Posts Tagged ‘Milk’
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Quality of sleep affects a child’s brain development of children, emotional and social growth. Unstable emotions, which inhibited growth and not creative at school can occur due to lack of time sleeping child.
Son of a lack of sleep can occur if the child is tired, sick, too engrossed in play, uncomfortable position while sleeping.
Some of these tips may be noticed by parents in upholding the child’s bedtime.
* Provide one-hour dinner before bed.
* Avoid foods that stimulate the brain to always be active, such as chocolate, coffee.
* Provide water or warm milk before sleeping child.
* Taking into account the comfort factor in the bedroom.
* Given the cleanliness and tidy rooms.
* Noting the color of paint on the walls of the room, should provide a soft paint colors so that children are not stimulated to always active.
* Noting that the child clothes when sleeping softly.
* Set the child’s sleep habits
* Changing the clothes the child when sweaty and wet.
* To read a story or picture to exist when he would sleep
* Listening to soft music so that children can sleep comfortably.
Smart and healthy child is a child who has a good quality sleep and this will help in dealing with other children.
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
The components in mother’s milk changes every 24 hours to respond to the needs of infants. A new research showing how breast milk may help babies newborn to sleep.
Breast milk contains various elements, such as nucleotides, which performs a very important role in regulating the babies to sleep on a regular basis. The findings, published recently in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience, states that breast milk composition changed in certain times throughout the day.
The scientists found three nucleotides in breast milk (adenosine, guanosine and uridene) that plays driving or resting the central nervous system, making the baby calm and sleeping.
Breast milk collected from 30 women who lived in Extremadura, was declared on 24-hour period, with six to eight samples per day. Concentrate, concentrate the highest nucleotide found in samples at night (8 pm to 8 am). “It made us realize that breastfeeding effect on babies sleep”, Cristina L. Sánchez, chief author of the article and a researcher at the Laboratory at the University of Extremadura Chrononutrition.
While breast milk produced during the day has a special component that can stimulate the baby’s activity, in contrast component of breast milk at night helps your baby to sleep and rest.
To ensure proper nutrition, the baby should be fed at the same time when milk was removed. For mothers who do not work outside the home, surely this is not a problem because usually the baby nursing directly. But for working mothers who took his mother’s milk during the day, then it should be given breast milk during the day also (the following day or on subsequent days)
Because breast milk is milked in the day contains the components that are useful to make an active baby (help him learn new skills). While breast milk is removed at night usually are taken directly by the baby because the mother was at home working, or if the mother’s milk mother’s milk at night, the allotment is to be given to babies at night, too, since breast milk night contains components to make babies sleep rested.
Therefore, it is important for a mother to include the date with hours when they take breast milk to help the mother remember mother’s milk is breast milk taken in the daytime or breast milk taken at night.
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Although the content of breast milk changes in the overall development of the child, there are basically three types of milk. It is colostrum, foremilk and hindmilk.
- Colostrum is the milk is yellowish in the first days after the baby is born and begins to produce breastfeeding earlier than usual. Colostrum is rich in nutrients and antibodies, and is the ideal food for a newborn. Even if you choose the formula instead of breast milk, you can feed your baby, at least a few days after birth, so he or she may be protected by antibodies and provided nutritional benefits of colostrum available.
- Foremilk is the milk which is first drawn during a feeding. It is generally thin and lower in fat content, satisfying the baby’s thirst and liquid needs.
- Hindmilk is the milk which follows foremilk during a feeding. Is richer in fat and calories. The high fat and calorie content of breast milk is important for your baby’s health and growth. Make sure your baby drain one breast before switching to the other leave to ensure you get all the advantages of both foremilk and hind milk.
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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.
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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.
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Organs, a brain, immune system and detoxification mechanism of children is immature and still developing. The combination of these conditions with the large percentage of food consumption per kilogram of their weight, making children more susceptible to toxins that exist, compared with adults.
Toddlers are a lot of organic foods have pesticide residue stated less th
an 1 / 6 in their urine, compared with children consuming non-organic food.
Elizabeth Gillette’s paper in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives are used as reference by many parties, shows how the combination of exposure to pesticides (although slightly) in the environment, household and food lead to slowing growth in children. Gillette comparing children in two villages which are isolated in Mexico, where one village routinely uses pesticide and the other does not.
All other factors equal-genetic factors, diet, lifestyle, climate, culture, etc.. The study found significant differences between the two groups of children in two villages in terms of mental and motor skills (children exposed to pesticides have a low skill level, with high aggressive behavior).
In many Western countries, children and adults alike are exposed to pesticides. A Study on Mother’s Milk in 1995 found that infants exposed to pesticides in Australia at levels above the maximum limit. In Canada, found a direct correlation between pesticide contaminations in breast milk those increase the risk of otitis in infants.
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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.
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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)
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Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Mother’s Milk is very important for infant nutrition for the first year. Although busy with her job, she must continue to give milk to their babies by providing dairy milk. Dairy milk is squeezed from the breast milk, stored and given to infants when mother worked and separated from their infants. Do not worry about the quality of breast milk given or not still have the same quality. Most importantly Mother must know how to store and presentation.
Things that should be the Mother of note in providing dairy milk to her baby:
- Breast milk stored at room temperature can stand 4-6 hours. For breast milk stored in the refrigerator can last about 2-3 days. If you travel long enough, the Mother can take advantage of the freezer so that milk can be refrigerated for up to 2-3 months.
- If you find any signs such as a different odor (sour), seemed clotted and darker color, indicating that breast milk is damaged. Segara throw away and replace it with breast milk is still good. If it was accidentally given the effects that arise can baby diarrhea.
- When finished flushing and storing it in a plastic sugar, mark the date of milking. So Mother knew where the mother’s milk should be used first.
- Do not heat the milk over the fire that could make dead heat absorption of the enzyme. Simply put the milk into a bowl of warm water (± 82 degrees celcius) so temperatures approaching body temperature Mother breastfeeding.
- Suggested to provide dairy milk with a spoon, not bottle. This is to avoid nipple confusion baby. Nipple confusion is a condition in which infants feel confused because before he was through breast feeding and suddenly have to breastfeed with a bottle of milk. In addition, because the milk that comes out of the bottle easier than breast, little can be lazy sucking breast while feeding back on the Mother.
Now your baby needs breast milk are met, and Mother can still work. Let the spirit of feeding your baby again!
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
The signs that these foods are bullies can be seen in infants breastfed. For example, the infant became fussy, abdominal pain, anxiety, or what is referred to as colic 24 hours – that is pain that occurs, a maximum of 24 hours, after the mother of the suspect foods, but it does not happen again until the mother consume the same food again . Some foods that may interfere with breastfeeding is suspected:
- Processed food products-milk-based. Alergenik protein content in processed products-made-can get into breast milk and produce symptoms of abdominal pain in infants. Foods that include milk, yogurt, and cheese.
- Foods that contain caffeine. Soft drinks, chocolate, coffee, tea and cold drinks deduction, all contain caffeine. Although some babies are more sensitive to caffeine than other babies, usually the mother should consume these products in large quantities in advance to be able to give effect to interfere with the baby.
- Grains and beans. The most alergenik of this type are wheat, maize, and peanuts.
- Spicy food. Breast milk will taste different after you eat spicy foods containing garlic. Salads, pizza, and booze can also result in protests from the stomach baby, so he refused to drink milk or a stomach ache.
- Foods that contain gas. Broccoli, garlic, bean sprouts, green peppers, cauliflower, cabbage, may interfere with the baby, but not too distracting when it is cooked. It’s pretty difficult to explain scientifically how these foods can interfere with the baby, but breastfeeding mothers experience mention that the food contains a lot of gas to make a baby too much out of gas.
In addition to foods that interfere with breastfeeding, nursing mothers should also notice the other rules in the food they eat. The rule is do not overdo the eating of foods. There are babies who could be disrupted after the mothers ate the food in significant amounts, for example, when mothers eat too much processed food made from wheat and sour foods. However, small quantities of these foods can still be tolerated infant digestion.
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