Parents and little angels ( Dr Priyanka Gupta)

 TOP THREE BREAST PROBLEMS FACED BY A BREAST FEEDING MOTHER  D ear parents, Breast feeding is said to be a best gift a mother can give to her baby. Breast feeding is both science and art . Breast feeding not only benefits baby but mother as well. Sometimes breast feeding can be painful to the mother especially a new mother and in the initial days which may disturb the beautiful bond of breast feeding between the baby and mother and may be a cause of stress in the already stresses and under confident new mother. Here , I discuss the most common problems we see in mothers during our routine well baby visits. 1: NOT ENOUGH MILK PRODUCTION New mothers usually perceive their milk production as less and they are usually unsure of the fact that breast feeding is taking care of their baby’s appetite. I have discussed in the previous blog that how a mother can know that breast feeding is sufficient for her baby. In the initial days , milk production is less but sufficient for your baby...

 HOW TO KNOW  BREAST MILK IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOUR BABY ? DEAR PARENTS, On the occassion of breast feeding week, i would like to empower all the new mothers with some basics of breast feeding. My next few write ups will be dedicated to breast feeding. Most of the new mothers i meet during the well baby rounds are underconfident regarding the milk production , stressed regarding whether the baby is getting enough milk or not and end up giving formula feeds to the baby. Here is some information that will help you regarding how to know whether your milk is sufficient for your baby. 1. BREAST IS BEST It is very important to understand the importance of breast feeding. Breast feeding is just like providing immunonutrients to your baby. Formula milk does not contain even if fortified the immunoboosters and the micronutrients required for good brain and eye development. Taking stress for milk production- is it sufficient? Is my baby hungry? What if I does not get feed? These stressful ...