Diet for a healthy breastfeeding MOM

The New Mother - Please Take Care of Yourself After Birth.

• In the first few weeks, a mother needs to be rest of all responsibilities other than feeding the baby and taking care of herself.
• Sleep when the baby sleeps. This may be only a few minutes of rest several times a day, but these minutes can help you out.
• While you are feeding, your body releases the hormone and it makes you feel thirsty.So drink at least one glass of water every time you feed your baby as well as in between when you feel thirsty.
  

• Breastfeeding Mother are given a lot of dried fruit, ghee and sugar in past days. If you are eating normal food, you can leave out the extra ghee and sugar. Dried fruits are extremely healthy and used in most traditional confinement foods. 

• Get some form of daily exercise, such as walking after 1 month.

• Make sure you have adequate dietary fiber. Bran muffins, high-fiber cereals, and lots of fruits and vegetables are good fiber choices. 
•  Choose low-fat or lean meats and poultry. 
• Don’t Lose weight too quickly may cause you to make less milk.
• Oranges are a great food to boost energy.
• Leafy green veggies like spinach, Swiss chard, and broccoli are good for you and your baby.

What to eat during pregnancy

Eating Well When You're Pregnant

A pregnant woman's calorie intake grows during pregnancy.The mother should follow a varied, balanced, and nutritious diet.

A pregnant woman needs to ensure that her diet provides enough nutrients and energy for her baby to develop and grow properly.

What items should eat during pregnancy

• Eat a variety of foods to get all the nutrients you need. - she should aim for five portions of fruit and/or veggies per day. They may be in the form of juice, dried, canned, frozen, or fresh.. eating fruit is usually better for you than just drinking the juice.

• Choose foods high in fiber that are enriched, such as whole-grain breads, cereals, pasta and rice, as well as fruits and vegetables. Starchy carbohydrate-rich foods - including potatoes, rice, pasta, and bread should eat.

• Make sure you are getting enough Vitamins and minerals in your daily diet while pregnant.
• Eat and drink at least four servings of dairy products and Calcium rich foods a day to help ensure that you are getting Calcium in your daily diet during pregnancy.

• Eat at least three servings of iron-rich foods, such as lean meats, spinach, beans, and breakfast cereals each day to ensure you are getting iron daily.

Food table can tell you what kinds of nutrients

are in the foods you eat.

Bathing your newborn

A bath before bedtime helps make the baby to sleep easier.Apply a little massage to your baby before bath.

How to bath your newborn: 

• Wash your hands and Gather what you need for the bath itself, including the tub, a cup for pouring water, gentle baby soap and one clean towel.

• Roll up long sleeves, and remove jewelry like watches, rings, and bracelets.
• Make sure the room is warm. Use your elbow to test the bath water. Do not use cold water to bathe your baby, even in summer. Use lukewarm water.
• Bring your baby to the bath area. Wrap her in a towel, keeping her head exposed so you can wash her face and hair before you put her in the bath.
• Use a soft washcloth to gently wash the baby's face, body, arms and legs.
• Use a little baby soap on a washcloth to wash the baby's hands and feet.

• Use the cup to pour clean water over the baby's head.
• Support the baby's head, neck, and back with one arm, and hold his or her bottom and thigh with the other. Place baby in a towel, being careful to cover his or her head.
• Lay out what you'll need after the bath, including a towel, a brush or comb, lotion or oil, a diaper, diaper ointment and a clean set of clothes nearby.

• Dry the baby's body first, making sure to dry gently behind the ears and in the skin folds.
• Finally, dress your baby in clean clothes, wrap her in a dry, warm blanket, and give her a kiss.

Please watch below video on you tube for better clarity 

Bathing NewBorn

What to do for better sleep of NewBorns

Newborns actually sleep for 16 to 17 hours a day.

Make bedtime special: When children feel loved, they tend to relax. A predictable bedtime routine that includes cuddling up with you for a story and a chat is likely to calm your little one

Lights out: The healthiest way to sleep is in complete darkness.

Away Electric Appliance: Place alarm clocks, baby monitors, TVs, cellphones and other electrical devices no closer than three feet from where kid sleep.

Massage :- It helps baby to sleep better.Try to massage baby before bedtime.It helps baby physically,to stay relax, Less cry and sleep better.

No Talk:A loving look from you can take your baby from tired to wired faster than you can say, "uh oh.". Don't talk to baby when they are sleepy.This makes them disturb.

Vaccinate Your Child

Diseases that used to be common in this country 

and around the world, including polio, measles, 

diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella 

(German measles), mumps, tetanus, rotavirus 

and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) can now be 

prevented by vaccination only.

Vaccine age may little bit vary from city to city. Attach below image is the generalized view of vaccination Name as per age.

Massage Steps

This activity should be done when baby not so 

hungry not so full .It may be before baby nap or 

after bath.

Steps :- 

•  Before you begin, make sure the room is warm and quiet. 
• Take off any jewelry that could get in the way.
• If the oil is cool, rub it between your hands to warm it up before applying it to your baby's body.So Warm oil by rubbing hands.
• Start massage with baby legs and then upwards and  lightly squeezing calves and thighs.
• Softy place both hands flat against the center of her chest. Spread your hands to the sides, as if flattening the pages of a book.
• Massage Head very softly only on side portion.
• Keep going for as long as your baby seems to be enjoying it.
• Massage should include baby’s ankles, wrists and fingers.
• As the baby grows, you can apply a little more pressure. A toddler can handle a slightly firmer massage than an infant.
• Start by massaging for just five minutes. This will give your baby time to get used to the feeling of being massaged.Go a little longer each time until you work up to half an hour or so.

Please refer below video for better understanding on you tube.

Baby Massage on you tube

How to Massage a Baby with Pictures on Wiki How

Step by step massage with Pictures

Why Baby Massage is Important

Baby Massage is very useful .

It should be with soft hands on baby's body. Use oils or a moisturiser to soft your hands first before massaging baby. 

The massage technique for infants is bit different 

from massage for adults.It is a technique that allows parents to engage and relax their child in mutually pleasurable interaction. Keep going for as long as your baby seems to be enjoying it.

Benefits

• Works to improve the levels of serotonin in the infant’s body. Serotonin is the neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood. 
•  It helps baby physically,to stay relax, Less cry and sleep better.

• The immune system has been proven to receive a significant boost .
• It helps relieves congestion.
• It strengthens the bond between baby and parent
  
  

Mother Feeding

Breastfeeding is optimal for the baby for a number of psychological and physiological reasons.

Tips for breast-feeding

• Breast-feeding is about supply and demand. The more you breast-feed, the more breast-milk will be produced.Put your baby on the breast or express breast-milk if you want to stimulate a greater supply of milk.
• Skin-to-skin contact creates bonding between mother and baby.

Position for Breast Feeding

Benefits Of Breastfeeding

• The first milk of the mother s a thin yellow fluid called colostrum. Colostrum is particularly rich in calories, protein, white blood cells, and antibodies.
• Breast milk contains antibodies that help your baby fight off viruses and bacteria. Breastfeeding lowers your baby's risk of having asthma or allergies. Plus, babies who are breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months, without any formula, have fewer ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and bouts of diarrhea.
• Because of the protective qualities of breast milk, many types of infections occur less often in babies who are breastfed rather than formula-fed.

Formula Feeding

Although experts believe breast milk is the best 

nutritional choice for infants.

But Breastfeeding may not be possible for all women.

Sometimes Mothers thinks that if they don't 

breastfeed, they won't bond with their baby. But this

is not true, loving mothers will always create a 

special bond with their children.Women who opt to 

formula feed don't have to worry about the things 

they eat or drink that could affect their babies.

Tips to be taken care when it comes to formula

• Make sure all bottles, nipples, and other utensils should clean. Boil them in water before use .
• Boil water for making formula milk and leave it to cool for no longer than half an hour.
• Pour the exact amount of water into the bottle.
• Add the right number of scoops to the bottle with the scoop provided.
• Put on the cover and shake the bottle .
• Test the temperature of milk before feeding. It should feel just warm, not hot. 
• If quantity of formula is more and not used once .U can Refrigerate prepared formula only for 5-6 hours in winter and 2-3 hours in summer
• For making refrigerated or frozen milk hot again, put the bottle in warm water and turn often until it reaches room temp .Test a few drops on the inside of your wrist before feeding.

    

The Best Positions for Bottle Feeding

Your baby’s head will be higher than the rest of the body and Baby will be able to feel your closeness.

It’s also a good if you switch arms mid-feeding, just as if you were switching breasts.

Handling and holding a newborn

When picking baby up, slide one hand under her head for support, with your other hand under her bottom.

Once you have good hold, scoop your baby up and bring close to your chest.

Make sure your baby’s head is resting on your chest. Slide your hand from her bottom up to support her neck

Rest your baby on your chest and shoulder, supporting her head and neck with your hand. Place your other hand under her bottom.