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For comprehending ways to increasing nature’s own bounty – breast milk, it is imperative to decipher how the process of breast milk production actually functions. Breast milk production is mostly about demand and supply, though firstly this is not the case. Subsequent to delivery, the hormonal fluctuations signal the body to commence making milk. But in this time, the body does not clearly recognize the quantity of milk that the baby would require. Hence, this is the appropriate time for establishing an ample milk supply. Over a span of time, the body would gradually identify the amount of milk to secrete on the basis of the milk being removed from the breasts. Breasts being emptied signal the body to produce more milk. Similarly, breasts that are full give hint to the body for making lesser  [...]

Self-Tending at Home On majority of the occasions children face dehydration due to either diarrhea or vomiting occurring due to a viral infection. The ideal line of treatment to resolving infant dehydration is by giving plentiful fluids during the entire time the child in unwell. This is known as fluid replacement. Apposite fluid replenishment in kids less than 2 years comprises of Pedialyte, Rehydralyte, Pedialyte chilled pops, or any analogous products intended to reinstate fluids, glucose and electrolytes (liquid suspension containing sodium, potassium, chloride). These products could be bought at almost all big grocery and medical shops. A potent as well as easily-made ORS or oral rehydrating solution or fluid could be whipped up by adopting the following proportions: Half teaspoon of  [...]

Most parents start getting increasingly fixated about their baby’s bowel movements and most of all about the poop. There are a myriad of confounding doubts that parents face regarding why is the color of the poop turning green or is milk the cause of the problem or is there any kind of indigestion occurring. Below stated are the nitty-gritty’s to help one smooth sail past this phase of one’s baby’s life: Getting a lowdown on Feces : The initially occurring bowel movements or BM are known as ‘meconium’ - thick and gooey dregs having a greenish-black color tone. Once it is excreted, in most likelihood one would never be seeing again. Food-in-excreta-out : The milk swallowed by the baby courses its way through the stomach where it undergoes digestion by the acids and then travels into  [...]

Frozen version of the breast milk supplies the baby with sixty percent greater immune fortification as compared to those obtained from formula feeding. Hence, if one could anticipate an imminent situation of not being able to pump on a daily basis, then one could commence freezing the milk three months prior to starting off at work. Frozen breast milk has been observed to have longevity of nearly fourteen days when preserved in the freezer compartment, where it would be exposed to recurrent bursts of tepid air. If one would store the milk in deep refrigeration for temperatures of zero degrees or lesser, the milk would last for nearly 6 months. Ten Pointers for pumping and storage Breast Milk There are ten prudent pointers that have been given by the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding  [...]