What's in your breastmilk?
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What's in your breastmilk?
Part 2
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In part one, colostrum was mentioned. Essentially, what is colostrum and why is it so important?
It does sound a bit strange for many mothers who does not know that there is colostrum before milk.
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Healthy mothers will produce colostrum in the beginning during pregnancy and continuing through the early days of breastfeeding. This special milk is yellow to orange in color- a bit thick and sticky... It is low in fat, and high in carbohydrates, protein, and antibodies to help keep infants healthy. Extremely easy to digest, and is therefore the perfect first food for your baby. However priceless it is, it is low in volume (measurable in teaspoons only- hence even if you were to express, you might get only drops. However, you will need to keep in mind that a baby's stomach is very small, whatever you make is whatever that is needed by your baby. It is always enough.), but high in concentrated nutrition for the newborn.
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Colostrum also has laxative effect on the baby, helping him pass his early stools (meconium), which aids in the excretion of excess bilirubin and helps keep jaundice at bay.
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When you keep latching and latching your baby on, your breasts will begin producing mature milk days after within the week. Then volume will start to increase. In those first few days it is extremely important to breastfeed your newborn at least 8-12 times every 24 hours. The more often the better. This allows your baby to get all the benefits of the colostrum and also stimulates production of a plentiful supply of mature milk. Hence this also fits to say that your baby is designed to behave that way- to increase your supply, to make sure that their body has enough to expel bilirubin at the same time.
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Inside colostrum, are living cells- it defends the baby against harmful agents and immune factors are always higher in colostrum than mature milk. Many experts also name it to be the 100% safe vaccine for babies. I mentioned before it contains IgA, this is the instrument that protects against germs, namely the mucous membranes in the throat, lungs, intestines and more.
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Colostrum also has an especially important role to play in the baby's gastrointestinal tract. A newborn's intestines are very permeable. Colostrum helps seals the holes by "painting" the gastrointestinal tract similar to shellac which prevents foreign substances from penetrating and possibly sensitizing a baby to foods the mother eats. There's high concentrations in protective white cells, used to destroy disease-causing bacteria and viruses.
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Amazing isn't it? Liquid gold.
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All you need to do is just keep feeding, whether you "see" or don't "see" your milk coming and you're on the right flight.
Part 2
.
In part one, colostrum was mentioned. Essentially, what is colostrum and why is it so important?
It does sound a bit strange for many mothers who does not know that there is colostrum before milk.
.
Healthy mothers will produce colostrum in the beginning during pregnancy and continuing through the early days of breastfeeding. This special milk is yellow to orange in color- a bit thick and sticky... It is low in fat, and high in carbohydrates, protein, and antibodies to help keep infants healthy. Extremely easy to digest, and is therefore the perfect first food for your baby. However priceless it is, it is low in volume (measurable in teaspoons only- hence even if you were to express, you might get only drops. However, you will need to keep in mind that a baby's stomach is very small, whatever you make is whatever that is needed by your baby. It is always enough.), but high in concentrated nutrition for the newborn.
.
Colostrum also has laxative effect on the baby, helping him pass his early stools (meconium), which aids in the excretion of excess bilirubin and helps keep jaundice at bay.
.
When you keep latching and latching your baby on, your breasts will begin producing mature milk days after within the week. Then volume will start to increase. In those first few days it is extremely important to breastfeed your newborn at least 8-12 times every 24 hours. The more often the better. This allows your baby to get all the benefits of the colostrum and also stimulates production of a plentiful supply of mature milk. Hence this also fits to say that your baby is designed to behave that way- to increase your supply, to make sure that their body has enough to expel bilirubin at the same time.
.
Inside colostrum, are living cells- it defends the baby against harmful agents and immune factors are always higher in colostrum than mature milk. Many experts also name it to be the 100% safe vaccine for babies. I mentioned before it contains IgA, this is the instrument that protects against germs, namely the mucous membranes in the throat, lungs, intestines and more.
.
Colostrum also has an especially important role to play in the baby's gastrointestinal tract. A newborn's intestines are very permeable. Colostrum helps seals the holes by "painting" the gastrointestinal tract similar to shellac which prevents foreign substances from penetrating and possibly sensitizing a baby to foods the mother eats. There's high concentrations in protective white cells, used to destroy disease-causing bacteria and viruses.
.
Amazing isn't it? Liquid gold.
.
All you need to do is just keep feeding, whether you "see" or don't "see" your milk coming and you're on the right flight.
Sharing by Daphne Lee-Yang, Certified Hypnobirthing Educator
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