Two simple tips for the breastfeeding woman

For the early lactic period the woman will feel so strange with this condition. But it is the most precious moment for some women who have some difficulties to get the pregnancy. Breastfeeding is the precious moment for those who have known some appropriate breastfeeding techniques.

For the pregnant woman who has some confusions how to implement some appropriate breastfeeding techniques, you can see these following explanations which contain two tips which are very useful for the breastfeeding woman.

The woman must be given some psychological supports from the family

• The woman must have a good confidence for having a successful lactation.
• The woman must be sure that she can produce an adequate breast milk for her baby, and she has to know that the breast milk production is not depended on the woman`s breast sizes.
• The supports of the family, husband, and also the medical officer are very important for the woman`s psychology. 

The breastfeeding woman should consider these following cases:

• Provide immediate breastfeeding within the first 30 minutes after having a normal childbirth process (Early Initiation of Breastfeeding)
• The woman must give the colostrum (The breast milk which spread out shortly after the childbirth process and it usually has a yellow color) for her baby although in very small amount. The breast milk will spread out in 1-3 days after the childbirth process. 

• Don’t give your baby some beverage that contains some sugar, mineral water packaged, and other instant beverages.
• Give your baby the breast milk through your breasts in turn, and do it frequently.
• In healthy condition the woman must give the exclusive breast milk for the baby until the age of 6 months. The complementary food can be given gradually after the baby is 6 months. 
• Make sure that you have a good breastfeeding position.
• Continue your lactation although you have sick or the baby gets some illnesses, unless the disease is dangerous and contagious or you have some medical instruction.
• The woman must have an adequate nutrition supply. It can be completed by consuming various food especially some fruits and vegetables.
• If the woman must work in the office, then she can give her breast milk directly before and after work. When she work at her office, she can squeeze her breast milk in order to have an adequate breast milk production.

By considering some several tips above, we hope that the woman who get the first pregnancy shouldn’t be worried to conduct the breastfeeding for her baby. And it can help her to focus on the childbirth process rather than to think about how to do the breastfeeding for her baby.

Summary:

• The important things which should be considered by the breastfeeding woman are the psychological support from her family and some tips which should be considered during the lactation,
• The breast milk production is not depended on the woman`s breasts size.
• The breast milk production will be influenced by the woman`s nutrition completion and how often the woman conducts the breastfeeding for her baby.

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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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Tips for conducting the breastfeeding when the woman gets some illnesses

Does the woman who gets some illnesses allowed to do the breastfeeding? There are so many women who ask about it because they are worried if the illnesses can be spread by the breast milk. In this occasion the writer will try to discuss about it to find appropriate solution. The solution is that the woman shouldn’t be worried about that because the illnesses will not influence the breast milk quality.

The breast milk will produce the antibody substances which are useful for the baby although the woman is having some illnesses. Therefore it will give an equal benefit for the baby to get a good immunity system. Likewise the drug consumed by the woman will not influence the quality of the breast milk. But there are some medicines that can influence the woman`s breast milk such as the anticancer medicines or the woman having the cancer treatment using radioactive.

Tips for conducting breastfeeding when the woman having influenza or fever

For the woman who gets influenza will be better to use the masker when doing the breastfeeding because the influenza viruses can be easily to spread through the sneeze or cough. The woman shouldn’t be wary to consume some influenza medicine and fever given by the doctor.

Tips for conducting the breastfeeding when the woman gets some diarrhea 

Diarrhea is one of the disease that can cause a heavy defecate in the frequent period (It can be more than 6 times a day). The diarrhea can cause some dehydration, therefore the woman need to consume a lot of foods and beverages to replace the body fluids. The woman should wash her hand using soap before conducting the breastfeeding. The diarrhea microbe can spread through the unsterile hand.

Tips for conducting the breastfeeding when the woman getting the hepatitis a disease

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics there is no evidence that is found related to the spreading of the hepatitis A in the woman`s breast milk. To prevent the infection of the hepatitis a for the baby, the woman should wash her hand before conducting the breastfeeding. Therefore the woman should not be worried about it.

Tips for conducting the breastfeeding for the woman who gets the diabetes 

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is not a contagious disease but you must pay for attention about that. The woman will has some profit during the lactation. Based on a certain research, the woman who is conducting the breastfeeding will have a lower risk of getting the diabetes mellitus in the next pregnancy. The hormonal changes in the woman`s body can reduce the blood sugar level and make the woman feels well.

Summary:

• The woman is allowed to do the breastfeeding when she gets some illnesses which is not caused by contagious disease through the breast milk.
• Doing the breastfeeding when the woman gets some illnesses will give an equal benefit for the baby to improve his immunity.

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Some tips for the mother to do the breastfeeding after the caesarean section

For the woman who has done the caesarean section should not be worried to do the breastfeeding for the baby. It is not be determined by the childbirth process method that have been conducted but it depends on the condition of the woman and the baby after the childbirth process. These are the useful breastfeeding tips that can be used for the woman who has conducted the caesarean section.

Keep Consuming the Medicines

After the caesarean section, you still need to consume some medicines to cure the painful caused by the effect of the surgery. You should have a great awareness that the medicines given by the doctor will not have any bed effect to your baby. You can consult to the doctor to make sure that the medicine has appropriate doses.

The problems usually happen when you refuse to consume those medicines. The unbearable pain can influence the breastfeeding process to your baby.

Early initiation of breastfeeding

Every new born baby should get an adequate the breast milk supply. It will need some agreement and also some corporations between the medical officer and the woman to support each other and to help the woman to do the early initiation of breastfeeding.

It can give some opportunities for the woman and her baby to get the physically contact skin by skin. It can be done by putting the baby on the woman`s breast. In this process will create a strong psychological attachment. It will be better to be done in a view moments after the childbirth process. 

Every hospital should have a lactation consultant. Their duty is to help the woman to have a successful lactation for the new born baby. The consultant will help the woman about how to do the breastfeeding therefore the woman and the baby will get a comfortable condition.

Make sure that you have a comfortable position

Finding a comfortable position is the important way to do the breastfeeding especially for the woman who has done the caesarean section. Make sure that the baby is close to you. Protect the incision using a pillow. Put your baby beside or under the armpit. After the caesarean section, it is very important for the baby to get the colostrum and the woman can try to learn about how to do the breastfeeding. It will be very useful to prevent the swelling of the woman`s breast and it will be useful to maintain an adequate breast milk supply.

Some hospital usually provides a special room enables the woman stay with her baby after the childbirth. In this room the woman can get something easily. The woman will have an easy access to do the breastfeeding to her baby. If there are some reasons that requires the woman and the baby take apart, ask the nurse to pump the breast milk in every 3-4 hours until the woman and the baby are allowed to meet again.

Summary:

• The Breastfeeding is determined by the condition of the woman and the baby after the childbirth process.
• Make sure that the medicines that you consume have appropriate doses and it safe for the woman and the baby.
• Finding a comfortable condition during the lactation can be guided by the consultant of lactation.

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The breastfeeding tips for the baby who is sleeping

Doing the breastfeeding to the baby who is sleeping is not easy because we have to know about some technique to avoid the rejection of the baby. Sometimes the baby will refuse to get the breastfeeding because he feels uncomfortable to get it while sleeping.  However we have to give an adequate breastfeeding for the newborn baby. It will be better to give the breastfeeding approximately about 8-12 times in a day or in every 2-3 hours.

The breast feeding position can be divided in some types based on the suitable position to do the breastfeeding. One of the positions which is difficult to do the breast feeding is while the baby spends his time to sleep. The mother often to ask about how to do the breastfeeding when the baby sleeping almost the time.
Sleeping is the nature of the baby that is very useful to develop their growth. We can use some technique about how to give the breastfeeding for the baby who is sleeping without disturb him. Let see the following useful steps to do the breastfeeding for the baby who is sleeping:

1. Weak the baby carefully. Make sure that the baby is wake up by looking the movement of his eyes and his body. Wipe him smoothly so that he can weak up slowly and don`t let him to get some shocked when he weak up.
2. Change his position when he sleeps, even when doing the breastfeeding. It frequently when the baby feel so sleepy therefore it makes him to sleep soundly. In this situation we can change his position smoothly, and carefully to prevent the stagnation.
3. We can weak him up by hugging and swinging smoothly. It can be done if the baby is asleep while drinking the breast milk. The mother can change his position smoothly so that he weak up or the mother keeps talking to him to make him still awake.

Giving the breastfeeding for the baby who is sleeping can cause some problems such as the stagnation, therefore it will be better to weak up him first to prevent the stagnation. You can do the breastfeeding gradually especially for the new born baby. It can be useful to maximize the baby`s growth and to improve the immunity.

Summary:

• Giving the breastfeeding especially for the new born baby should be done gradually even it should be done when the baby is sleeping.
• The breastfeeding should be done approximately about 8-12 times in a day or in every 2-3 hours.
• To do the breastfeeding for the baby who is sleeping can be done by weak him first. Make sure that he still awake during the breastfeeding process.

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