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Meaning of Color in your Baby’s Stool

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Defecation activities of a baby sometimes makes worried some parents, especially on color, shape and pattern besides constipation. Generally the color of feces in infants can be divided into yellow, brown, green, red and white / grayish. To determine whether normal or our baby’s digestive system, can be detected from the stool color.

Yellow

Yellow color can be indicated as fases normal for a baby, when babies get Mother’s Milk is full, without any mixture of milk formula, the yellow color of the resulting fases more bright and brilliant, yellow dominated. Which means babies get Mother’s Milk full of foremilk and hindmilk.

Foremilk Which Is the milk is first drawn During a feeding. Generally it is thin and lower in fat content, satisfying the baby’s Thirst and liquid needs. And Hindmilk Mutation Which Is the milk foremilk During a feeding. It is Richer in fat content and is high in Calories. The high fat and calorie content of this milk is Important for your baby’s health and continuing growth. Make sure to let your baby drain one breast before moving on to the other, to Ensure That She receives all the benefits of both foremilk and hindmilk.

Green

Green color on fases baby is still categorized as normal, but this color should not keep turning up because it means how mothers give less precise Mother’s Milk / not correct (which is inhaled by the baby only foremilk course, these cases occurred when the production of Mother’s Milk are overflow. When the baby was always sucking foremilk having first and lactose sugar content but low in fat that makes your baby hungry again quickly and Hindmilk that contain a lot of fat will be exploited after foremik discharged, but this is what makes hindmilk feces became yellow.

Red

Red color on a baby can fases caused by drops of blood that accompanies it, blood can be either the baby or the mother’s body is sucked at the time of the birth process, if the blood came from his mother, then fasesnya will find a black spot and lasts up to 2 days . If blood is not derived from these two other possibilities could be due to an allergy formula or blockage in the intestines and that it needed quick handling danh immediately consult a doctor.

White / Grayish

If the color White / grayish dirt babies happen, then it must be aware of. because the white color indicates a fairly risky business disruption that may result from disorders of the liver / bile duct obstruction in infants. which means that fluid can not be coloring the stool bile, which means the baby should be immediately taken medicine.

Tips for Children Constipation

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Often, we as a mother asks the child to the doctor with a complaint we have trouble throwing stools for several days and complained there was anything wrong in giving his food, or is there a serious disorder in our children.

Children who have difficulty defecating likely to experience constipation or constipation if the nature of abnormal feces or if the magnitude of the frequency of abnormal stools. The definition of constipation is difficulty or delay the passage of faeces. In general, constipation or constipation will occur if hard stools, rarely go out and feel the pain if the exit.

Stools is basically a reflex, intestinal peristalsis is accompanied by relaxation of the anal sphincter muscles inside and out, and consciously controlled by the anal sphincter muscle, causing the outer part keingginan to defecation or bowel movement.

Normal defecation patterns vary depending on age and diet person. As in infants, during the first 3-4 days is typically issued a thick meconium odorless greenish black color, then slowly turned brown-green and the small amount of frequency till eight times daily, and keeping, despite the baby can not dive 24 hours a leak faeces. Feces milk started coming out after one week, infants with Mother’s Milk issued a stool softening jonquil, is that a formula has a yellow solid stools. Stool frequency and form of older children reflect the eating habits and diets.

Under normal circumstances, they are rare stools, sometimes only once in 3-4 days. Problems that are often complained of pain and if the resulting discomfort Toilet time.

What can we do?

  • Changes in diet, the provision of fruit juice or a source of fiber from fruits and vegetables, inadequate in the daily fluid requirements. Avoid dairy products, bananas and apples as they can cause constipation.
  • Nursing soften the anus with feces and maintain these areas to keep them dry. Give a cream after changing diapers to provide a sense of cool.
  • Teach slowly and in accordance with their own child steps in toilet training.
  • Overcoming the psychological problems that cause constipation
  • Suggested for stools daily or regularly twice a day to the toilet
  • The position that can help simplify stools; bend thighs Kea raise blood pressure in the abdomen so that the abdominal cavity.

Oatmeal for Babies

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

In infants aged 8 months or more, than to give up breastfeeding, mothers can serve oatmeal. Usually, the choice fell on a lot of oatmeal products on the market. With fiber, fitokemikal, vitamins, minerals, protein, and low-fat, healthy babies and avoid constipation. In addition, the sense of satiety can also survive for several hours.

Prepare oatmeal itself is very easy. With just boil until thickened, pureed already be presented. Some mothers usually add sugar, salt, milk, or fruit to add flavor. But avoid giving too much sugar and salt, because it can affect the baby’s appetite for another intake, and results in allergic infants.

In addition, some babies reportedly susceptible wheat allergy, or commonly called celiac disease. However, research conducted AK Akobeng physicians indicated that exclusive breastfeeding can reduce the incidence of celiac disease up to 53 percent.

Porridge oats are usually given when the baby was eight months, although some other mother had gave it to their babies at the age of six months, without any impact. This is because of different abilities in infants receiving solid foods. But if you still are unsure, consult a doctor and a nutritionist before deciding to give your baby cereal.

Constipation in Infants

Friday, July 30th, 2010

If we do not stool in a single day this stomach feels uncomfortable. Mother can imagine if this happened to your baby. Surely the baby will be cranky all day. How not matter which should be removed now rest together in the intestines so that makes her stomach hurt. This is called constipation.

For adults who had normal stools is every day but not for babies. Toilet pattern every baby is different. There’s a Toilet frequency magnitude 5-6 times a day but there is also a once every two days. So, if your child is not in the stools 2-3 days most likely he’s just lack of fiber. But if it exceeded the three day Mother should immediately take him to the doctor.

Other signs of constipation that can be the Mother of note, namely:

  • Feces shaped like a pebble, hard and dry
  • When push (push stools out) the baby looks in pain
  • There is blood in the stool

Why Constipation?

The reason there are two factors, functional and pathological.

The cause of the functional:

Usually it’s closely related to diet. Or it could be because of less milk. Avoid giving your baby breast milk from constipation because breast milk easily digestible by infants. Besides lack of fiber can also be the cause. Although exclusive breastfeeding was given but if Mother does not give (or Mother eat) vegetables and fruit she could get constipated. Do not forget, what is the Mother of the consumption effect on milk quality. The selection formula that does not fit can also be the cause.

Pathological Causes:

The cause of this is due to abnormalities in the colon nerve bottom, starting from the anus to the top. Could also be due to nerve dysfunction, which regulates the elasticity of the colon so that bowel narrowed. As a result hard to get out and piled dirt on the bottom of the large intestine. The cause of this should be treated medically to avoid dirt buildup colitis due to a long-time decay.

Tips:
- Always insert the fiber in the daily menu

- If you must give him formula milk, choose lactulose-containing materials that can improve the function of motility (movement)