After the birth of the newborn, parents are always worried that they do not have enough to eat, affecting their physical development. So it will be frequent breastfeeding, hate to let the baby a mouthful of milk all eat up. But this frequent overfeeding, really appropriate?
The old saying, "If you want your child to be safe, you need to be hungry and cold," means that if you want your child to be healthy, don't overfeed him or her, and don't dress him or her too thickly.
This sentence does have some truth. If a baby is overfed, and the nutrients and energy they consume exceed their own metabolic needs, they will be "overfed", which will affect their healthy development.
The more you eat, the better? The 3 major hazards of overfeeding, parents do not ignore
Overfeeding will bring what harm to the baby? There are at least 3 in summary, do all parents know?
1, overweight
Overfeeding means that the intake is greater than the demand, a lot of food piled up in the baby's body, and will soon be converted into fat storage, resulting in the baby weight gain, obesity overweight.
In the eyes of many parents, it's normal for children to be fat, and it's fine when they grow up.
But this is not the case!
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that obese babies may continue to be obese as adults and are more likely to develop a variety of health problems as adults.
2, spit up a lot
The baby's stomach is small and horizontal, so it's already easy to spit up and overflow. When the milk intake is too much, more than the stomach capacity, the spitting phenomenon will be significantly worse, and even wild jet spitting.
The danger of spitting milk varies from person to person, and if the parents take care of it properly, it shouldn't be a big problem; but if the parents don't find it in time, or take care of it improperly, it's easy to choke yourself and jeopardize your baby's safety.
3, bloating
The baby's digestive system is still not perfect, overfeeding is bound to aggravate the burden of the digestive system, impact on the normal operation of the gastrointestinal function, increase the occurrence of diarrhea and constipation; at the same time, it will also increase the bloating, intestinal flatulence and colic occurs, so the baby is very
If your family has a baby, you will be able to get it to eat.
If your baby has any of these problems, it's probably due to overfeeding, so check if they're being fed properly, and if they're meeting their developmental needs.
The more a newborn eats, the better? The baby ate or not, these four indicators are the focus
Since overfeeding is harmful, how can we know whether the baby ate or not, both to meet their development and not overfeeding? These 4 indicators are key!
1, the baby's development indicators
The most intuitive reflection of whether the baby has eaten enough is their height and weight.
The first year of life is the fastest growing phase of the baby: The first three months after birth, the fastest weight growth, an average of about 2 pounds per month; then slowed down the speed to 12 months, the weight growth is basically the same as the first three months, that is to say, the baby's weight at 1 year of age should be the weight of the birth of three times.
This is the first time a baby is born.
The same goes for height! The first year of life is the fastest-growing period for your baby's height, at about 25 centimeters.
Of course, every baby develops differently and naturally gains height and weight differently. To find out if your baby's height and weight are up to par, parents should never blindly compare them to others, but should instead create an exclusive growth curve for your baby.
It's not hard to make a growth curve, it's just a matter of measuring your baby's height and weight on a regular basis, then connecting each measurement to a curve, and judging whether or not your baby's growth is on track based on that curve.
The following picture is a growth chart of a boy/girl aged 0-3 years old, parents can refer to it to make their own growth charts for their babies.
2. Observe your baby's reaction to the milk
Normally, your baby should be very attentive to the milk, basically sucking two or three times and swallowing once, very regularly.
If the baby can not suck out the breast milk, anxious wow cry, crying when not give up sucking, it should be the baby did not eat enough, but not enough breast milk caused. At this time, the mother can change one side to continue to feed, if both sides have fed, the baby is still not full, and similar situations often occur, it is recommended that the mother timely chase milk, or add some formula to the baby, do not let them long in the state of starvation.
If the baby is not serious about breastfeeding, looking left and right, holding the RU head for a while and spitting it out, it also means that they are already full.
PS: Some babies fall asleep with their RU head while eating milk, you can tickle the corner of the baby's mouth with your finger, and if they spit it out automatically, it means they are full; if they start to suck again, it means they are not full, so we suggest to tickle the baby to wake him up to continue to eat, and then after he is full, let him spit out the RU head to go to sleep again, instead of sleeping with the RU head in his mouth.
3. Observe the baby's reaction after eating milk
If the baby can sleep quietly after eating milk (a nap during the day, and more than three hours of sleep at night), or do not cry and play on their own, or energetic and in a good mood, which all means that he has been full.
If your baby actively spits out the RU head after eating milk and doesn't want to give it again, it also means that he is full.
If your baby cries a lot after feeding, and cries a little while after sleeping, it means he is not full and needs to keep eating.
4, observe the baby's urination and defecation
Normal breastfeeding babies, at least 6-8 times in 24 hours urination, and urine is clear and odorless.
If your baby urinates less than 6 times a day, and the urine is dark yellow and smelly, you are not getting enough milk.
The number of times a baby eats milk and the amount of milk he eats at different ages, new parents can refer to
If you're formula-fed, you can refer to the standard and number of times a baby is fed at different ages, and then you can observe your baby's performance, and then you can find out how to feed him/her; if you're breastfed. You can only judge by your baby's performance and the interval between feeds.
Here's a "Baby Milking Scale" that new parents can refer to.
A. 2-month-old babies
If you are breastfeeding, you should feed your baby on demand, and feed your baby quickly when he or she is hungry.
However, in general the number of feedings is relatively stable, about once every 2 hours; if the baby eats more and empties both breasts at each feeding, the interval may be a little longer, about once every 3 hours.
If you are formula feeding, you need to feed according to your baby's weight.
Newborns weighing 6-7 pounds at birth should drink about 700 milliliters of milk per day; newborns weighing 7 pounds or more at birth should drink about 800 milliliters of milk per day.
B, 3-month-old baby
Breastfeeding: The amount of baby milk increases, the interval is prolonged, the daytime is usually more than 3 hours to feed once, and the night depends on the specific needs of the baby (usually not less than 3 hours).
Formula feeding: 100-120 ml of milk per session for baby, 700-800 ml total milk per day.
C, 4-month-old
Breastfeeding: Baby can be fed on demand (once every 3-4 hours).
Formula feeding: Generally, babies can take 150-180 ml of milk per session, with a total of no more than 1000 ml per day.
D, 5-6 months baby
Breastfeeding: similar to the 4-month-old baby, the interval between feedings may be extended, and more and more regular.
Powdered milk feeding: babies take 150-200 ml at a time, not more than 1000 ml a day.
At 5-6 months, some babies may have added complementary foods, 1-2 spoons of rice flour per day.
PS: Complementary food is just an aid to nutrition, don't put the cart before the horse and affect milk intake!
Ding Ma Message:
Baby feeding is the top priority during parenting, not to let the baby in a state of chronic hunger, and not to let overfeeding to their body to increase the burden. Parents have to be careful to figure out their baby's stomach capacity and milk needs to ensure their healthy development!
This article is based on images from the internet