Contents:
- Medical Video: How can I lose weight while breastfeeding without affecting my milk supply?
- Is it not exclusive breastfeeding babies will be overweight?
- Babies are overweight because of excess food intake
- Infant formula is more likely to be overweight
Medical Video: How can I lose weight while breastfeeding without affecting my milk supply?
Breast milk is the best food for babies. Giving ASI to newborns is even recommended by world health agencies, such as WHO, and also the Indonesian Ministry of Health. This is because breast milk contains the right nutrients to meet the nutritional needs of the baby. Not surprisingly, many studies have shown that exclusive breastfeeding babies have a lower risk of disease than infant formula milk. However, is it true that exclusive breastfeeding babies will avoid being overweight?
Is it not exclusive breastfeeding babies will be overweight?
Not really, exclusive breastfeeding babies can be overweight. Usually exclusive breastfeeding babies will experience more weight gain than baby formula milk in the first two to three months of life.
But after that, the weight will gradually decrease between the ages of 9-12 months, along with the ability of the baby to move which is added a lot. At that age, babies can begin to turn, roll, crawl, and learn to walk slowly. So, the baby's weight that increases and gradually decreases in the first months is normal.
Don't worry, even though exclusive breastfeeding babies can be overweight in the first months of life, but exclusive breastfeeding babies are less likely to become obese adults than formula babies.
Babies are overweight because of excess food intake
Babies have a good eating management system, adapted to their nutritional needs. When they feel hungry, they will ask for food (ASI) and when they feel full, they will stop breastfeeding. That way, this can prevent babies from experiencing excess food intake.
However, some babies can experience excess food intake which can cause him to have excess weight. Usually, excess food intake is more common in infant formula milk. This is because infant formula usually has a stronger bond with a milk bottle, for example, he will not be able to sleep if he does not feed first.
In addition, infant formula is easier to get milk from a bottle. They don't make much effort to get milk compared to breastfed babies who suck on the mother's breast. So, formula babies tend to get more milk, which can make excess food intake.
Infant formula is more likely to be overweight
Compared to breastfed babies, formula milk babies are more likely to be overweight.
- Firstthis can happen because formula babies are more likely to experience excess food intake because it is easier to get milk.
- Second, usually formula milk babies are encouraged to spend the bottle milk, without the mother noticing whether the baby is full or not.
- Thirdformula does not contain the hormone leptin, which helps the baby's body regulate food intake.
- Fourth, formula milk usually contains higher protein than breast milk, thus making baby's growth run faster.
