Hot breast milk makes babies slow to gain weight? Good tips to help mothers more milk, babies gain weight rapidly

Breastfed babies but slow to gain weight? Mother must do to improve?

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How is it normal for a breastfed infant to gain weight?

Breastfed babies

The growth rate of a normal birth weight is about 3 - 3.5 kg. If the baby weighs less than 2.5 kg, but is born at full term, it will be the fetus malnutrition, and still born premature is called a premature baby. In the first month, the baby must gain a minimum of 600g.

Babies can lose physiological weight in the first week after birth, losing about 5 - 10% of their weight. But from week 2, children gain weight very quickly.

Usually in the first 3 months of life, children increase from 1 to 1.2 kg / month, from 3 to 6 months increase about 6 ounces / month. More and more slowly when from 6 months to 12 months children increase 3 - 4 taels / month.

Or you can rely on key landmarks like:

10 - 14 days old : Recover weight at birth.

5 - 6 months: Double your birth weight.

1 year: Triple your birth weight.

How is infant weight gain reasonable and suitable for Vietnamese people?

According to the nutrition report, infants can lose weight in the first days after birth, before starting to gain weight between or after a week. In terms of the average weekly gain for exclusively breastfed babies the following is the weight gain during the baby's first five years:

From birth to 3 months: each month, the baby increases from 600 to 800g, and in some months, the baby increases to 1kg.

From 3 - 6 months: each month, the baby increases by 500 - 600g.

6 - 9 months: each month, children increase 400 - 500g.

9 - 12 months: each month children increase 300 - 400g.

12 - 24 months: each month, children increase 150 - 300g.

2 - 10 years old: each month, children increase 100 - 200g.

Breastfed babies

Breastfeeding that is increasingly stunted - Is it because of hot breast milk?

Many scientific studies, surveys on the quality of breast milk in different classes, income and living conditions in the world show.

Even when the maternal nutritional quality is 200% different (maximum nourishment compared to no conditions), some ingredients still have the same content, some ingredients are only different. each other 10%. And the breast milk of these two groups is within the optimal nutritional threshold for the baby.

As well as asserted by Professor, Dr. Nguyen Cong Khanh, President of Vietnam Pediatrics Association. "The concept that breast milk is hot, breast milk is not good is not accurate. Weight and development of the baby depends on many factors, the ability of the baby to absorb, how the mother breastfeeds ... All the ingredients needed by a baby, and some ingredients only breastmilk have like DHA.

There is no concept of hot milk so don't question if breastmilk is hot and how to improve it. Just make sure you eat well while you are breast-feeding. And properly breastfed your baby will develop healthy.

What do mothers eat to make condensed and fragrant milk more attractive to babies?

1. Diet

When mothers breastfeed, the need for energy and nutrients is enormous to ensure that the baby can get enough nutrients through breast milk.

Mothers should supplement with a balance of nutrients: about 500 Kcal of energy a day will help mothers get 750 ml of breast milk for their babies. For protein intake, it should be over 28g per day. Iron, calcium and vitamins are absolutely essential.

According to the doctor's opinion, in order to have enough milk for the baby, mothers need to have a variety of foods. For example, each meal has 2 main dishes such as meat, beans, or fish and eggs ... grease and green vegetables, fresh fruits ... To get enough nutrients, the quantity increases more than usual. For example, each day can increase from 1-2 bowls of rice with changing dishes, drinking 2.5 liters of water a day. Include milk, juices or eating fresh fruit, broth, or water.

Mother should not only focus on protein but also incorporate green vegetables and fruits in the daily menu. Protein should also be complete with both vegetable and animal protein. In addition, maternal psychology also directly affects the amount of breast milk of a nursing infant. The more comfortable you are, the more milk you will release.

But if the mother just takes care of how many ml of milk she can get, the milk does not come out will become worse.

So she needs to remind herself of "Comfortable, happy, relaxing". If I feel so stressed or tired, I watch movies, listen to music, watch comedy programs to help me off the scandal or take advantage of my husband and relatives to look after the baby for a while and then run out to meet, go out to play for a comfortable mind. is the best.

2. Breast massage to stimulate milk glands

In addition to proper nutrition, breastfeed regularly. Then breast massage is also an effective method in stimulating the mammary gland to release milk.

See how  breast massage to enrich breast milk

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Tell the mother how to breastfeed so that the baby will get all fat in both breasts

There are two forms of breast milk during lactation: first breast milk and last breast milk

During the first 10 minutes, first milk is given to keep in the compartments and secreted in the early stages. High amount of milk, water, lactose, low calories and only for refreshment purposes.

The first milk is usually clear, thin like water, and when the baby sucks, it can shoot in rays if the mother has a lot of milk. Last milk after breastfeeding, following the middle stage of feeding, is very rich, rich in cream and full of fat-soluble vitamins. This is a source of nutrients to help your baby develop and be full. Because thicker and fatter also contains more protein. Especially, only dripping white opaque drops in the last minutes of breast milk.

Mom needs to breastfeed properly

If the mother only breastfeeds the baby from the first formula, nutrition is not guaranteed for the baby. Your baby may be full and not want to eat until the last part of the milk is high-fat deep in the mother's breasts. This will cause the baby to have gas, the baby will urinate a lot, and when the mother is awake, the mother can observe a green color and bubbles. That's because there is too much lactose in the baby's womb.

Video for mothers to see how to properly latch your baby

 

The best way is to breastfeed for at least 20 minutes on each side, to make sure your baby gets drops of fatty milk. Mothers can also express the first layer of milk before breastfeeding. When mothers discarded a portion of the first milk, the time to breastfeed may be less than 20 minutes. But still can suck nutritious milk layer.

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If your baby tends to sleep while feeding, try gently tickling the legs. Waking up so that the baby continues to "nanny". There are also cases where the baby is still slow to gain weight while parents have tried everything. Parents should not be too worried because the weight depends on the absorption of nutrition in each baby. At a certain stage, many babies will develop quickly, keep up with the growth momentum with babies of the same age.