This does not mean that the medical staff from the first day will supplement the newborn with a mixture. If Mom started breastfeeding, no one will offer a crumb of a bottle. Moreover, if necessary, help fight for milk. But, alas, it happens that without the adapted power can not do. The artificial feeding of an infant should be very qualitative.
Earlier term
Starting from the 38th week the pregnancy is considered full, the baby can appear at any time. But exceptions to the rules happen quite often. Some stay in the mother's tummy until the 40th-41st week, other hives are born ahead of schedule. Not always the female organism has time for events and immediately begins to produce milk. In addition, to adjust breastfeeding is very important first application immediately after birth, then the process is launched naturally and in a timely manner. Unfortunately, not all premature babies are able to fully suck. Many of them are so weak that they need the help of doctors, they go to the intensive care unit. A crumb that lies around the clock in a kuveze can not be attached to the chest, it gets food through the probe. If the mother is aimed at breastfeeding, it is expressed every three hours and she manages to collect as much milk as the baby needs, it will be fed with this valuable food. However, it is not everyone who is getting lactation. Affect the excitement, emotions. A woman suffers from a sense of guilt, finds no place for herself, as a result, milk can burn out. Get a hold of yourself and think not about what could be, but about how to act in this situation. How can you help your little son or daughter? Suppose you're not around, but it's not for long. The main thing, together with your milk, you are able to give your love to a crumb, to give real support to its organism. After all, natural nutrition is perfectly absorbed, gives strength. Nothing coming out? Experts believe that the baby needs to be fed with a mixture? Listen to them and ... try to keep the lactation no matter what.
Problem childbirth
Joint stay of mother and baby right after delivery is an ideal option. Do you feel well? The child was highly rated on the Apgar scale? A couple of days you will be discharged, and you will return home. Not so quickly everything will happen to those who, during childbirth, encountered difficulties. Is the condition of mom or baby such that doctors have bred you in separate wards or even medical institutions? They act in your interests, and very soon you will reunite with a crumb. In the meantime, the baby will be fed with artificial milk. Do not worry, the nutrition for it will pick up the neonatologist and the dietician, thus they will consider all features of a tiny organism. Even if you can express only 10-15 ml of milk, do not despair. Continue! And make sure that the child receives this valuable liquid. At the first opportunity, attach a small one to your chest. The fact that the child was fed for a while with a mixture, there is nothing to worry about. This will not prevent you from establishing breastfeeding and completely cancel the artificial. Although you will need perseverance and patience. Firstly, because sucking a breast and a bottle are fundamentally different things. The infant, accustomed to the fact that the food acts as it were, flows easily, does not want to work. Secondly, the expression and application are also significantly different. You can have cracks in your nipples, and you may feel soreness. Make sure that you put the karapuza right and do it as often as possible. Completely unbearable? Now you will need silicone pads on the nipple. They look like your favorite baby bottle, and you do not hurt so much. Did everything possible, but it was not possible to establish breastfeeding? Are you tired of fighting and finally decided to give the mixture? Nobody will blame you. On the contrary, we are ready to support. Modern artificial food in its composition is as close as possible to breast milk. This means that the child will receive everything that is supposed to. The only thing scientists can not recreate is antibodies. Well, you have to be extremely careful and protect the baby from dangerous viruses and bacteria. Gradually, his immunity will grow stronger!
Calculate!
Artificial feeding is an exact science. It is necessary to comply with the regime, withstand breaks between meals and give a strictly allocated portion of milk. The volume of the mixture for a child up to 2 months is 1/5 of its body weight (700-900 ml). From 2 to 4 months -1/6 of the body weight (800-950 ml). From 4 to 6 months -1 / 7 of body weight (900-1000 ml). From 6 to 12 months -1 / 8-1 / 9 of the body weight (1000-1100 ml). A bottle with a mixture should be offered every three to three and a half hours, with a break at night in six to six and a half hours. The frequency of feeding varies depending on the age of the crumbs. In the first week of life, a small one should eat at least 7-10 times a day. Starting from the second week and up to 2 months - 7-8 times. 2-4 months - 6-7 times, 4-9 months - 5-6 times, 9-12 months - 4-5 times. This does not mean that after a year the adapted milk is completely excluded from the diet of the baby. Just a crumb will go to another formula of the mixture and will not eat it as often (about twice a day). The menu will consist mainly of complementary foods
Basis of the basics
Nutritionists recommend that mothers use only high-quality water to prepare the mixture. Ideally - a special nursery (look for information on the label). Buy one bottle per day, then the water will always be fresh. It is not advised to boil, since all useful properties are destroyed. The kid ate everything and asked for more? Additives should not be given. Next time, make sure that the mixture is not too liquid. Is there anything left in the bottle? Pour out without regret! Do not feed this milk! But if you take filtered tap water from a well, a well or a pump room, you need to boil it. Do not use tap water, it can be dangerous! Boil the water to a temperature of 37-40 ° C (use a higher temperature, live bifidobacteria die and some vitamins break down). Pour it into a bottle, add the exact amount of the dry mix there. Close the bottle and shake it well. Look at the light so that there are no lumps, the milk should turn out to be homogeneous. Need to check the temperature of the food? Drop a few drops on your wrist or fold your elbow (the most sensitive place). Not hot? You can offer a baby. Burning? So, type in a container of cool water, and put a bottle in it, after a couple of minutes the mixture will cool. Ready meals not used for two hours are not suitable for feeding! But what should we do then at night? - you will ask. Of course, it's best to give a little freshly prepared milk. But everyone understands that mom should sleep. Put a small bottle of food in the refrigerator, and when necessary, get it out and heat it up. For this purpose a special heater or a bowl with hot water (suitable and flowing) is suitable. Periodically shake and rotate the bottle. It is not recommended to use the microwave oven (food is heated unevenly), and reheating / f. in general it is contraindicated.
Will be clean
Kid is full and satisfied? Do not delay the washing of the bottles. Now it's much easier to do than later. However, the dried droplets of the mixture are not the only problem. The fact is that the remains of milk are an ideal medium for the reproduction of bacteria. If you miss the moment and as it should, you will not go through the bottle with a brush, and then you will not sterilize the dishes, the kid risks getting food frustration and other troubles with the tummy. Do not let this happen!
On the road
The fact that you are the mother of a small child does not mean complete affection for the house. Walk as long as possible, travel! It's good for him and for you. Well, it is quite possible to feed both on a visit and on the street. Bottles with the finished mixture put in a bag. In such conditions, milk can be stored for about two hours. Do you plan to travel by train or car? Take with you a ready-to-use mixture (there just for one feeding). Another option is to take a thermos with hot water and cook food on the road. Do not forget about security measures: carefully wash my hands or disinfect them with wet wipes and a special remedy. Do you have to eat outside the house more than once or twice? You should have a supply of clean bottles and a nipple. Bear in mind that there must be different dishes for milk, water or tea. As a rule, 3-4 large bottles of 250-260 ml and 2-3 small bottles of 120-150 ml are required. Will not be superfluous and poinnik (for the child is more senior). Is the karapuz tied to a dummy? Take some with you. If the baby drops one, you will find what to replace it with. The child is distracted and does not need a papilla? Let it not be in sight. Keep it in a container (so hygienic).
Smooth transition
Artificial nutrition should correspond to the age-related needs of the child. A baby eating a mixture should drink water. Offer it in the breaks between the feedings. Another baby can be given instant tea for children, a decoction of herbs, which the pediatrician will recommend. Whatever it was, only the doctor can allow one mixture to be changed for another, or to give up the therapeutic diet and switch to the usual one.
My first spoon
According to WHO recommendations, children fed on full artificial feeding, lactation is introduced somewhat earlier than infants, at 5-5.5 months. It is desirable to start with vegetable puree (squash, cauliflower, potatoes). Boil the vegetables or cook them for a couple, grind with a blender. You can pass through a large metal strainer or mash with a fork (to a homogeneous consistency). To taste the food was not too unusual, it would be good to add a mixture in the torus. With porridge, artisans should not start. They are prescribed as the first complementary food for children, which gain weight worse. In carpoys eating a mixture, the weight indicators are usually within normal limits. A new dish is given before feeding the mixture (preferably before lunch, then you can follow the reaction of the body). For the first time, half a teaspoon is enough. Next, you need to supplement the adapted milk. There is no rash, no digestive disorders? Excellent! On the second day, give 1 -2 teaspoons of vegetable puree. On the third - about 30 g. To diversify the palette of palette, put another product in the mashed potatoes (zucchini + potatoes, cauliflower + potatoes), add a couple drops of vegetable oil (olive). Gradually increase the portion of vegetables and reduce the amount of the mixture. From the moment you introduce about 120-150 g of vegetable puree, you do not need to give milk. Now the burrow to replace the second feeding (after lunchtime). This time, prepare porridge or fruit puree. Approximately to 6.5-7 months you will replace two feedings, one in the morning, another in the evening. In the rest of the time, let's, as usual, mix. In principle, at night it is permissible to slightly step back from the menu and prepare a special portion from the "Good Night" series of your baby food manufacturer. Do not forget to offer food to your child in breaks between meals, but do not insist. The daily rate of water for a little child up to a year is calculated by the formula: the number of months should be multiplied by 50 ml. Despite the advice of some sources to give crumbs to fruit juices, wait with them until the baby turns a year old. Instead, cook stewed fruit from fresh or dried fruit.
Say goodbye!"
By the first birthday, the child is not yet ready to say goodbye to the bottle. But his physiological needs are changing. In a year, go to the next, third formula of the mixture. In some cases, it is recommended to replace it with special baby milk, but not ordinary shop milk. The period of rejection of the mixture is individual. Do you see that the baby is already ready? It turns out, it's time! The child has grown up and will now eat at a common table. Do not give lure from the bottle. Yes, through the nipple baby will eat more porridge and not drop a drop. But the food from the spoon teaches the child to take off food with sponges, chew it and thus helps to form the bite correctly.