The Healthy Diet Tips for Breastfeeding Mothers

Lose the body weight of breastfeeding mothers by reducing the number of calories of food does not very recommended. This is caused can affect the amount and quality of breast milk. In order for the quantity and quality of breast milk remain guaranteed, the Breastfeeding mothers should add about 300 kcal intake daily. That is by increasing the consumption of vegetables, fruits and of course other nutritious foods.

For those of you who want to lose the body weight when breastfeeding can do some following tips:

• Keep Breastfeeding your baby until the age of 2 years, this is caused the mother's breastfeeding body will produce hormones that can lose the body weight and get back the body’s shape as the time before pregnancy with naturally. Some researches revealed that by breastfeeding, the body will burn about 300-500 kcal / day, equivalent to cycling for 1 hour. 
• Increase the consumption of vegetables, fruits, skim fat, complex carbohydrates, low-fat protein sources, and completing liquid. The examples are skim milk or low-fat milk, skinless chicken, eggs, fish, tofu, tempeh, and beans. 
• Avoid the fast food (junk food), eat in small portion but often (usually given in 6 times of giving, with 3 main meals such as breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack 3 times). When tension or stress switch to play or walk with the baby. 
• The exercise of Breastfeeding mothers should be done after finish the breastfeeding, and to reduce discomfort in the breast, use a specially designed clothes for Breastfeeding mothers. 
• Begin the exercise with a light movement such as walking, cycling, or swimming. All these activities can be done as comfortable as possible and if it has accustomed then the intensity and duration of exercise can be increased gradually. For example, you can exercise to strengthen the abdominal wall. But, if there is pain, tightness, then stop the activity or exercise immediately and consult to your doctor or midwife. 
• To avoid the saturation during exercise, you can do this activity together with other friends or in sports clubs. And do not forget to always complete your liqouid intake to prevent dehydration during exercise. 

Summary: 

• Lose the body weight when breastfeeding can be done by the natural ways accompanied with regular exercise, 
• The healthy diet tips of Breastfeeding mothers are keep breastfeeding the baby until the age of 2 years, increase the consumption of vegetables, avoid fast food, and doing exercise. 

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The Child Weaning Tips when The Mother is being Pregnant

Breastfeeding while pregnant is still allowed, but it is more emphasized if the child is over age of 12 months. This case is often happened, the baby should be breastfed until the age of two years, after earlier at the age of six months were breastfed exclusively, and at the age of 6 months - 2 years breastfed plus the complementary foods. But, this treatment will be different for the nursing mothers who have received pregnancy, when their children have not reach the age of 2 years.

Based on the child development consultant Faculty of medicine-RSCM, Dr. Soedjatmiko SpA (K), MSi, "If the baby age is not 12 months yet, you should continue the nursing. Because though the children have getting the additional food, breast-milk is still become the main source of food for the babies under 12 months ". However, if the baby is already 12 months old, then be allowed weaned.

Breastfeeding during the pregnancy can reduce the volume of milk, because the influence of The pregnant women hormones, the mother experiences fatigue, the composition of breast-milk changes during the pregnancy gradually resemble the composition of colostrum, especially toward the childbirth, triggering the uterine contraction and the pregnant women nipples are easily scratched because more sensitive.

To wean a child under 2 years old must be with a strong intention of mother and when the mother is ready, then the next effort can be done. The most appropriate way to wean is to invite children to talk continuously and there is no pressure to stop the nurse.

By this way, the weaning becomes the decision of two sides, not just the mother's decision. If the decision to weaning is taken by only the mother's side, it can give a negative impact to the child's psychological, because they feel dumped. It will be worse when the child is weaned because they would have a young brother or sister.

The traditional way like applying a certain material on the nipple in order for the child stopping the consumption of breast-milk is also not wise, because it belongs to the category the decision to stop breast-milk at one side.

By speaking directly like saying “you're a big, need to be independent, this is to the preparation of the young brother”, it would be wise when weaning a child because the pregnancy have a positive impact for the psychological’s child. And if you are pregnant in the age condition of old brother have not more than 12 months yet, you can read the article of The Breastfeeding Tips while Pregnant.

Summary: 

• Breastfeeding while pregnant is still recommended when old brother have not more than 12 months yet, 
• Breastfeeding while pregnant triggers the uterine contraction and the nipple is easily scratched, 
• The child weaning while being pregnant is better with talking to the children and give an explanation patiently. 

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There are many of Breast nipple shape and how to Breastfeeding Technique

The woman breast has a function to transfer the breast milk to the baby, and the breast nipples will have great role to transfer the breast milk. The baby will suck the woman breast nipple to get the breast milk. But for the woman who has flat/inverted nipples may have known how to breastfeeding bechnique her baby.

Actually there is no problem about how to breastfeeding   because the breastfeeding can be done by using many kinds of breast nipples. The woman can breastfeeding easily by using an appropriate technique.

Some useful techniques for the woman who has flat/depressed/inverted nipples

When you realized that you have flat/depressed/inverted nipples, don’t try to pull out or pinch your nipples in order to make the nipples emerging and the baby will be able to breastfeeding easily.

We need to know that if the woman pinches the breast nipple during the pregnancy especially in the first semester of the pregnancy. It will encourage some contractions that can cause the premature birth.

Giving breastfeeding technique for the woman who has flat breast nipple shape

In early lactation the woman may have some difficulty for breastfeeding. But it will be done easily by using an appropriate technique. Baby will suck the breast milk through the areola not from the nipple. Therefore it will be better for us to do some initiation for the baby and let your baby to reach the breast and areola by himself.

1. You may try to get a nestle position such as cross-cradle and football/clutch. You may try to pull up the breast nipple by using shrink pump, pull up the nipple with you finger in order to help your baby to get the breast milk easily.
2. You can do some techniques such as shore up the breasts from the bottom with your fingers, and press the top of the breast with your thumb. But do not hold too close to the nipple breast (C hold, U hold)

The most important thing which should be considered by the woman is that the baby must in a good position when breastfeeding. The breastfeeding process is not related to how to suck the breast nipple but the way how to get the breast milk through the areola. Therefore you must consider about a good position for breastfeeding. Let see the following explanation:

• Make sure that the baby`s chin is attached the mother`s breast.
• Make sure that the baby can suck not only the nipple but also the areola. Make sure that the baby can suck amount of the areola.
• Make sure that the baby`s mouth has a good position to suck the breast milk.
• Make sure that the baby`s mouth can open widely to suck the breast milk.

By using appropriate techniques for breastfeeding the woman will get some pleasure for breastfeeding. It will speed up the breastfeeding process. If you haven’t find appropriate techniques for breastfeeding, it will be better to consult to the doctor.

Summary:

• The breast nipples shape will influence the breastfeeding process
• The woman who has flat breast nipples will need appropriate techniques for breastfeeding
• If the woman has some problems about breastfeeding that is caused by flat breast nipples, she can try to use appropriate techniques for breastfeeding.

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