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PostHeaderIcon The basics of breastfeeding

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first days

By the end of pregnancy, certain hormones promote breastfeeding. Breasts secrete colostrum. This first milk, orange yellow, is very valuable: it contains a large amount of vitamins, minerals and antibodies , which protect the infant against infections.

It is therefore important to take advantage of the first period of arousal of the newborn, usually within the first two hours, to put it in. Many babies take the breast properly or touch or lick that stimulate the production of milk by his mother. Some babies can be very tired after their arrival in the world and are not ready to drink. If so your little one, keep it in skin to skin to stimulate it and try later. Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon The infant feeding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good eating habits

From 18 months, the child can eat almost everything, in quantities suited to his age. Up to 6 years, it may go through periods of “neophobia” rejects overnight food, or refuses to try new foods. From 4 years old, he can eat anything and is in full possession of his sense of taste at this age, eating habits fall over time. Read the rest of this entry »

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The benefits of breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is the best way to meet the needs of the infant. Breast milk contains minerals, all of which are adapted to the digestive system of the newborn and evenly balanced. He brings more antibodies that strengthen the immune system. Generally, a nursing child is stronger than formula-fed infant in the first months of life. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends breastfeeding for six months.

Breastfeeding is a special moment between mother and infant. It helps build an emotional bond and unique sensory. Finally, it facilitates the depletion of the mother. Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon Nutritional value of milk

The milk is a white liquid extremely important to our health, which in fact is considered by many nutritionists as one of the most complete foods.

Mainly due to the different nutritional values ​​it contains and on which, precisely, we will talk in this article.

Contains proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. And while it would be best to take it raw and benefit of all its nutrients, is not a recommended practice by the various pathogenic microbes have.

Learn about the different nutritional values ​​of milk, and the various virtues he brings to our body. Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon 1-3 years: a key period of development baby


Each baby develops at their own pace. However, often the constraints of
modern life imposed on him an inappropriate lifestyle, at odds with him who
appropriate. Up at dawn, filed with the nurse before the nursery or school, where
parents tend to enroll for 2 years, not finding his parents later that evening,
the young child is imposing requirements more and earlier in his life. The
parents, themselves undergoing terrorism efficiency, are entering their child
in the race for excellence and performance from a young age. They
want their child to be ahead in all areas: cleanliness, reading,
education and even food. Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon Infant food

If the infant is one of the workhorses of all parents, no doubt another of the constant struggles especially in the first years of life, sleep, and both are related, which is an added incentive to look after food of children.

When sleep will secrete some hormones like growth hormone, prolactin, and melatonin, and neurotransmitters, particularly serotonin. Some foods for their nutritional composition has a direct action on the different phases of sleep, so we must monitor them if they notice that our children do not sleep well.

With these guidelines in the head you some tips on what foods we should eat to promote sleep and what we should avoid Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon Protect your baby through your milk

When you breastfeed your baby will spend much time with him. Come to know both very well and be their favorite person in the world. Breastfeeding also is cheaper and is easier and more complete diet that has been created not only because they’re keeping alive for your child, but because the act of breastfeeding is helping both enjoy good health in the future

To enumerate the advantages of breast milk would need much more space than this page. However, synthesizing, and with the idea to convince you that this is the best food for your baby, we strive to list the best of the milk that nature has endowed you to keep your little one and preserve their health and of yours: How is that? You’ll see! Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon The baby food

Growing, your child should eat a varied and balanced. To be sure to avoid deficiencies, meals should contain foods from all groups. But it must of course respect his appetite.

A balanced diet is based on knowledge of the six classes of nutrients (dairy, meats and fish, fats, cereals and sugar products, fruit and vegetables) and on two simple principles:

All food groups should be represented in the menus of a child. This principle should not apply in the context of a day, but the week or even months. This ensures the simplest of comprehensive, varied, attractive and avoiding failings;

The child’s appetite is the only criterion which should determine consumption. It is not necessary except in case of particular disease, to define the amount of food a child should consume.

Contributions of the different food groups 

FOOD

MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS

GROUP I Milk and milk products ,protein, calcium

GROUP II Meat, egg, fish,protein

GROUP III Animal fats,saturated fatty acids,vegetable fats ,polyunsaturated fatty acids

GROUP IV Cereals, sugary foods,carbohydrates, proteins

GROUP V Raw vegetables and fruits,minerals, vitamins

GROUP VI Cooked vegetables and fruits,vitamins, minerals, cellulose