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WHY BREAST FEEDING?WHY BREAST FEEDING?

Dr. Imran Shaikh

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WHY BREAST FEEDING?WHY BREAST FEEDING?

Easily available

Less expensiveMother and child bonding

Protects child from infections

Clean

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COMPOSITION OF BREASTCOMPOSITION OF BREAST

MILKMILKLo proteins!

" Less stress to the kidneys

" Easy to digest

"Less protein allergies

" #igh ratio of hey!casein

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#igh Lactose!

" Energy so$rce for brain development

%at !

" Easily digested

" #ind milk has more fat content

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#igh ater content!

"Contains &'( of ater

")o need to give ater d$ring first * months

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OPTIMAL BREAST FEEDINGOPTIMAL BREAST FEEDING

PRACTICESPRACTICESInitiate breast feeding as soon as baby is

born i.e. thirty min$tes to one ho$r

Colostr$m sho$ld be given from birth $ntil

milk comes in.

Pre+lacteal feeds sho$ld notbe given

,ater sho$ld notbe given to a breastfed

baby

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-aby sho$ld be breastfed from both breasts

for at least /+0min$tes

%re1$ent on+demandfeeding

)ofood2 pre+lacteal or inter+lacteal feeding

till the age of 3+* months

Maternal dietary intake sho$ld be increased

d$ring lactation

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WHAT IS DEMAND FEEDING?WHAT IS DEMAND FEEDING?

-aby is feed hen ever he4she cries or

mother feels a need to feed

Sched$le feeding may interfere ith

s$ccessf$l lactation

5 sleepy baby sho$ld be aakened to have

at least &+/ feeds in 63 ho$rs