The Dosage of Giving The Pump Mother’s Milk for Babies 0-6 Months

Dosage of giving the pump mother’s milk is often being a big question for the mother after giving birth but her milk is not smooth, or has a problem about the shape of teat that difficult to breastfeed the baby directly. Indeed the need of breastfeeding for the baby a moment after birth are just a little and definitely able to suffice their needs. And along with getting in years of the baby, the amount of milk produced will match the baby’s needs.

The problems often experienced is an exact dosage for the mother that has breastfed by bottle, either it because the baby does not want breastfeed directly through the nipple or because the demands of job. The mother’s milk dosage that you can give for the baby are:

• Babies aged 1 day, need 5-7 ml or one tablespoon of the breast milk in one drink and be provided with a range about 2 hours. The mother’s milk need is a newly bit, because the size of the baby's gastric in this age is only as big as the candlenut seed. 
• Babies aged 3 days, require 22-27 ml of breast milk in one drink which given 8-12 times a day or almost a pint glass of water for one day. At this age, the gastric develops into as big as a cherry or grape moderate-sized. 
• Babies aged 1 week, need 45-60 ml of milk in one drink, and be able to spend 400-600 ml of breast milk or one and a half to two and a half of pint glass of water in a day. At this age the breast milk need increases because there is the first growth spurt in babies. 
• Babies aged 1 month, requiring 80-150 ml of breast milk in a drink, and is given 8 to 12 times in one day, with a gap of 1,5 -2 hours in the day and at night the gap is 3 hours. 
• Babies aged 6 months are still need the breast milk about 720 ml per day and it is supported by the complementary feeding of breast milk. Take the advantage of the pump breast milk to thin the complementary feeding of breast milk, so the taste is the same with the mother’s milk. 
• At the age of 7 months, the babies breast milk needs reache 875 ml or about 93% of the total of babies’ nutrient intake needs. 
• The need of breast milk for a baby aged 1 year dropped to about 550 ml per day. And at this age, the baby may consume the solid food like the adult food. Give the baby a more varied foods, so the nutritional needs are complete. And in order to the pump mother’s milk production remains sufficient, you have to consume the nutritious foods, especially fruits and vegetables. 

Summary:

• The dosage of giving the pump breast milk will continue to increase based on the age of the baby, and it will decline after the age of 1 year. 
• The gap of giving the pump breast milk for the baby is about 2 to 3 hours or 8-12 times a day and be done regularly. 

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The Age of Babies Begin to be Permitted Learning to Swimming

There are different opinion of the scientists about the age of babies begin to be permitted learning to swim, but many have agreed on the minimum age of 3 months. This is because when the baby’s age is under 3 months, the immune system of the baby's body has not been able to survive in the water more than 10 minutes. It is also to reduce the allergy, because the amount of water contains chlorine currently.

Swimming for the baby aged 3 months is certainly in the tub or a special pool which used only once. This is to keep the purity of the water, and avoiding the baby from transmission the disease. But when the baby 6 months of age you can take him to swim in the adult pool. This will releazes the child to express the joy.

More benefits are also obtained if the baby begin learning to swim at the age of 3 months. This was reinforced by a research published in a journal in Melbourn Australia. The researchers did the IQ test when the child aged 10 years. It was done toward the children are taught to swim from the age of three months and from the age of five years. From these tests got the result that babies who learn to swim since the age of three months have a higher IQ, and useful toward the emotional level and the better physical than the other children.

Swimming for The Babies Stimulate The Motoric Response

When swimming, the baby will move their whole body, laughing happily, freely and without load. This will activates the motoric and sensory baby, because the muscles moving and the brain will think to balance the body while swimming. Swimming in the baby also help more easily receive the response from the surrounding around, learning to crawl and walking faster because familiar with moving arms and legs as when swimming.

At three months of age, actually the baby already have the reflex to move, moro reflex or gripping reflex. It is signed by when the baby is dipped into a tub or swimmingpool, then he will swing the legs like he was stepping. Perhaps at first the baby will be surprised, but usually will be happy after some time. By swimming will also increase the interaction and baby’s psychology toward the parents, like communication while swimming.

Summary:

• Swimming for babies can began at the age of 3 months, and will get the results more maximal than the other age,
• Swimming for a three months old baby is done in a special tub with warm water and used only once,
• Swimming for babies of three months of age is helpful toward the motoric function, IQ, emotional and physical child from the baby to adult.

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