Child Care Blog

Over/Under Feeding & Inadequate Mothering

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:10:00 +0000

A highly diluted formula, often due to ignorance or economic considerations is a well known cause of failure to gain weight. Such underfed baby takes his food quickly showing that he has been hungry for long. Dissatisfied with the amount made available to him, he usually cries and cries until he goes to sleep. He also wakes up much before the due time for feed and cries. Do not let this happen. It is a sign of bad mothering. Overfeeding is not a common problem. Most infants refuse to accept excess feed. Pushing the feed forcibly is quite a difficult job. Some mothers do manage to give the baby larger feeds. These babies are likely to suffer from infantile obesity. Infantile obesity is on the increase and is more common in babies from well to do families. Pushing the food more than the baby’s needs does not always cause obesity. Not all mothers are well prepared for the new borne. Some are wanting in self confidence and unsure as to how to handle the baby. Their nervousness somehow influences the baby and he becomes more demanding and cries a lot to the mother’s annoyance. This may lead to a unhealthy relationship between the mother and the baby and also affect his feeding.

Change in Bowel Habits

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:55:00 +0000

Infants who are fed on cow’s milk, especially if underfed and given inadequate fluids, may pass constipated stools - stools which are hard in consistency. This may cause a great deal of strain and discomfort to the baby. As a result, the fear of pain may further aggravate the condition any at times result in retention. Passage of such stool on its own or following a rectal examination may lead to anal crack or fissure. Some babies may have spuripous diarrhea. Such babies should be given plenty of water, some brown sugar, honey or glucose. If constipation persists, medical opinion should be sought. Cretinism or deficiency of thyroid hormone and congenital megacolon. Megacolon is a condition in where you find constriction of the distal portion of the large intestine. This condition needs to be ruled out. Recurrent episodes of loose motions are often due to poor bottle hygiene. If you are fully satisfied that there is no such problem, ask for doctors advice. The baby may be allergic to milk or may be suffering from cystic fibrosis – a hereditary disease of the pancreas, the so called sweet-bread, which is situated in the abdomen and plays an important role in digestion.

Excessive Crying and Colic

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:42:00 +0000

Crying in a new borne is almost always a manifestation of hunger or thirst, chillness, need for the mother’s handling, a wet nappie or even an ant bite. Repeated crying may begin to get on the mother’s nerves. An insecure mother may fail to develop the much needed warn emotional relationship with such a baby. The mother may indulge in battering. It is not uncommon to hear comments such as “What else can you do with such a rascal? He does not let me relax for a minute”. Some babies cry for no reason at all. Of all people in the house it only the mother who best knows why the baby is crying. Sometimes a baby begins crying soon after birth and keeps doing so, particularly towards the evening, during the first three months or so. This condition has been christened as three months coli. This is mainly due to excessive intestinal mobility or activity. So you do not have to worry about this condition. You can consult your doctor and I am sure that he will reassure you that there is nothing to worry about. Perhaps he may prescribe a very mild antispasmodic agent if the crying is nonstop.

Vomiting and Sucking & Swallowing difficulties

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:46:00 +0000

Vomiting may be due to overfeeding, prolonged burping, too much of swallowed air, gastroenteritis or some other infection. Persistent vomiting is an indication to meet the doctor. Also if the baby shoots the milk half way across the room you must consult the doctor. The so called projectile vomiting may well be a manifestation of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, a disease needing specialized care and in all probability an operation. Some difficulty during the first few days after birth is normal. This is the time when you and the baby are still trying to master the technique. Certain mechanical problems like cleft pallet, cleft lip, very large tongue and obstruction in the nose may interfere in feeding. Local conditions of the breast like sore and cracked nipples, retracted nipples and engorgement also cause sucking difficulties. Mind you, a preterm baby has a greater chance of having poor sucking and swallowing difficulty. If your new born has developed jaundice (yellow discolouration of the skin and white of the eye) there will be poor activity and the baby will stop sucking as well. When this condition is noticed do not hesitate to consult a doctor. Contamination of food can also be a cause for vomiting.

Regurgitation

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:05:00 +0000

Several babies bring up a little of the feed along with swallowed air which condition is called posseting. This condition becomes a habit in some babies. They relish bringing back some milk and chew it just as a cow chews the cud. This is called rumination. Though harmless, it makes the baby smelly. In order that while doing so he does not inhale any bit of the regurgitated milk into the lungs, you should put him on his side. Never put the baby on his back, always put him on his side so that it will be difficult for him to regurgitate and to continue rumination. You do not have to bother about regurgitation unless it interferes with the nutrition of the baby. Also if the baby brings back the entire food particularly more than once, you should seek the opinion of a doctor. Regurgitation is because of the wind production in the stomach because of the excessive air that he swallows with the feed or because of excessive crying. If you are well trained in the technique of burping and if you are putting it into practice, the solution of the problem is round the corner. In fact the problem should not occur if you are doing good burping. You may well check up with your doctor how to do it properly.

Feeding the low birth weight baby

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:52:00 +0000

The low birth weight baby has an immature alimentary system which causes special feeding problems which need to be tackled in a special way. You must appreciate that in order to make up for his weight deficit, he needs more milk. He also needs additional vitamins, A, C, D, E and K as also iron and folic acid about the first month. As a rule he should receive his first feed early rather than late. Most good centres have a policy to give the feed just 3 hours after birth. If the baby is less than 1200 gms in weight especially when breathing difficulty or abdominal distension are also present, doctors prefer to start intravenous drip in order to give 5 to 10 percent glucose round the clock. Most babies with weight over 1800 gms and some even with less of it are able to suck well from the breast or bottle. Doctors would like you to breast feed such a baby. One precaution feed the baby small amounts but make it at more frequent intervals. Most babies weighing between 1200 and 1800 gms would need to be fed in the hospital through a tube passed through the mouth or the nose into the stomach. This kind of feeding is indicated if the baby becomes quickly tired or takes more than 20 minutes to finish the recommended amount of feed.

Baby’s addiction to the bottle

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:35:00 +0000

One of the most common problems faced by mothers is the baby’s addiction to the feeding bottle. This can be at time very embarrassing to the mother especially when they out to a party. I have seen some educated mothers with grown up babies clinging to the feeding bottle. This is a very common sight in a doctor’s clinic. If you ask the mother whether it does not look odd, the instant reply from the mother would invariably be “what can I do? He cannot do without it”. This only shows that the mother has not whole heartedly decided to wean her baby from the bottle or when she does so it is already too late. You should begin weaning the child from the bottle as soon as he is 6 to 9 months of age. By the time he is one year old, there is no reason why he should still be using the bottle. The cup is the right thing for him. Do not let any bottle lie around the house. He would certainly create fuss for some days. Eventually he will learn to do without the bottle. But remember it requires determination and not half heartedness on your part.

Which Milk to Choose

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:12:00 +0000

It is very important that you choose the right milk for feeding your baby. No doubt cow’s milk is the best and preferred by one all for artificial feeding especially if you do not want to make things too expensive. Milk powders are costly but have the advantage of being less contaminated and free from adulteration. The next option would be the buffalo’s milk. Cow’s milk or modified buffalo’s milk currently available for sale may contain about 5 to 6 percent of fat. The recommended dilution for cow’s milk for the first fortnight is 1:1. Subsequently it should slowly be decreased to 2:1, then to 3:1 and later as such without dilution. The suggested dilution of buffalo’s milk is more or less the same as that of cow’s milk. Skimmed milk powder should not be used for infant feeding. Not that there are no advocates of proprietary formulae. For instance it has been suggested that large amount of sodium consumed during infancy may cause high blood pressure in later life. So care should be taken to feed proprietary formulae with low sodium content only. If you choose to give powder milk, see that you start with a standard brand and also make sure that its supply is not going to be short in the subsequent months.

Artificial feeding and its hazards

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:31:00 +0000

The lack of knowledge of proper feeding technique, poor socio economic status, superstitions and customs are some of the factors that make bottle feeding hazardous to the baby. Over dilution of the formula can result in under feeding and eventually lead to multiple nutritional deficiencies. Super added infections, especially acute gastroenteritis, as a result of dirt from poor hygiene and untidy hands as also feeding bottle and other utensils constitute another danger of bottle feeding. Acute gastroenteritis may per se prove a “Killer”. In others, its recurrent attacks adversely affect the nutritional status of the baby, often leading to gross malnutrition in one shape or the other. Iron and vitamin deficiencies, especially those of C and D, are common in artificially fed infants unless they receive supplements of these constituents at the appropriate time. Prolonged use of skimmed milk may cause vitamin A and D deficiency. Likewise if a sweetened condensed milk is give for a long time, protein-energy malnutrition may result. Yet, if you have to give your baby artificial feeding, either on doctor’s advice or on your own the choice is yours. You must exercise greater vigilance and extra care in carrying it out. Do not forget to bear in mind that you are going to expose the baby to a lot of hazards.

Failure in lactation…..a myth or reality?

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:56:00 +0000

Many researchers worldwide believe that there is no such thing as failure of lactation. It is never real and on the contrary it is only the indifferent attitude of the mother towards breast feeding. They regard it as messy, an encroachment on their activities and so on. There is a great deal of evidence that attitude of the mother has a great bearing on the success or failure of lactation. All mothers should remember not to rush for artificial feeding as soon as you encounter some difficulty in starting the baby on breast feeding. This will only hamper on the very production of milk by the mother. There are certain conditions of the breasts that may contribute to the failure of breast feeding. For example sore or cracked nipples. This condition can be cure by taking the baby off feeding for a temporary period and apply some cream to the nipple. Resume feeding when the nipple is healed. Retracted nipples cause difficulty in the withdrawal of the areola into the baby’s mouth that is in sucking. In such conditions press the areola between the thumb and the index finger just before the nipple is put inside the mouth of the baby. If it does not work use a nipple shield temporarily. So just because you have some difficulty in initiating the baby on breast feeding is not a good reason to “call it a day”.

Nursing Mother’s Diet

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:50:00 +0000

In order to produce enough milk for adequate growth of the baby, you must eat a little extra of whatever you eat routinely. This is important to maintain your health as well. A little additional helping of food including green leafy vegetables, fruits, fish, and meat should suffice. Over eating must however be avoided. Many mothers hesitate to breast feed their babies because they think they are very weak. Remember that even malnourished mothers are able to breast feed their babies for the first 4 to 6 months. This no doubt puts extra strain on their vulnerable bodies, depriving them of calcium and proteins. The answer lies not avoiding breast feeding buy in improving their own nutrition. Nursing mothers must avoid alcohol and smoking. You can see numerous mothers who regretted terribly that they had smoked and perhaps drunk during pregnancy and after birth of the baby. I am sure that there will not be even a single woman who would have regretted in not having indulged in such activity. Nursing mothers should remember very spicy foods such as chillies and flavoured foods may cause a sort of smell in the milk that the baby finds annoying. These may also upset his tummy. So avoid such food.

Breast feeding during illness and when on medication

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0000

The mother can continue breast feeding while she is unwell. In such cases, the doctors prescribe medicines that are less likely to harm the baby. In aliments such as septicemia or jaundice, the doctors may discontinue breast feeding for a short period. During this gap, the mother should express the milk to safeguard against breast engorgement and to ensure free flow of milk when she resumes breast feeding after a few days. As far as the baby, feed him with a clean spoon and cup during this passing phase. Almost all drugs taken by lactating mothers are excreted through breast milk, usually in very small amounts. But, if a drug is required to be given in a large dose or over an extended period, breast feeding may prove damaging to the infant. Antithyroid drugs given to the mother with thyrotoxicosis for instance, may cause hypothyroidism in the infant. There are certain contraceptive pills which have an adverse effect on lactation. But, again a point that should not be overlooked is, that this is the case only when lactation is not yet established. The contraceptive pill does not however interfere with the full established lactation. All said and done it is advisable to wait about six weeks before starting on oral contraceptive.

How can the fairy collective surprise the sin?

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:08:00 +0000

How can the fairy collective surprise the sin?

Prenatal expression of Milk & Techniques of breast feeding

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:16:00 +0000

It is debatable whether prenatal expression of colostrum should be practiced. Expressing the breast milk during the last weeks of pregnancy allows the mother to get used to the handling of her breasts by the future baby. Thus, she learns a technique that might prove handy once breast-feeding has begun. It is claimed that the more the mother expresses her colostrums, the more ready will the breasts be to produce larger amounts of milk after childbirth. She should also learn to do manual expression by gently squeeze the skin above and below the nipple, avoiding the dark area with the forefinger and the thumb. This brings out a small amount of thick yellow material. In the beginning this may be difficult. But, with practice, this becomes easy. A few days after the birth of the baby her breasts get engorged. Unless she has initially expressed some milk, it becomes difficult for the baby to get his jaws around the nipple. Every pregnant mother should learn during the antenatal period how to bear down, how to relax and how to promote lactation, how to actually breast feed the baby and how to do burping else this will interfere in her from further feeding the infant on her breasts.

Antenatal preparation for Breast feeding

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:05:00 +0000

If nutrition is poor, the mother’s borderline malnutrition may become over. On the contrary, overeating may cause excessive gain in weight. Average gain during pregnancy in the first 20 weeks is 3kg. A gain of 0.4 kg per week is considered safe. Both malnutrition and over nutrition are risky for the mother as well as the baby. In both cases, successful breast-feeding is hindered. The expectant mother should learn mother craft and attend to motivation for breast-feeding during discussion with the nurses, lady health visitors or doctors during pregnancy. Care should be taken to wash the nipples with plain tap water. Application of soap, antiseptic lotion or vitamin ointment is best avoided. During the last month or so, gentle application of plain lanolin cream is allowed. Scrubbing the nipples to make them tough is not in order and should not be resorted to. Since it is usual for the breasts to increase considerably in size, particularly towards the last trimester, it is desirable to wear an uplift brassiere about one or two sizes larger. It helps to prevent sagging. If you notice any abnormality in your breasts immediately consult your doctor who will help you out. Do not be shy or hesitant in consulting him.

Promotion of breast feeding

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:44:00 +0000

Adequate prenatal advice to the young mothers about the several merits of breast-feeding. Proper reassurance and preparation for breast-feeding go a long way to make it a success as and when the baby comes. In the present modern times when women work on par with men, they have no time to breast feed their babies. Some organizations extend maternity leave for a period of three months which is mainly for the mother to breast feed the baby. There is also a wide spread misconception that breast feeding will spoil the figure of the women. In fact it helps her to regain her figure. Every mother should keep their breast clean. It should be periodically ascertained by your doctor that the nipples are neither retracted nor cracked or sore. Engorgement as also abscess interferes with successful lactation. The infant should be put to the breast as soon as possible after birth may be within the first 3 hours. The lactating mother should keep herself happy, confident and free from anxiety. Worry is the enemy of successful breast feeding. Good nourishing diet with plenty of water and fruit juices and frequent sucking by the baby is the best way for promoting milk production. Your doctor will advise you if you need to take a drug to help you in producing more milk.

When does milk begin to come after delivery?

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:31:00 +0000

I would say that it is a wonder of Nature. Milk begins to come on the second or third day after delivery in case of multipara. Primipara starts supplying milk a little later, i.e., on the third or fourth day. With the passage of days and weeks, the breasts tend to adjust well in their milk production to meet the infant’s needs. This is one unique example of how efficiently nature works. The milk secreted in the first few days is called colostrums (which is milk, as the cynics would have us believe but which is all nonsense). This is exceedingly rich in protein s and gets coagulated spontaneously on standing. Gradually, the protein content falls whereas the fat content shows a rise in colostrum as time passes. In the first month secretion of milk is called intermediate or transitional milk. Thereafter, it is the mature milk which supplies most of the required nutrients with the exception of iron, vitamins C and D and copper. Depending on the demand and health condition of the mother milk production continues even for many years after the birth of the last child. A unique case where a mother continued to have lavish amount of milk even after 30 years after the last childbirth.

Mechanism of Milk Production

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:17:00 +0000

Your breast is composed of 20 odd lobes, also called segments. Placed more or less at the periphery are the secreting alveoli, surrounded by the cells of my myoepithelium. The ducts from the alveoli converge to form a solitary duct of each segment, opening on the surface of the nipple. During pregnancy the breasts enlarge and the body prepares the ducts and alveoli for lactation. After delivery, a hormone, prolactin begins to act on the alveolar cells and induces milk production. Sucking the nipple by the infant cause withdrawal of the two hormones, estrogen and progesterone. Secretion of a higher amount of prolactin enhances production of fat, proteins and lactose by the glandular tissue. Thus the milk secretion is initiated by prolactin. Its maintenance is regulated by the growth hormone and thyroxine. The propulsion of milk into the ducts and then from the nipple into the baby’s mouth is again stimulated by sucking. Sucking is, thus, of vital importance for both the phases of lactation. If the breast is not fully emptied, increasing pressure in the ducts is likely to inhibit secretions. The higher the demand, the greater is the production and supply of milk. That is why some women keep secreting enough milk years after the birth of their last child.

Medicinal value of Breast Milk

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:08:00 +0000

Breast-feeding, it is claimed, helps in spacing children. The chances of conception in a lactating mother are far less. Mind you, I said it “helps”-just helps, not that it is a dependable foolproof way for contraception. Mothers who breast-feed their babies show relatively a very low incidence of breast cancer. This is exemplified by the fact that breast cancer hardly hits the Jews who have a very high rate of breast-feeding. In recent years, considerable evidence has accumulated to show that human milk offers some protection against arteriosclerosis, a degenerative disorder of blood vessels.If you are well and the baby is well there is absolutely no disadvantage and no contra-indication of breast-feeding. It is not only superior most type of infant feeding but also a “must” for the infant. There is a widely held belief that breast feeding spoils the figure of the mother. In reality is just the other way round. Proper breast-feeding, in fact, improves and shapes the young mother’s figure. It enables the uterus to return to the normal size and also drains away extra fat that accumulates during pregnancy. Think hundred times with a cool mind before opting against giving your own milk to the baby.

Studies on Breast Milk

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:01:00 +0000

A recent investigation has demonstrated that the anti-infective factors continue to be present in significant amounts in mother’s milk even at the end of the first year of the lactation. These qualities of breast milk are of major significance for the infant’s defense against infection, particularly in the Third World countries where risk of infection is very high. Decline in breast-feeding in Singapore during 1951-1960 led to a loss of 1.8 million US dollars. On the world scale it has been estimated that marked decline in breast-feeding could lead to literally billions of dollars going down the drain. Even if you do not care what happens to the rest of the world or the statistics, just wait. Does it cost anything to feed the baby on your own breasts? Imagine if you have to go in for all those bottles, teats and milk powders. Breast-feeding contributes a great lot to establish sound and healthy mother - child interactions. The breast-fed infant has the close, warm contact of the mother’s body that has been compared to the “warm encompassing amniotic fluid (the water in which the baby floats while in the womb) which he just left”. Nursing the baby would decidedly give you much satisfaction and a sense of fulfillment. The baby too gets reciprocal contentment and pleasure.

Advantages of Breast Milk

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:55:00 +0000

Breast milk is more or less sterile. It has been convincingly shown in several studies that the incidence of respiratory infections such as cold and gastrointestinal infections like diarrhea is much less in breast- fed babies. This disease is a leading cause of death and ill-health in late infancy. Mother’s milk contains antibodies against food proteins as also cow’s milk proteins. Such antibodies are useful in blocking absorption of toxic or allergic food materials to which the infant has no local intestinal immune response of his own. Many experts believe that breast milk, if adequate, should be sole source of nutrition during the first 6 to 8 weeks of life. Introduction of foreign proteins, including cow’s milk – remember it – very early in life only hastens and facilities the induction of allergy. Mother’s milk is safe and nearly free from contamination. All that reduces the chances of infection. In contains several anti-microbial factors (agents which resist the invasion) which play an important role in defense against infection in the baby. There is also evidence of presence of antibodies against certain bacteria and viruses, and that includes virus that causes poliomyelitis, the paralysing disease. In short there is no substitution to mother’s milk.

Importance of Breast feeding

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:43:00 +0000

Human milk has been hailed as “a unique gift of love and a natural resource” by Dr. Derrick B. Jelliffe, one of the greatest authorities in infant nutrition. Every baby, as far as possible, must be breast-fed at least for the first 3 months and preferably for the 6 months of life. As and when there is doubt if the infant will be able to receive enough of proteins from elsewhere, he should continue to be fed on the breast for as long as 2 years or so. Remember, mother’s milk is not a “poor babies’ food” but food of choice for the infant. Breast-feeding is considered the best. Its outstanding advantages are that human milk has a composition that is ideally suited to meet the requirements of an infant. No other milk comes anywhere close to it in this connection. Remember, it may be possible to bring up an infant on milks of other species, it is quite impossible to humanize cow’s milk or for that matter any other milk. Mother’s Milk is always fresh, pure and ready for instant use, requiring no preparation. Human milk is always at a temperature which is best suited to the infant. You do not have to boil it and then make sure that it gets to the right temperature.

Tips on keeping Fit after Delivery

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:36:00 +0000

For some women who are greatly exhausted during delivery and are also nervous may develop emotional disturbances, irritability and apprehension after the birth of the baby. Depression and insomnia may worsen the mother’s condition. The so-called puerperal psychosis responds well to reassurance and to drugs like tranquillisers and sedatives. If the condition takes a serious turn, the obstetrician would, as a rule, consult his psychiatrist colleague. Your doctor will also prescribe for you some haematinic tablets (iron, folic acid, vitamin B12’ B-complex or multivitamin in variable combinations) and/or calcium pills to improve your general health. See that you do not skip the dose. To tone up and bring back your abdomen to shape buy yourself a nylon abdominal belt and use it constantly to safeguard against abdominal “paunch” and the waistline getting too big. If you are a very outgoing type and addicted to swimming, please avoid it at least for the first 6 weeks after delivery. Do not forget to continue the postnatal exercise that you learnt in the hospital. Make “exercise” a routine. Something which always puzzles the young mother: When is “coitus” permitted after childbirth? Take an expert‘s good counsel. They say: “Avoid it during the first 6 weeks or so, perhaps a little longer if you can”.

Does and Don’ts after returning home

noreply@blogger.com (Tommy Gerald) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:31:00 +0000

Once you are back home, make use of the routine you learnt in the hospital and follow the doctor’s advice and instructions religiously. During the first week, take plenty of rest, a good deal of it in the bed. Have small strolls but do not exert too much. Climbing stairs is not permitted. If you do not get exhausted, you may render a helping hand to the mother-in-law or others in doing easy things. There is nothing wrong in doing light pleasant reading, listening to the radio or watching the television, the idiot-box as many would like to designate it. Also, do see the visitors but avoid longish chatting sessions. After a week, you may increase your activity and render more help in cooking and other household affairs. You may now begin to climb the stairs. Sleep enough. Have a good nap in the afternoon too. In the third week, you may go shopping to the nearly market. You may also go out for an evening walk. Expose yourself to fresh air in your lawn and to the sunshine. Take care of your nutrition. Else you will be harming your physique as well as the baby you are breast-feeding. Include in your diet milk, cheese, eggs, fish, meat, fresh vegetables and fruits. Drink plenty of fluids; fruit juices are very useful.

Child Care Blog

Over/Under Feeding & Inadequate Mothering

Change in Bowel Habits

Excessive Crying and Colic

Vomiting and Sucking & Swallowing difficulties

Regurgitation

Feeding the low birth weight baby

Baby’s addiction to the bottle

Which Milk to Choose

Artificial feeding and its hazards

Failure in lactation…..a myth or reality?

Nursing Mother’s Diet

Breast feeding during illness and when on medication

How can the fairy collective surprise the sin?

Prenatal expression of Milk & Techniques of breast feeding

Antenatal preparation for Breast feeding

Promotion of breast feeding

When does milk begin to come after delivery?

Mechanism of Milk Production

Medicinal value of Breast Milk

Studies on Breast Milk

Advantages of Breast Milk

Importance of Breast feeding

More about Post-natal Exercise

Tips on keeping Fit after Delivery

Does and Don’ts after returning home