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Part 2 Baths Partners can bathe the baby and change diaper This is a great opportunity to bond with your baby. Support Partners can offer mom support. Partners should be encouraging and help mom celebrate feeds and progress. Household Chores Nursing is a full-time job. Partners can help mom adjust by taken on the full burden of household chores such as laundry and cleaning. Be present Partners can offer support by being present. Be available for ... [Read More]
Nutrition
BREAST MILK
A LOOK AT THE NUTRITION OF BREAST MILK AND THE BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING Carbohydrates Breast milk contains lactose, glucose, fructose, and 130 oligosaccharides (sugars that help feed healthy gut bacteria) Protein There are two type of protein in breast milk., whey and casein. Early milk has 90% whey and 10% casein, but mature milk has 60% whey and 40% casein. These proteins break down in to 20 different protein components called amino acids. Taurine, one amino acid, helps ... [Read More]
NOW WHAT?
A guide to the first few weeks with your newborn Skin Skin can be blotchy, splotchy, and it peels especially hands and feet. Umbilical Cord The cord may take 1-2 weeks to fall off, may ooze blood and be a bit stinky. Acrocyanosis This is the word that describes the blue tinge of your baby’s hands and feet. Meconium This is the word that describes the blue tinge of your baby’s hands and feet. Breastmilk stool Stools occur 8-10 times a day. They are mustard ... [Read More]
What Is a Pediatric Nutritionist?
Because children cannot yet communicate things clearly, health issues can go unnoticed for a while before parents realize that something is wrong. One important thing for a parent to know is that many health problems in children are actually due to digestive or nutritional issues. Sometimes, nutritional issues in children are due to feeding disorders in which the child refuses to eat or has difficulty eating. If left untreated by a doctor or a pediatrician, this can result in lethargy, ... [Read More]
Healthy Alternatives to Sugar for Your Kids
A high percentage of children are obese in the United States. In fact, one in five people through age 19 are obese, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Obesity is detrimental to good health, and our culture’s high consumption of processed sugar is one of the major culprits. Sugar not only contributes to obesity, but also to type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. ... [Read More]
