{"id":2183,"date":"2021-08-08T08:24:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T08:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/?p=2183"},"modified":"2021-08-08T08:29:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T08:29:24","slug":"breast-feeding-best-for-the-mother-the-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/2021\/08\/08\/breast-feeding-best-for-the-mother-the-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast-feeding best for the mother & the child"},"content":{"rendered":"
Reduces breast and ovarian cancer – <\/em><\/strong>help in delaying next pregnancy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n shed extra fat – <\/em><\/strong>fast development of baby. And many more<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Breastfeeding has multiple long-term and short-term advantages for you and your baby. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), breastfeeding may protect your baby from multiple acute and chronic diseases. Therefore, for the first six months, your baby should be only breastfed, after which, supplemental food should be introduced along with breastfeeding for 12\u201324 months after birth.<\/p>\n Why is breastfeeding your baby so important?<\/strong><\/p>\n Breastfeeding is beneficial for both, you and your baby, some of the advantages are mentioned below:<\/p>\n Breast milk is high in nutrition, particularly colostrum. After giving birth, a woman produces colostrum, which is bright yellow and has a sticky and dense consistency. Colostrum is extremely necessary for your babys health because it is a rich source of immunoglobulins and Vitamins A, D, E, and K. The milk produced later (known as transition milk and mature milk) is vital for the baby because they are rich in fats, proteins, minerals, sugar and water.<\/p>\n When to initiate and how frequently to breastfeed your baby?<\/strong><\/p>\n You should initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible after delivery, this duration is usually within an hour. Babies are biologically ready for breastfeeding soon after birth; thus, it is the right time to initiate it. You should normally breastfeed your baby every 2\u20133 h or when the baby demands for at least 15\u201320 min. In terms of cues, cooing, restlessness, sighing noises, rapid eye movement, sucking sounds, lip smacking, or hand to mouth movements are feeding signals that you ought to be aware of. Because crying is a late cue, do not wait for your baby to cry before starting breastfeeding. 3,4<\/p>\n How to position your baby for breastfeeding?<\/strong><\/p>\n Breastfeeding is not confined to one position. Good positioning is important for the baby to successfully complete the feed. Some positions for breastfeeding include:<\/p>\n Certain ways to bring your baby towards the breast for feeding are listed below:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Article written by Dr. C. Jayasree Reddy, MD, DGO, Sr. Consultant Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Laparoscopic Surgeon, Infertility Specialist Ankura Hospital for women & children<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reduces breast and ovarian cancer – help in delaying next pregnancy shed extra fat – fast development of baby. And many more Breastfeeding has multiple long-term and short-term advantages for you and your baby. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), breastfeeding may protect your baby from multiple acute and chronic diseases. Therefore, for the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,46,47,51],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2183"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2183"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2189,"href":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2183\/revisions\/2189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itshealthcare.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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