Lactation in low-weight baby

Contents:

• How much weight should gain a child?
• Baked milk to increase the fat content of breast milk

Ever since the Soviet era - the era of deficit - we know that a healthy child - a fat kid. No, not obese unhappy baby and a healthy, chubby toddler with ruddy cheeks. The pictures of modern magazines, posters, films are usually chubby kids. But what if your child is not gaining weight? Let's try to figure out why it happens and how to help him.

Let's start with the fact that children can weigh differently depending on individual factors. From your height, increase your husband and parents depend weight and height of the child.

If you and your husband above 170 cm while weighing less than 60-70 kg, do not expect that the child will be plump and stocky, he may be thin. He can also gain weight slower than their peers, it is not a reason for concern. Newborn babies at birth are losing 10-15% of the original weight, as they are swelling when excess fluid is lost. With proper breastfeeding weight must be returned within 3 weeks.

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How much weight should gain a child?

Birth weight should be on 3-3, 7 kg in boys and 3-3 in girls 6 kg. Up to 6 month old baby should weigh 7, 4 to 8, 5 kg (boys) and 6, 7-7, 9 (girls). At 1 year 8, 3-10 kg and 7, 600-9 kg respectively. The figures are average, so do not worry if your little girl gained less of this rule or your boy weighs more, all individually.

Signs of effective breastfeeding

To begin with we shall understand, properly fed your baby gets enough milk. The main criteria by which a child may be difficult to gain weight:

1. The frequency of feedings per day. It is recommended to feed your baby as often as possible, especially in the first days after birth. So you're running is lactation, and the child will be easier to adapt to the new environment.
2. When suckling rhythm of movement slows down, hear the sound of swallowing. Listen to the baby during feeding, because it can suck empty the breast or to be properly attached so milk can not do that. For this reason, the child may cry during feeding.
3. The behavior of the child. If the child is listless and constantly sleeping, is not interested in the outside world, does not respond to toys, TV, etc., all of which can be a sign of a lack of milk.
4. Rare chair or lack thereof. Stool frequency should be between 3-5 times a day under the age of 1 month, further increases.
5. Kid requires constant chest. This may indicate malnutrition, bad fat content of milk.
6. The body of the child has loose skin. Even if healthy baby looks lean, it should have folds on the arms, legs and neck.

If the child's weight gain is not associated with your personal concerns and substantiated indications of the pediatrician, the problem should be addressed urgently.

To establish breastfeeding

In the first days of life, the baby may not be getting enough milk for various reasons, especially if the mother is young and inexperienced.

The most common problem - the baby can not grasp the chest, especially if it is premature, or simply weak. The most common reason is the anatomy of the nipple of the mother. In most cases, the newly-made mother's nipple flat or small. Of course, later, a few months later, when feeding and getting better, and the child can grasp the chest of any situation, this problem seems ridiculous, but in the first days of life, it is in the first place and particularly acute.

There is an exit. To make it easier for the baby to grasp the breast, it is necessary before each feeding a few seconds to pull the nipple with your fingers, and as far as possible, that you can help your child grasp it.

Another reason for poor lactation may become insufficient milk. And it can occur due to insufficient applying baby to the breast. Recently, many fashionable magazines of the children recommended to establish breast-bounds. That is, by the build schedule when applying crumbs. But for a good lactation should be given the breast as often as possible, and upon request, even if the baby is sleeping, wake him pediatricians recommend and apply to the chest. This is especially important in the early days of life.

The fact that for the production of milk in the woman's body responds hormone - prolactin, and for the allocation of milk from the breast - oxytocin. Particularly intense prolactin is produced in the period from 3 to 7 o'clock in the morning, so it is very important co-sleeping with the baby, because its smell will provoke the production of these two hormones. It is also good to help pumping. Even if the breast is empty after each feeding, it is necessary to squeeze even a drop. Remember, one squeeze two added.

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Baked milk to increase the fat content of breast milk

If you have enough milk, but the child is constantly asking the breast or crying when applying, it may well be that your milk is not enough fat. Fat milk should be bluish, if it decant into a mug. After a while on the surface you can see the yellow plaque, which indicates normal fat content. If it is low-fat and bad child gaining weight, it is necessary to take action. First, you need to revise your diet. Include more meat, broth, liver, fat sour cream, cottage cheese. Good increases lactation kelp or seaweed, it contains a lot of iodine and beneficial vitamins and minerals.

There is a way not only to the national increase of the lactation, but its fat content. It melted milk nuts. It is simple. You will need:

1. Chopped walnuts 100-200 g;
2. Clay container (if not, go and ceramic, clay but better because milk will have to languish, however well-ware should keep the temperature);
3. Milk (any fat, but the best home - it is healthier and fatter);
4. Oven.

We grind nuts in a blender until crumbs state or put them in a plastic bag and roll out with a rolling pin (glass bottles, cans, that comes to hand). Pour the milk into the container, well, if you have a clay pot, then it will be perfect. Do not top up the edges of the tank about 3-5 cm, it is necessary to at boiling milk is poured. We fall asleep on top of the nuts and stir. Put in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees. If a gas oven - 180 degrees. Do not cover the lid. For the milk must necessarily follow.

When will the top crust, reduce the oven temperature to 150-160 degrees. Leave for half an hour. As time passes, you will feel the aroma of baked milk. Drink it should be every day a glass, in a week you will notice that the child began to gorge, in 2 weeks he should start to gain weight.