VIVA NOLA September 2019
New Orleans Bilingual Variety Magazine
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health check<br />
Breast Milk is the Best<br />
By Arturo S. Gastañaduy MD & Mamatha Ananth MD<br />
A-GPediatrics.com<br />
Breast milk is the<br />
baby’s immune<br />
SIDS.<br />
ideal food for your<br />
system by providing<br />
baby. Exclusively<br />
breastfeeding for six<br />
months is the optimal<br />
way to provide good<br />
nutrition to all infants<br />
for healthy growth<br />
antibodies, white<br />
blood cells and other<br />
factors that decrease<br />
the risk and severity<br />
of infections like<br />
colds, pneumonia,<br />
Breastfeeding also<br />
promotes motherinfant<br />
bonding and<br />
stimulates brain<br />
development.<br />
Infants who are<br />
Tips for<br />
parents<br />
and development.<br />
ear infections,<br />
exclusively breast<br />
Solid foods should<br />
be introduced at six<br />
months of age and<br />
breastfeeding should<br />
continue until the first<br />
birthday or beyond.<br />
No extra water is<br />
required when breast<br />
diarrhea, etc. It also<br />
decreases the risk of<br />
developing allergies,<br />
asthma, eczema,<br />
obesity, leukemia<br />
and<br />
fed for 3 months or<br />
longer have higher<br />
intelligence scores.<br />
Maternal benefits<br />
include lower risk<br />
of hypertension,<br />
diabetes, breast and<br />
• Attend pre-natal classes<br />
• Choose baby-friendly hospitals for<br />
delivery<br />
• Ask for skin-to-skin contact immediately<br />
after birth<br />
• Keep your baby in your room and<br />
breastfeed frequently<br />
milk is present, and<br />
the only additional<br />
supplement needed is<br />
Vitamin D.<br />
Unlike formula,<br />
breast milk<br />
boosts<br />
ovarian cancers,<br />
decreased blood<br />
loss after delivery,<br />
increased child<br />
spacing, and earlier<br />
return to prepregnancy<br />
weight.<br />
• Steady milk production takes<br />
several days.<br />
• Initially, only small amount of<br />
clear yellow fluid (colostrum) is<br />
produced. Colostrum has antibodies<br />
and white blood cells that<br />
protect your baby against infec-<br />
the<br />
tions.<br />
• Be patient with yourself and your<br />
baby; he/she needs time to learn<br />
to eat.<br />
• Avoid formula supplementation,<br />
unless medically needed.<br />
• No pacifiers; have your baby suck<br />
your breast to produce more milk.<br />
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