study shows that breast milk feeding time may be related to the baby's IQ. Medical experts at from Norwegian University of Science and Technology tested the IQ and exercise skills of 345 13-month-old babies and re-do the test when they were 5 years old. Among these research subjects, nearly two-thirds of breast milk had at least 6 months of breast milk, but 17% of them changed to bottle feeding when they were less than 3 months old.
Breastfeeding time interval
After the baby is born, the mother's milk will be the baby's first meal. We should breastfeed as soon as possible so that the mother can secrete milk. Moreover, colostrum is rich in antibodies, so the baby should be allowed to eat the mother's colostrum in time. Generally speaking, if the mother and baby are giving birth are normal, they can start milking within 0.5 to 2 hours.
Number of breastfeeding times, time and feeding amount
1 to 3 days, breastfeed as needed, each time for 10 to 15 minutes (the principle of breastfeeding as needed should be followed, depending on individual differences).
4-14 days of babies, breastfeed once every 4 hours, each for 15-20 minutes, each for 30-90 ml (the principle of breastfeeding on demand should be followed, depending on individual differences).
15-30 days of babies are fed every 3 hours, for 15-20 minutes each time. The feeding time can be arranged at 6, 9, and 12:00 in the morning; at 3, 6, 9:00 in the afternoon, 12:00 in the night, and 3:00 in the second half of the night, each feeding of 70 to 100 ml (the principle of breastfeeding on demand should be followed, depending on individual differences).
Breastfeeding is actually good as long as mothers follow the principle of breastfeeding, because every baby is special and needs are different. Specific analysis of specific issues is important.
How long should breastfeeding be
United Nations Children's Fund believes that the best method of baby feeding is exclusive breastfeeding within 6 months of birth.
Allergic babies must eat exclusive breast milk before the age of half a year. This is why this suggestion is because if the child can breastfeed exclusively within 6 months, it is lower risk of allergies than children who start drinking milk early.
Although this conclusion has not been compared and tested, cases of eczema allergic to drinking milk shortly after birth are everywhere in Director Wang's outpatient clinic, because the child is allergic to certain incomplete digestion of large molecular proteins such as milk.
html Children under 06 months of age are at the highest incidence of food allergies , while milk and eggs are the most common foods that cause allergies. If the baby starts drinking milk and adding complementary foods before 6 months old, it will increase the risk of allergies in the baby.In order to prevent babies from food allergies, generally when starting to eat new food, it is necessary to start from a small amount and gradually increase it. If there is no allergic reaction, another new food will be added after 7 to 10 days. If your baby is allergic to milk, you can switch to proteolytic milk. If your baby is allergic to egg whites, you can only give the egg yolks and peel off the outer layer of the egg yolk to ensure safety.
It should be noted that in order to prevent the baby from being malnourished, the exclusive breastfeeding time should not exceed 7 to 8 months.
The benefits of breastfeeding for a long time
According to research, the feeding time of breast milk may be related to the baby's IQ. Medical experts from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology tested the IQ and exercise skills of 345 13-month-old babies and retested the test when they were five years old. Nearly two-thirds of these subjects had at least six months of breast milk consumption, but 17% of them changed to bottle feeding when they were less than three months old.
This team led by physician Torstein Vik found that breastfeeding and motor skills were not related to each other at any age.
However, those babies who no longer breastfeed after three months of age may perform lower than the average in terms of mental and overall IQ by 13 months and before the age of five.
This discovery supports most physicians’ advice on “breastfeeding is the best”. The study concluded that “we found that length of breastfeeding is positively associated with mental development, even after adjusting for factors such as mother’s age, education, IQ, and smoking during pregnancy.” “Our data support the hypothesis that longer breastfeeding periods are beneficial for cognitive development.”
Make babies smart:
Many new mothers complain that even if they think they cannot do it, they are still under pressure from health care experts and society to feed breastfeeding voices. Breast milk is rich in special nutrients, hormones and antibodies, which can be transmitted to the baby from the mother to fight against disease infections, respiratory diseases and diarrhea. Experts especially recommend that mothers in developing countries feed breastfeeding, because babies in those countries have a higher risk of death if they do not drink breastfeeding three or four months before they were born.
The disadvantages of long breastfeeding time
When breastfeeding The harm of too long intervals to the baby:
In fact, too long breastfeeding will have many harms. Since 10 months after breast milk, the content of protein in the milk gradually decreases, the milk becomes dull, and the value of nutrients decreases, which cannot meet the needs of children's growth and development. On the other hand, children who have been consuming too long for milk will develop the habit of not liking to eat other foods, which will make them insufficient nutrients. At this time, the child grows and develops very quickly and requires a variety of nutrients. In the long run, the child will have poor nutrition, lose weight, and be weak and sick. Moreover, if he continues to milk for a long time, the child is dependent and cannot do without mothers, his thoughts are naive and lacks independent exercise, which affects the child's heart. Development.
Breastfeeding babies is indeed conducive to the growth and development of babies, but this is a time requirement. If breastfeeding expires, it will hinder the growth and development of the child. Breast milk can only meet the nutritional nutrition of babies within 6 months. After 12 months, the milk secretion decreases, and it is no longer "gold, mercury, water", and its nutritional value has been greatly reduced.
At the same time, babies grow and develop very quickly. By nine or ten months, their weight will increase by about 5 kilograms compared to when they were born. With the development of the body, the child's demand for various nutrients will also increase greatly. At this time, breastfeeding will be difficult to meet the needs of children. Therefore, by nine or ten months, the preparation for weaning should be started. As complementary food increases, the number of breast milk gradually decreases, and usually weaning should be at the age of 1.
The harm of breastfeeding for too long to mothers
Long-term breastfeeding is not good for mothers' health. Because the normal physiological functions of the body are not regulated, it will cause poor sleep, poor spirit, poor appetite, excessive physical exhaustion. Prolonging the breastfeeding period has many harms to mothers and babies. First of all, breastfeeding is too long, which can cause atrophy of the mother's reproductive organs, manifested as shrinking the uterus, weak and inelastic vaginal mucosa, and even permanent amenorrhea, which has adverse effects on the body.
