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Breast feeding and formula?
Posted On 09/17/2008 08:12:57 by Noella
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Breast feeding and formula? The statements always start.... he is eating so much, I can't make enough milk for him. He just wants to nurse all the time. Maybe I need to give him formula to or maybe I need to start giving him cereal in his milk. Breast milk production comes from a supply and demand cycle. The more your baby nurses, the more milk your body will produce. When you offer pacifiers and bottles then you can interfere with breast milk production. Newborn babies nurse frequently and should be allowed to nurse on demand. Newborn babies on average will nurse every 2 hours with longer rest periods through out the day or night. It is not necessary to put them on a schedule. These nursing times change as your baby grows. Be patient, your baby is still developing and needs to nurse. The frequency of how much your baby nurses will decrease as the weeks go by and the duration of each feeding last longer. Your gentle touch, your pheromones, your voice, your hormones all help to develop a strong bond and help your baby's brain to develop; breast feeding is much more than mere physical nourishment. When you nurse on demand, you will have adequate milk production. There are extremely rare conditions when this does not occur. With patience and by withholding other foods or formula then you will make the perfect food for your child. As your child grows, your milk composition changes to meet the needs of your baby. Breast milk is all a baby needs from birth up to 7-9 months depending on your baby. Some babies are ready to eat before others. It is never a good idea to add cereal to milk or to supplement with formula. Babies make an enzyme to digest breast milk only and do not begin making the same enzymes that we have to aid in digestion until around a year old. The World Health Organization recommends breast feeding to the age of two. Check back to read about when and how to introduce foods to your baby. Jennifer Roberts Doula and childbirth educator with Noella, Inc. www.noellabirths.com
Tags: Breast Feeding Work Introducing Foods Introducing Formula
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