Newborn baby feeding Tip's | breastfeeding newborn Tricks
Newborn baby feeding Tip's | breastfeeding newborn Tricks
Newborn feeding requires mothers to be very careful and cautious so that the child gets required nutrition for his growth and development. The first decision regarding the newborn feeding is the source of feeding. Mothers need to decide whether the child will be breastfed or will be fed by bottle. This decision does not entirely depend upon the mother’s decision but is also affected by other reasons and circumstances.
Breastfeeding or bottle feeding:
Undoubtedly breastfeeding is the best for the baby as it provides the baby with all essential nutrition needed for his growth. It is also recommended by WHO and AAP that a child should be breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months and then some solid food can be introduced but breastfeeding should be continued during the first year and if needed even after. But many a times it is not possible to breastfed a child due to conditions like working mothers, medicines intake by mother which are harmful for the child, insufficient milk production in mother and many others. In such cases where breast feeding is not possible a newborn is fed through a bottle using formula milk. There are many other factors that should be taken due care while newborn feeding.
Feed when baby demands:
Newborn feeding should be done on demand and mostly newborns need to be fed 8 to 12 times in a day. The feed should be given after every 2-3 hours and care should be taken that a child is not left unfed more than 4 hours otherwise his sugar level will decrease. As the time passes the baby will develop a predictable feeding pattern and a routine.
Identify the newborn feeding cues:
A newborn baby also tells us that he is hungry and the only thing we require is to understand his cues. There are many acts by newborn that indicates their hunger and most common ones include stretching themselves, yawning, making smacking sound through lips and putting fist in the mouth and sucking it. Every child gives different cue and you just need to well recognise them
Thus make your newborn feeding experience to be enjoyable for him as well as for you by proper care and consideration.
Newborn feeding requires mothers to be very careful and cautious so that the child gets required nutrition for his growth and development. The first decision regarding the newborn feeding is the source of feeding. Mothers need to decide whether the child will be breastfed or will be fed by bottle. This decision does not entirely depend upon the mother’s decision but is also affected by other reasons and circumstances.
Breastfeeding or bottle feeding:
Undoubtedly breastfeeding is the best for the baby as it provides the baby with all essential nutrition needed for his growth. It is also recommended by WHO and AAP that a child should be breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months and then some solid food can be introduced but breastfeeding should be continued during the first year and if needed even after. But many a times it is not possible to breastfed a child due to conditions like working mothers, medicines intake by mother which are harmful for the child, insufficient milk production in mother and many others. In such cases where breast feeding is not possible a newborn is fed through a bottle using formula milk. There are many other factors that should be taken due care while newborn feeding.
Feed when baby demands:
Newborn feeding should be done on demand and mostly newborns need to be fed 8 to 12 times in a day. The feed should be given after every 2-3 hours and care should be taken that a child is not left unfed more than 4 hours otherwise his sugar level will decrease. As the time passes the baby will develop a predictable feeding pattern and a routine.
Identify the newborn feeding cues:
A newborn baby also tells us that he is hungry and the only thing we require is to understand his cues. There are many acts by newborn that indicates their hunger and most common ones include stretching themselves, yawning, making smacking sound through lips and putting fist in the mouth and sucking it. Every child gives different cue and you just need to well recognise them
Thus make your newborn feeding experience to be enjoyable for him as well as for you by proper care and consideration.
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