between mother and child is accomplished by placing newborn on mother's
stomach during half an hour after the delivery. This contact has a
positive influence on successful establishing of lactation and breast
- feeding. To make breast - feeding successful, the first breast -
feeding should begin during the first hour after the delivery, because
at that time the nursing reflex and mother's sensitivity to connecting
stimulation of areola and the nipple are strongest.
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A newborn nurses
whenever he/she wants to. The breast - feeding and frequency of breast
- feedings should be done at baby's demand (no matter if it is during
the day or night). Producing milk depends on baby's appetite, efficiency
of nursing and milk removing. Frequent breast - feedings stimulate
milk secretion. When baby turns six months he/she is in need of various
kinds of additional food, but breast - feeding should be continued
till baby turns one year.
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Your milk is everything
your baby needs in first six months of life. It contains appropriate
amount of water which baby needs, even in warm - climate conditions.
Mothers often think that they don' t have enough milk and because
of that they stop with breast - feeding and start using mother's milk
substitutes.
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The nipples that
are pulled in are not a problem for breast-feeding - baby is placed
on a breast and not on a nipple - nipple is only one third of breast
tissue placed in baby's mouth.
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In case your nipples
ache during the breast - feeding, you should do the following: correct
baby's placement on a breast, do not limit the number of breast -
feedings, milk out to stimulate milk flowing, start breast - feeding
with a less aching breast, after breast - feeding rub on the nipples
milk that you milked out yourself.
Dr. Marina Jonovic,
Pediatrician - neonatologist
Chief of Neonatology ward, GAK Nis
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Mother's
milk is the best and the most complete baby food; it provides growth,
development and protection from many diseases.
The signs that are showing that baby is taking enough quantities of
mother’s milk
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# baby nurses at
least eight times
during 24 hours |
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# baby is lively
and satisfied between breast-feedings |
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# baby wets its
diapers six to eight times during 24 hours and the bowel movement
is of golden-yellow color |
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# baby constantly
gains weight,
approximately 18 to 30 grams a day |
Advantages
of breastfeeding
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# it protects babies
from contagious diseases |
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it reduces risk of cancer, diabetes and ear infection at children
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# breast-feeding
enables regular development of baby's jaw |
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by breast-feeding (an intimate contact between mother and baby)
a better psychological, emotional and social development of a
child is reached |
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it reduces risk of breast cancer and cancer of ovaries |
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frequent and exclusive breast-feeding delays reestablishing of
menstrual cycle and by that protects mother from a new pregnancy. |
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quicker physical recovery after the labor |
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the post-delivery depression is rare |
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