breastfeeding notes

육아 2019. 8. 17. 05:00

colostrum 초유 

Colostrum is a breast fluid produced by humans, cows, and other mammals before breast milk is released.

It’s very nutritious and contains high levels of antibodies, which are proteins that fight infections and bacteria.

Colostrum promotes growth and health in infants and newborn animals, but research shows that taking bovine colostrum supplements may promote immunity, help fight infections, and improve gut health throughout life.

how to know baby is getting enough milk 

1. weight gain 

2. 6-8 wet daiper / day 

- 6 to 8 weeks need at least 1 poop / day 

 

should start pumping within 1 hour after birth; or as soon as medically able 

 

hand expression 

https://m.wikihow.mom/Hand-Express-Breast-Milk

 

How to Hand Express Breast Milk: 9 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow

Article Summary To express your own breast milk by hand, position your fingers over the milk reservoirs on your breast by making your hand into a “C” above or below your nipple. With your hand in this position, apply gentle pressure inward toward your ches

m.wikihow.mom

 

weigh the baby once daily 

weight loss is expected right after birth (should be <10% weight loss) 

 

brown fat 

10% of birth weight - for babies to burn through to maintain baby until mom's milk starts to flow 

 

breastfeeding should not be painful 

if hurting 

1. problem with latch

2. possible tongue tie 

could be soar, BUT should NOT be cracked, bleeding, blistered, bruising  

 

scheduled feeding 

wake up baby minimum every 2 hours to eat but if baby wants to eat more frequent - let babies eat 

babies do not just eat for nutrient; it comforts, sooths, satisfies baby's need "non nutritive sucking" 

don't need to put baby on a schedule 

 

lip and tongue tie 

 

 

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