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1. Common Questions About Breast
Feeding
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2. Should i feed water along with breast milk?
Do not give water or any other fluid except breast milk
as water content in your milk is optimum for your baby
growth and nutrition.
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3. My milk is very scanty as my baby is 2 day
old……. should I use bottle feed?
In first few days your milk (Colostrum) output appears
less but it is very nutritious and immunity booster . Do
not discard colostrum's.
Bottle feeds are harmful if hygiene is compromised at
any step, thus avoid bottle feeding
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4. When should a baby start eating solid foods
such as cereals, vegetables, and fruits
Breast milk alone is sufficient to support optimal growth
and development for approximately the first 6 months after
birth. For these very young infants, water, juice, and other
foods are generally unnecessary. Even when babies enjoy
discovering new tastes and textures, solid foods should not
replace breastfeeding, but merely complement breast milk
as the infant’s main source of nutrients throughout the first
year. Beyond one year, as the variety and volume of solid
foods gradually increase, breast milk remains an ideal
addition to the child’s diet.
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5. breast-feeding-week2How long should a
mother breastfeed?
The American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP) recommends
that breastfeeding continue for at
least 12 months, and thereafter
for as long as mother and baby
desire. The World Health
Organization recommends
continued breastfeeding up to 2
years of age or beyond.
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6. What can happen if someone else’s breast milk
is given to another child?
HIV and other serious infectious
diseases can be transmitted
through breast milk. However, the
risk of infection from a single bottle
of breast milk, even if the mother is
HIV positive, is extremely small. For
women who do not have HIV or
other serious infectious diseases,
there is little risk to the child who
receives her breast milk.
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7. Are special precautions needed for handling
breast milk?
Occupational exposure to human breast
milk has not been shown to lead to
transmission of HIV or HBV infection.
However, because human breast milk
has been implicated in transmitting HIV
from mother to infant, gloves may be
worn as a precaution by health care
workers who are frequently exposed to
breast milk (e.g., persons working in
human milk banks)
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8. Should mothers who smoke breastfeed?
Mothers who smoke are encouraged to quit, however,
breast milk remains the ideal food for a baby even if the
mother smokes. Although nicotine may be present in
breast milk, adverse effects on the infant during
breastfeeding have not been reported. AAP recognizes
pregnancy and lactation as two ideal times to promote
smoking cessation, but does not indicate that mothers
who smoke should not breastfeed.
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9. Breastfeeding is natural, but that doesn't mean it's
easy – especially at first. Try these tips to make
nursing go more smoothly.
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10. Where can I find answers to my other
questions about breastfeeding?
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