Some Breastfeeding Myths Debunked

We’ve all heard about the benefits of breastfeeding your child. But did you know that abstaining from breastfeeding actually increases the amount of waste generated by the household?

Like any other packaged food, the production of baby food requires the use of plastics, paper and metal. Millions of labels and packets are discarded each day, creating a significant amount of paper and plastic waste. It also leads to a spike in the use of diapers, 바카라 웹사이트as the packaged food is not absorbed as easily as breast milk, which leads to babies excreting more.

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But that does not mean we should blame the mothers who abstain from breastfeeding their children, because they could have several compelling reasons, including medical ones, for this.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트

As Adhunika Prakash, the founder바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트 Breastfeeding Support for Indian Mothers (BSIM) puts it, “We do not believe that we are superior to mothers who바카라 웹사이트do바카라 웹사이트not breastfeed.”

BSIM is a nationally and internationally recognized outfit that believes in empowering women by providing them with support and information during their breastfeeding journey. 바카라 웹사이트Founded in 2013 when Adhunika바카라 웹사이트 felt isolated during her breastfeeding journey,바카라 웹사이트 BSIM's Facebook community -run by a team of committed breastfeeding mothers- supports over 135,000 individuals today.바카라 웹사이트

Apart from guiding and supporting new mothers with relevant information and counselling, BSIM helps bust some of the myths surrounding breastfeeding through their Facebook group, using references from WHO and UNICEF.바카라 웹사이트

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• Myth no 1: Babies born through caesarean births are not able to feed from their mother, as the body doesn’t produce milk.
• Myth no 2 :바카라 웹사이트 A mother can't바카라 웹사이트 make바카라 웹사이트 enough milk for the baby, if the infant is crying or feeding often.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
• Myth no 3: Exercising affects the taste of breast milk.
• Myth no 4 :바카라 웹사이트Babies who are breast fed tend to cling to the mother more.
• Myth no 5:바카라 웹사이트It is difficult for the baby to wean, if the infant has been breast fed for more than a year.
• Myth no 6:바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트Breastfeeding requires washing your nipples each time.
• Myth no 7:바카라 웹사이트Other replacements cannot be used if the mother is planning on breastfeeding.
• Myth no 8 :바카라 웹사이트A new born should be kept separate from the mother right after birth, to let the mother rest.
• Myth no 9 :바카라 웹사이트The mother should only consume plain food at the time of breastfeeding.
• Myth no 10 :바카라 웹사이트A mother cannot breastfeed if she's sick or taking any medication.

Not one of the above is true.

According to WHO, "Breastfeeding within the first hour of life is recognized as one of the most important actions for infant survival. Yet in India, only 56.6 % infants start breastfeeding within one hour of life. (Source:CNNS 2016-18). With frequent, on-demand feedings, babies do not need water or any other liquids even in hot climates."

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Globally, 3 in 5 children are not breastfed during the first hour of their life, says WHO. Over 820 000 children could be saved yearly if all children within 0-23 months were optimally breastfed. Only 41% of infants under 6 months of age are exclusively breastfed.

WHO recommends that:

Mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour of birth; infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health and thereafter, to meet their evolving nutritional requirements, infants should receive nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods, while continuing to be breastfed; and
breastfeeding should continue for up to two years or beyond.

Apart from the fact that breastfeeding, particularly during the first few weeks of a child라이브 바카라 birth, provides major nutritional and psychosocial benefits, it also builds immunity against various diseases and ailments, thus bringing down healthcare costs.

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“Human milk is uniquely tailored to meet the nutrition needs of human infants. It has the appropriate balance of nutrients provided in easily digestible and bioavailable forms,” asserts the 바카라 웹사이트American Dietetic Association.

And if you needed any more reasons to justify the critical importance of breastfeeding, it also protects the mother from certain diseases like diabetes, breast and ovarian cancer, complications related to the heart and also relieves the mother from postpartum depression.

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