When does the breast milk that babies drink go out of nutrition, a problem that has always plagued nursing mothers.
People have different opinions, some mothers do not give their children breast milk when they are six months old;
Some people say that breast milk has been full of nutrition for two years after the birth of a child, but what are the answers to these questions and statements, let's take a look at the following examples.
One day Zhou's mother was walking downstairs with her eight-month-old son in her arms, and the old ladies chatting next to her gathered around.
Looking at the thin baby, the old ladies argued, "Yo, why is this child so thin and small, the child will not only feed him after eight months?" "Breast milk is nutritious, and it's okay to feed it until you're two years old..."
Hearing these words for the first time as a mother, Zhou's mother also began to be troubled, whether she should wean her child now, and whether her own breast milk is really unable to provide enough nutrition for her child. Let's take a look at the explanations of parenting experts.
When does breast milk lose its nutrition?
Some people think that breast milk has run out of nutrition after the child is two years old, but in fact, this kind of statement is wrong.
Breast milk will always be rich in nutrients, but some of the nutrients contained in it will continue to decrease over time.
For example, the amount of immune proteins and other nutrients contained in them will gradually decrease, and the baby will need additional food to supplement the intake of immune proteins.
However, this loss of nutrients is very small, so there is no need for mothers to worry, because the protein, sugar, fat and immunoactive factors in breast milk are rich enough to meet the needs of six-month-old children.
However, when the child grows up, the nutritional content and variety of the child needs increases, and the nutrition provided by breast milk is limited, then it is quite important to supplement the child with additional nutrition.
What else should nursing mothers pay attention to when it comes to eating their babies?
1. Maintain the quality of their own breast milk
There is no doubt that a mother's own good physical condition is a prerequisite for providing her child with adequately nourished breast milk.
Dietary quality is something that nursing mothers need to pay special attention to. During lactation, the mother's diet should pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, refuse to eat too cold and spicy foods, and maintain a balanced intake.
On the other hand, the mother also needs her own physical condition. At this stage, mothers should try to avoid getting sick less, and both illness and medication will reduce the quality of breast milk;
In addition, having enough rest and a good mood will also promote the improvement of breast milk quality.
Second, reasonably feed the baby complementary food
Feeding complementary foods is also an important part of lactation. On the one hand, complementary foods are an important source of nutrition for the baby's body, which can make up for the lack of nutrition in breast milk;
Complementary foods, on the other hand, can help children gradually get used to the process of chewing food.
When starting to feed complementary foods to your baby, you need to choose foods that are convenient for your child to digest, such as rice noodles, porridge, etc.;
But at the same time, it should be noted that the spices in the food need to be controlled, the baby is still young, and the digestive system cannot accept too much spice intake for a while.
Third, choose the appropriate weaning period
When to wean a child is also a problem that plagues many mothers. According to the advice of parenting experts, babies from eight months to one year old and in spring and autumn are the most appropriate time to start weaning.
But this is to choose the appropriate weaning period according to the specific situation of each mother and child.
When the baby reaches eight months old and the baby's digestive ability is damaged for other reasons, the baby's digestive system will not be able to withstand food other than breast milk, and the mother must not wean the child.
"The people take food as the sky", and the same is true for babies. Every parent wants their child to be well nourished from an early age.
Therefore, parents, especially mothers, need to pay a lot of energy for this, so that when children suck breast milk, they can not only harvest nutrition, but also feel the strong love from their mothers.