The time.
shared between the two, no one else can give. Mothers have time to realize.
this special gift, she has brought into this world. Mothers who breastfeed.
usually have a longer period of infertility after giving birth than do mothers.
who do not breastfeed.
Babies on breast milk feed about every three hours. The milk empties .
from the babies stomach in just a few hours. The first two weeks of nursing,.
you should weigh your infant. Most babies should weigh three to four .
ounces more after nursing. As long as a baby is gaining about one and a half.
pounds and growing one and a half inches each month, they are eating .
plenty. Most infants continue to drink approximately eight ounces until they.
are weaned. Pureed foods should be introduced at a proper time. .
Introducing solid foods before four months old could actually be harmful to.
their health. Since infants have not yet developed the jaw and throat .
muscles needed for gumming and swallowing food, they are at risk of .
gagging. They also do not produce the intestinal enzymes needed to digest.
anything other than breast milk or formula. Babies are very good at .
regulating their own food intake. Sneaking in extra calories could actually.
pile on pounds they do not need. ( Black, Oct, 2000, Parenting, p.222 ).
A mother's health is as important, when breastfeeding. A nursing .
mother should eat plenty of whole grains and leafy, green vegetables and.
drink lots of water and soups ( no milk or juice ); and be happy. Nursing .
moms with poor diets or stress can make a mother's milk dry up. .
They should wait until after nursing before dieting. They need about .
twenty-five calories a day ( at least five hundred of which go to nourishing.
the baby ). The best option for a mom is to stay active. Start with a daily .
ten-minute walk, but avoid more rigorous activity for the first month or so.
to give your body a chance to recover. If in need to exercise, try to nurse.
