PARENTS
Overlooked Advice to Boost Breastfeeding Success
Crying & exhaustion are two of the top reasons mothers aren't able to breastfeed.
Écrit par
Dr. Harvey Karp
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PARENTS
Écrit par
Dr. Harvey Karp
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If you want to breastfeed, 95% of the time, you can do it. Don’t be shy about asking for help (since the beginning of time women have relied on getting support to learn to troubleshoot and gain confidence.) It’s like riding a bike—it can be a little weird in the beginning, but then once you get the hang of it, it feels like you’ve been doing it forever.
But keeping it up for a year (the American Academy of Pediatrics’s recommendation) isn’t without challenges. Did you know that persistent crying and exhaustion are top reasons moms abandon nursing? Studies show that exhausted moms are much more likely to get depressed (which reduces breastfeeding rates by 50%) and to develop creeping doubts about the quality and adequacy of their milk.
Getting more sleep is overlooked advice for nursing. As a passionate breastfeeding advocate, that’s one reason a personal mission of mine is to help new parents master the skills needed to calm their baby’s fussies and get more sleep. Over the past 12 years, my Happiest Baby team has trained thousands of educators in dozens of countries to teach new parents the soothing/sleep techniques called the 5 S’s. The simple steps of the 5 S’s are swaddling, the side/stomach position, shushing, swinging and sucking (descoted in the DVD/streaming video/book, The Happiest Baby on the Block). And now we have invented SNOO, a smart-tech bassinet (based on several principles of 5 S’s technique) to stretch sleep longer for babies and parents. These are all great ways to reduce infant crying, boost sleep and promote breastfeeding success.
“Breast is best” is not a slogan invented by hippies and granola eaters. From a totally scientific POV, breast milk is absolutely the real deal. Thank goodness we have formula, in case a mom can’t or chooses not to breastfeed, but there is no question that formula is just a corporation’s best guess at imitating what Mother Nature has carefully designed over the past…say…million years!
Avertissement : Les informations présentes sur notre site ne constituent PAS des conseils médicaux pour une personne ou une condition spécifique. Elles sont uniquement destinées à titre d'information générale. Si vous avez des questions médicales et des préoccupations concernant votre enfant ou vous-même, veuillez contacter votre fournisseur de soins de santé. Le lait maternel est la meilleure source de nutrition pour les bébés. Il est important que, en préparation et pendant l'allaitement, les mères adoptent une alimentation saine et équilibrée. La combinaison de l'allaitement au sein et au biberon dans les premières semaines de vie peut réduire la production de lait maternel de la mère et il est difficile de revenir sur la décision de ne pas allaiter. Si vous décidez d'utiliser une préparation pour nourrissons, vous devez suivre les instructions avec soin.
