Thanks for giving me the chance to see this paragraph! I have my confidence back!
Reb : )
Profile for Louis
Born 26 Feb 04 -- 3.24kg
02 Mar 04 -- 3.30 kg
29 Mar 04 -- 4.55 kg
30 Mar 04 -- 4.65 kg (length : 54.7 cm)
10 Apr 04 -- 5.40 kg
30 Apr 04 -- 6.00 kg
03 May 04 -- 6.20 kg (length: 56.0 cm)
25 May 04 -- 6.84 kg (length: 61.5 cm)
05 Jun 04 -- 7.15 kg
04 Jul 04 -- 7.90 kg (length: 67.0 cm)
I am a newly breast feeding mother too. I am happen to be on the BK web and have seen your article of the sudden need of milk for a baby's growth.
I am thankful for this news, since my little boy is about 6 weeks and he ask for my breast very often recently and sleep very light too. Many thanks for sharing this news so that a new mother like me would not worry so much.
Let's support each other to carry on the breast feeding and have faith in our milk is good enough for our baby !
Very useful article for new mums! It is exactly my experince when my baby was new born. I remember that when my baby is small (Now she is about 1-year-old la, still breastfeeding :-P ), She always cry, don't sleep and want me to hold and feed her all day long. Therefore, my mother-in-law always complain that the quality of my milk is no good, not enough milk and should add formula milk. At first, since I am too tired to listen so much comments, I tried to give 1-2 oz formula milk for baby. Fortunately, she do not drink! Even if my mother-in-law forced her to drink, she vomit all of them and wait my feeding. So smart! After several weeks, the situation was changed. My milk supply was suddenly increased and I can start to store milk before the end of maternity leave. So good arrangement by baby!
That's a great article! I pick up another useful article to new moms.
Nutrition for Breastfeeding Mothers
It is important to make sure that you're getting the nutrition you need after childbirth, especially if you are breastfeeding your baby. Producing breast milk uses many calories. This means that you must try to eat the most nutritious foods you can to keep your energy up and to pass important vitamins and minerals to your baby. As long as you try to not eat more than you need, and make sure the food you eat is high in nutrition, you will lose extra fat naturally as you breastfeed.
The nutrients that are most important to breastfeeding mothers and babies are generally those that are important to everyone.
If you are breastfeeding, you may need to eat more of certain foods to take in enough for two, and you may also feel thirstier than usual. It is important to eat and drink frequently when you breastfeed -- you can probably trust your body to crave the foods you need the most.
Here is a list of foods containing the nutrients your body needs:
Water clean water, juices, soups
Fat dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese, butter, etc.), lean meats, nuts, oils, eggs
Carbohydrates whole grains (not bleached or processed), rice and pasta, nuts, fruits, vegetables
Protein dried beans, nuts and peanut butter, eggs, dairy products, lean meats
Vitamin A carrots, sweet potatoes, and dark leafy greens like spinach, kale, and collard greens
Vitamin C citrus fruits like oranges and lemons, broccoli, sweet peppers, berries, potato skins
Calcium dairy products, collard greens, broccoli, dried beans, some fish
Iron spinach, tofu, whole-grain foods, lean red meat, dried fruit
Dieting and weight loss
If you are concerned about losing weight and gaining muscle as soon as possible, keep these points in mind:
You lost about 10 pounds during delivery: the baby, placenta and amniotic fluids.
Much of the swelling and weight on your body for the first week or two is made up of the remaining fluid and tissue in your uterus, which is coming out gradually as lochia.
Most of the extra water your body stored during pregnancy will leave your body through urination and sweating.
Dieting is not recommended until 6 weeks after childbirth if you aren't breastfeeding. Dieting is not recommended at all while you are breastfeeding.
If you diet, talk to a healthcare professional about getting the nutrition you need and making sure you won't be losing much more than 1/2 a pound every month. Don't forget to include an exercise program to build strength while you lose fat you don't need.
Clean Food
It is very important that your meals or snacks are prepared carefully to avoid harmful germs getting into the food. New mothers recovering from childbirth may become ill more easily, and newborn infants do not have resistance to germs or food poisoning. Avoid food poisoning by:
cooking all meats and eggs completely; avoid raw eggs and meat
keeping all refrigerated foods cold enough to prevent the growth of bacteria
washing your hands well before preparing a meal and in between touching cooked and raw foods;
keeping preparation surfaces (counter-tops, cutting boards, etc.) clean
Avoiding unhealthy chemicals
Certain common products pass into your breast milk and may affect your baby's health as well as yours. Some of these products are:
Caffeine (coffee, tea, chocolate, colas)
Tobacco
Artificial sweeteners
Alcohol (beer, wine, liquor)
Aspirin and ibuprofen (acetaminophen is usually not harmful in small amounts)
Cold medications
Weight loss medications
All recreational drugs (marijuana, cocaine or crack, heroin or methadone, PCP, LSD, amphetamines, Ecstasy, hashish and so on) should be avoided. Prescription drugs should be taken only on the advice of your healthcare professional.