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    young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts (i.e.‚ via lactation) rather than from a baby bottle or other container. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. It is recommended that mothers breastfeed for six months or more‚ without the addition of infant formula or solid food. After the addition of solid food‚ mothers are advised to continue breast-feeding up to a year‚ and can continue for two years or more. Human breast milk is the healthiest

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    to the care of someone else. What will they feed the child‚ formula? Not if you can help it. You’ll need to have breast milk saved up first. Which brings us to the question - which breast pump is best.How and Where Will You Use It? If you are returning to work and pumping breast milk every day‚ or pumping exclusively‚ you need a more powerful pump than someone who only pumps breast milk on one side while nursing on the other. Will you have time to pump

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    Breast-feeding the Baby. In the first two to three days after birth the mother’s breasts produce a substance called colostrum. Colostrum resembles melted butter‚ is high in protein‚ and contains antibodies that protect the baby. It helps to clear the bowels easily of meconium‚ a substance in the bowels of all newborn babies. There is no artificial substitute for colostrum. Breast Milk. Breast milk is easily processed by the infant’s digestive system and helps to prevent allergies. Unlike cow’s milk

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    section of Breast or Bottle? I read that Pediatricians are beginning to believe that breast milk is the best type of milk during the first year of a baby’s life (Cashion‚ Shriner‚ Shriner & Mossler‚ 2016). Breast milk contains all of the essential vitamins and nutrients that an infant needs‚ and it also seems to boost immunity to a variety of childhood diseases‚ such as earaches‚ diarrhea‚ allergies‚ and respiratory issues (Cashion et al.‚ 2016). In addition to helping immunity‚ breast milk is also

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    | Breast Feeding | Kristin Allard PSY223 (75Z2)Written Assignment 1Question 1 | | | | Every day thousands of women give birth and have to make the choice between breast feeding and bottle feeding their babies. In the past breast feeding was considered the norm but in recent decades many women are now choosing to bottle feed. According to healthychildren.org formula contains the basic nutrients found in breast milk that a baby needs and many women think it is more convenient. While

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    Lactation is the process by which all mammals provide milk to their feeding young. Lactation occurs with the help of two hormones‚ prolactin (PRL) and oxytocin. While PRL and oxytocin act independently on different nerve receptors‚ their combined actions are essential for successful lactation; prolactin for the production of milk and Oxytocin to open the milk ducts. Oxytocin‚ the bonding hormone‚ permits the mother to bond with her child when still in her wound and when breastfeeding. This special

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    CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The nurse has become fully aware that breastfeeding‚ one of the major issues in child care today‚ is generally considered the best milk for infants. How‚ breastfeeding mothers have decreased so much that the campaign for breastfeeding as a key element is increasingly implemented here in the Philippines by the Department of Health and worldwide by the World Health Organization (WHO) to contribute to the achievement of health for

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    !!!Why Use Donor Breast Milk? There are times when a mother does not or cannot breastfeed her baby as in the case of separation‚ illness‚ death of the mother‚ the mother has a low breast milk supply‚ or simply the mother chooses not to breastfeed but wants her baby to have the benefits that come from breast milk. Hospitals that care for premature infants will use donor breast milk because of the additional nutrients in breast milk that provide antibodies and protection again disease as well as the

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    baby‚ where you will deliver‚ how you will give birth‚ how you will feed your new baby‚ and the list continues to go on. I am expecting a baby in five months and the toughest decision I am being faced with is whether to breast feed or formula feed my newborn. Deciding to breast feed or formula feed can be one of the most important and one of the most difficult decisions an expectant mother and/or family is forced to make. Making a final decision on this involves a lot of thought‚ time‚ and research

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    23‚ 2010 Bottle-feeding vs. Breast-feeding A debate has been going on for decades concerning the benefits of bottle-feeding vs. breast-feeding. Numerous research studies have been conducted and the results have varied. There are pro’s and con’s for each category. I will state the positive and negative aspects for each side‚ and I will discuss the effects of breast and bottle-feeding on the physical‚ cognitive‚ and socioeconomical aspects of development. Breast feeding is the recommended way

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