I am a stay-at-home mom, a stay-at-home mom who is constantly fulfilling her self-worth. Reject anxiety, refuse "inner volume", easy parenting, rational treatment of married life, tolerant response to the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, I hope that some of my views can make you suddenly enlightened, can bring you positive energy, and solve your practical problems.
Is there an essential difference between breastfeeding and formula feeding?
If you want to speak from the perspective of scientific feeding, formula milk and breast milk are definitely different, breast milk contains a richer variety of nutrients, and the research and development concept of formula milk powder is "infinitely close to breast milk", but it can never become breast milk.
In addition, breast milk contains active immune factors, which can enhance the baby's immunity, formula milk powder in this aspect is a shortcoming, although many milk powder brand slogan is "enhance the baby's immunity", can only say that this is a vision.
In fact, formula is difficult to truly achieve the efficacy of breast milk.
But is there any difference between eating formula and a child who grew up eating breast milk?
Under the premise of healthy formula, there is no difference in the clear.
Many children grew up eating formula, are healthy, have a bright mind, and are tall.
Looking through the crowd, it is impossible to distinguish who grew up on breast milk and who grew up with formula.
The points that really attract young people to "breastfeed" have changed
Under the premise of general conditions, the standard for choosing formula or breast milk for children is no longer "money", and now ordinary families give their children milk powder, which is more than enough.
But there is one point that attracts many young mothers to insist on "breastfeeding", that is, breastfeeding the baby, you can easily lose weight.
Postpartum weight gain of about 20 pounds is very common.
Probably the first headache after childbirth is to lose weight.
"Open your legs and keep your mouth shut" is the core of weight loss, but in the busy work and life, it is really difficult to stick to it.
Postpartum mothers have found a great way to lose weight, that is, to stick to breastfeeding after childbirth, and with a normal diet and no extra exercise, the weight will quickly return to the past.
Breastfeeding can lose weight, there is a scientific basis. The various nutrients and energy contained in breast milk come from the mother, and the mother transmits the nutrients and energy to the child, and her own weight will naturally decline rapidly.
Since there is a certain scientific basis, and compared with dieting exercise, it seems to be relatively easy, and breastfeeding is indeed a great benefit to the baby, then be patient and insist on breastfeeding.
Many postpartum mothers think so, but some mothers are not satisfied.
Breastfeeding is not easier than exercise, it can be clearly said that exercise is much easier, breastfeeding is laborious, very hard.
But in the end, not only did the weight not drop, but the excess fat increased.
Why?
Insisting on breastfeeding, weight gain without loss, may be the reason for these two aspects:
1. Appetite is open, diet is increased
If, during breastfeeding, the amount of food per meal is greatly increased, and the number of additional meals in the day increases, the energy intake doubles.
Then the weight must be going up.
The nutrients and energy needed by themselves are limited every day without excess exercise, and even if they are breastfed, the energy is limited and basically fixed.
The energy intake increases every day, and what cannot be consumed is converted into fat, and the macro performance is weight gain.
2. Lack of sleep
For half a year after the baby is born, night milk is necessary.
When the baby is born, it is fed every two hours, and then the time gradually lengthens, from 2 hours to 3 hours to 4 hours.
But for half a year, my mother had to get up at night, and the quality of sleep was greatly impaired.
Some babies may not quit night milk until they are 1 or even 2 years old, and they have to drink milk once in the middle of the night.
If the mother works during the day, it will be more difficult, work during the day, take the baby at night, the biggest feeling is lack of sleep, mood deterioration, temper tantrums.
And all of these changes have a direct result: wanting to eat more food.
When people are in a bad mood, they will have the desire to eat, especially sweets will bring people a sense of satisfaction and can ease people's emotions.
The result is a constant rise in weight.
Therefore, if you always want to eat, it is likely that you will not sleep well and need to sleep well.
The benefits of breastfeeding are not only reflected in "rapid weight loss"
One of the most spoken words now is "PUA.".
Families persuade pregnant women to have a normal birth, they say it is "PUA", family members persuade women to "breastfeed", they also say that this is a spiritual "PUA", families persuade to spend more time with children, and some people say that it is "PUA".
This is really not a "PUA", this is really just a little advice from the child's point of view.
If there is a conditional natural birth, it is recommended that expectant mothers adhere to normal birth, and if there is a conditional breastfeeding, it is recommended that expectant mothers insist on breastfeeding.
We are not trying to eliminate our responsibilities in this regard to demand equality, but to ask fathers to pay more attention to our emotions, pay more attention to the growth of the baby, and truly join the family.
I remember when I was pregnant, two good friends would often persuade me in the group not to listen to my mother-in-law's words to give birth, and to suffer a vaginal birth, so I chose to have a caesarean section, they only paid attention to the child, not the mother.
At first, I thought the same thing, "I want to choose a caesarean section" this idea continued until the third trimester, and then I saw more, listened to more, plus the advice given by the doctor, and changed my mind.
Later, I chose the normal birth, painless injections, very smooth, under the scientific guidance of the doctor, the baby was born smoothly in an hour, and the baby's spirit was very good after giving birth, and he could immediately go down to the ground and move around.
Insisting on breast milk after childbirth is really tiring, but it can really improve the relationship between mother and baby.
And the baby's physical fitness is really good.
With the addition of breastfeeding, the number of times the baby gets sick within the age of 3 is very small, and occasionally there is a common cold, no need to see a doctor, and can heal itself.
This is really to reduce the burden on yourself, otherwise the baby will often get sick, and the whole family will worry about it, especially if the mother can't close her eyes for a few days.
The mother who came over must have personally experienced these torments, the little ones looked so pitiful, and the mothers really couldn't stand the ordeal process.
Finally, I would like to give my personal advice that, if possible, vaginal birth and breastfeeding are helpful for the child's physical health, and this can be clearly felt at least until the baby is 3 years old. can