Why Breastfeeding is Must: Children treating doctors i.e. paediatricians and gynecologists who give birth to children, both are observing a new kind of trend these days. This trend is related to breastfeeding, in which certain professions and new generation mothers are trying to avoid breastfeeding the child. Dr. Ashu Khajuria, Senior Pediatrician at Rejoice Hospital, Lajpat Nagar, Delhi, is telling us about what is the reason for this and what kind of problems are being born due to this.
What kind of problems with breastfeeding are you seeing?
If we leave aside some special professions and a limited section of the elite class, then it is not a big problem in India at this time that women do not want to breastfeed the child of their own free will, but there are many such reasons necessary, due to which women give birth to the child. I am not able to breastfeed properly. Yes, it is definitely a problem in foreign countries, whereas here it happens only in some cases that young women who have recently had a baby, they want to avoid breastfeeding. They have their own logic and thinking behind it. However, in most cases, there are different reasons for not being able to breastfeed. For example, the mother does not know how to hold the baby during breastfeeding, what to do if the baby is not taking the nipple and how to breastfeed the baby.
What is the reason for these problems related to breast feeding?
There are two main reasons for this problem. First, there is no system of giving lactation counseling to pregnant women in our country. Which must happen in the last trimester of pregnancy. Although it has been started in some hospitals. The second reason is the increasing trend of nuclear family in our society. Because in such a situation, no elder woman in the family is either with her and if she does, in many cases proper guidance is not available. Due to this also women are not able to breast feed the child.
What effect does not having breast feed have on a woman’s body?
Breastfeeding and production of breast milk are both linked with demand and supply. If the baby does not breastfeed, then the brain will not get the signal to make breast milk and gradually the production of breast milk will stop on its own. There are many other benefits to the mother of breast feeding, such as, after pregnancy, the weight is reduced comfortably, the risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer is reduced. Hormonal balance and change happens gradually, which prevents many health related problems.
Does Breastfeeding Really Make Your Figure Bad?
This is not entirely correct. Because if women take care of their diet and fitness during or after breastfeeding, there is no significant effect on the figure. Breast sagging is a natural process, when the weight increases during pregnancy, the breast size also increases. Then after milk production, the skin of the breast becomes slightly loose, but it is not such a big issue that the baby should be weaned from breast feed.
What are the fears of mothers?
Everyone has different reasons. In most of the cases in our country, the problem is that women do not know the right way to breastfeed, because they have not been taught it. Some women associated with certain professions, such as modeling, acting or other media, have a fear of losing their figure. Some women are cautious about the figure for the fear that if the figure is bad, then the husband will not take interest in me. While some women feel that their sex life will be disturbed due to bad figure.
At the same time, away from all these reasons, there are some women who are fond of taking alcohol or alcohol vapors. Some are chain smokers and some women consume more tea and coffee. In such a situation, whoever has a habit, if she does not want to leave it and also wants to save the child from its bad effects, then they find the easiest way is not to breastfeed the child. Although this trend is also more in foreign countries, most of the women in our country do not have such hobbies. Those who are, they leave all these hobbies during pregnancy. When it comes to tea and coffee, only a few people in our country are aware of it.
Can the need for breastfeed be met by any other method?
Breastfeed options are many, but none is as effective as breastfeed. Newborn formula milk is given to children for feeding, babies are also fed from bottles. However, there is no real substitute for mother’s milk. That’s why we make breast feeding mandatory for all the new born babies who come to us for treatment.
Why is breastfeeding so important?
See, the progress of medical science has its place and the composition of mother’s milk has its place. Why choose artificial when we can give original food to the child. Mother’s milk is the perfect mixture of Antibodies, Vitamins, Proteins, Micronutrients and it is the diet given by nature for the baby. There can be no substitute for it equal to it.
What other benefits does mother’s milk give to the baby?
For a new born baby, mother’s milk is necessary for many reasons other than health. Like mother’s milk also plays an important role in the cognitive, mental and physical development of the child. Therefore, every child must get breast milk at least till the age of 6 months.
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