Breast milk is the most precious gift a mother can give to her baby
Breast milk is recognized as an ideal natural food for babies, contributing to the health, growth, development and building of an immune system. Breastfeeding not only provides many short-, medium- and long-term health benefits for mothers and babies, but also has important social development implications.
Some people say that breast milk is the first gold medal in life that the baby obtains, and it is the first step for the baby to take a healthy growth; at the same time, breast milk is also the most beautiful gift that the baby gives to the mother, it is like the emotional bond of mother and child, tough and warm
When is breastfeeding best?
In the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding, published in 2002, the World Health Organization and UNICEF proposed that exclusive breastfeeding should be given for the first six months of life, followed by continuous breastfeeding with appropriate complementary foods until age 2 years or longer.
How do nursing mothers eat?
Lactating women (nursing mothers) not only secrete milk and feed the baby, but also need to gradually compensate for the loss of nutrients during pregnancy and childbirth and promote the recovery of various organs and systems, so they need more nutrition than non-lactating women.
The nutritional status of lactating mothers is the basis of lactation, and if there is insufficient nutrition during lactation, it will reduce the amount of milk produced, reduce the quality of milk, and affect maternal health. In addition, the mood, psychology, sleep, etc. of nursing mothers will also affect milk production. In view of this, the dietary guidelines for lactating women add the following 5 items to the dietary guidelines for the general population:
Increase animal foods and seafood rich in high-quality protein and vitamin A, and use iodized salt;
Nursing mothers should increase their intake of protein by 25g per day on the original basis to 80g per day, and ensure the supply of high-quality protein.
Food in the puerperium is not too diverse, and attention is paid to nutrition throughout the lactation period;
Pleasant mood, adequate sleep, promote milk production;
Insist on breastfeeding, moderate exercise, and gradually restore appropriate body quality;
Avoid alcohol and tobacco, strong tea and coffee.
What should I do if I am worried about poor milk quality?
1. Prenatal nutritional intervention
600 pregnant women were randomly divided into two groups, and the experimental group gave prenatal nutritional guidance. The results showed that prenatal dietary nutrition guidance can improve postnatal lactation function by meeting the normal needs of pregnant women and fetal development.
2. Postpartum nutritional intervention
122 cases of puerperal women with insufficient lactation in obstetrics were studied, and were randomly divided into two groups, and the nutrition group combined appropriate nutritional interventions on the basis of the conventional group, focusing on supplementing protein-rich foods. The results showed that increasing nutritional interventions for women on the basis of traditional treatment can effectively improve the start time of lactation and increase the amount of lactation!
Resources:
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Hong Honghua,Wu Weifeng,Zhu Jianmei. Effects of prenatal dietary nutrition guidance on maternal and infant pregnancy outcomes and lactation function[J]. Modern And Practical Medicine,2019,31(08):1109-1111.
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