Pre-School Information for Parents

To promote that newborns are entitled to be exclusively breastfed, that is, their only food is breast milk during the first six months of life, from 1 to 7 August is World Week of Breastfeeding, established by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Breast milk provides children with all the elements to defend, adapt, nourishment and prevent disease and behavioral problems in the future. Data from the National Nutrition Survey 1999 show that 13.8% of children under four months old never received breast milk, 24% received less than four months and only 11.5% of children were exclusively breast fed mother during the first six months of life, as recommended by WHO.

Special care for women who breastfeed

When you’re feeding your baby breast milk require increased water consumption. For this reason the pediatric nurse Jovita Maria Plascencia, president and founder of the National Association of Neonatal Nursing, suggests adding 750 ml. to one liter daily fluid intake, resulting in a total of 3.8 liters, including water contained in food, drinks.

During the infancy period, you should pay attention on different aspects have the best conditions that allow you to breastfeed. Jovita Plascencia, suggests taking adequate hydration to the needs of the mother so that it can have a better chance of lactation.

Breast milk contains approximately 85-90% water, so the expert recommends that during this stage is to increase water consumption to maintain adequate hydration and to ensure the daily milk production that will transport nutrients to the newborn. The best way to meet the needs of hydration is to drink fluids throughout the day.

Enjoy this beautiful stage and take good care of you and your baby.

Prevention of obesity should begin in childhood.

What this means for parents who feed their babies with breast milk or formula stored, Li said, is that they need to pay special attention to the signals for feeding their babies.

This study included data from 1,250 babies born at term and weighed more than 5 pounds (2.3 kilos) at birth. Their mothers completed a monthly questionnaire on feeding until infants met twelve months.
When the babies were one month old, 52 percent of mothers gave them only the chest and the 41 percent formula. The rest of the babies drank milk stored breast or some other type of milk, according to the study. When the babies were six months, 27 percent of mothers gave them only the chest and the 66 percent formula.
When the babies were between six and twelve months, the researchers asked mothers how often babies emptied his cup or bottle. (more…)

Do not smoke during infancy
There is evidence that nicotine passes into breast milk, but not at levels that may be harmful or toxic to the baby. Also nicotine levels that reach the breast milk may cause the baby lack of sleep and arousal, and that nicotine is a stimulant drug. That’s why I recommend that if possible try to avoid smoking for one hour before each feed.
The big problem for the baby to represent the smoke, since according to recent research the children of smokers are more prone to the syndrome of sudden infant death (SIDS) and respiratory infections. For this reason we advise you to not smoke near your baby or in your room.

Do not take medications without consulting your doctor
Before taking any medication that you remind the doctor prescribed you’re breastfeeding and have any doubt consult your pediatrician or obstetric team. They demonstrated the adverse effects that can cause some drugs on the infant. So you never treat yourself. (more…)

To fully enjoy the joy of breastfeeding is necessary to follow a few tips that are actually necessary knowledge to achieve a healthy and uncomplicated breastfeeding. Here we give you the most important things to consider.

Take as much liquid as possible
We recommend taking at least eight glasses of fluid per day and more so during the hot days. The best thing is water and you hydrated until the color of your urine is pale yellow or colorless. The hydration status of the mother is extremely important because this will depend on your health and the amount of milk produced. If you notice that your urine color is intense and you have dry mouth, increased fluid intake.

Rest as much as possible
While breastfeeding is a stage where feeding your baby will interfere with your regular schedule of sleep, rest is needed as the excess of fatigue can interfere with the breastfeeding process. Try to rest as much as possible and try to nap between intervals in the afternoon. If you can not sleep during the day, stay at rest or practice a relaxation technique. (more…)

In breast milk are nearly all the nutrients your baby needs to grow. Only vitamin K and D are not sufficient. Your child has needed for blood clotting vitamin K and vitamin D for proper bone development.

Vitamin K

If your baby is breastfeeding, you need him the first thirteen weeks of extra vitamin K issue. Vitamin K is important for blood clotting. If your baby has too little of this, hemorrhages can occur. Vitamin K is not naturally present in breast milk. A supplement is necessary. It is recommended that your baby additional 25 micrograms of Vitamin K per day to give. After three months your baby is enough vitamin K to itself. (more…)

During the period that you are breastfeeding, you need extra energy to make sufficient milk. The Nutrition Center recommends that, in the period that you are breastfeeding, a glass of milk, a sandwich, a potato and a pint to take extra moisture.

If you eat according to the Food Guide by Food Center, you have basically no extra vitamins and minerals, except vitamin D. If you are breastfeeding, you might just go with using a multivitamin or mineral tablets. (more…)

Bottle of baby milk – Respect for hygiene and good practices:

1. Sterilized bottles, caps and nipples. A cold, putting them in a solution suitable sterilization or boiling, at least 5 minutes and then filling in bottles until use.
2. Use a low mineral water or boiled water for 5 minutes and then warmed.
3. Pour into the bottle clean and sterilized, the amount of warm water needed.
4. Fill the scoop of powder in this box, and then leveling it to the edge of the box provided for that purpose. (more…)

Food diversification a key stage in the life of Baby. Your baby needs lots of love and attention every moment to grow well. It is therefore important to give careful attention to his diet, starting with her milk which is its principal food up to 1 year. Breast milk is the ideal infant food. Therefore, recent advances in infant nutrition can approach certain components of breast milk in both quality and quantity. A low protein content is necessary to avoid “fatigue” the baby’s kidneys and does not favor the occurrence of future obesity. The fat called “omega 3″ and “omega 6″ are naturally present in breast milk. They promote the development of vision and awareness of your baby. Various studies in child nutrition have shown that intake of these precious fats had a beneficial effect for infants.

Infant Milk – 7 simple and effective precautions:

1. Wash your hands thoroughly with clean water and soap before preparing baby formula. It must be in premises and with clean equipment and bottles, caps and teats thoroughly sterilized. (more…)

Breast pump for baby milk is a device able to take a fresh breast milk in a caring mother, because breast milk is the best nutrition for a baby considered for the natural nutrient that is present in it. Based on this fact, a breast pump can be a valuable tool for a caring mother who desire to be subservient to his way of life during the period of care.

This device makes it easy for each family member to feed the baby while also releasing the mother from doing all the feeding. This device can also have a way of strengthening the love between the child and the family. While providing good food to feed the baby, ask also saves the mother from what is called engorgement. Engorgement is when the breast milk is over filled and caused pain to the mother and the long run but with the use of breast pump this can be avoided. (more…)

If nursing our son we should forget the bottle of supplement, as the quality of milk is always good and better than formula.
The milk quality is always good and far superior to formula. And the amount depends on how much you suck your son. The more you give, the more you get. It is therefore important not to break any of the following:
* Out clock, the baby has to nurse whenever he wants and he has to leave until you release the chest by itself.
* You should not be put in the mouth any more, or pacifier, or bottle of water, milk, etc.., Or liners. Babies can suck these things mentally confused. It’s very different to those objects suck suck her breast, and may even refuse the breast for confusion. Besides all the other things sucking time is spent sucking and milk taken off, and you diminish your milk supply. (more…)