Contents:
- Medical Video: Breastfeeding NICU Preemies, Step 4: Getting Better at Breastfeeding
- The older sister must still get the benefits of breastfeeding two years
- Guidelines for conducting nursing systems
Medical Video: Breastfeeding NICU Preemies, Step 4: Getting Better at Breastfeeding
Pregnant second child when the prospective brother is still breastfeeding may feel different. Not to mention when the younger brother was born but the older brother still needed milk. This problem often makes mom confused. Not surprisingly, many of you may decide to wean the older brother. In fact, many tandem nursing benefits that can be obtained by the younger brother and sister. Curious what are the nursing tandems and their benefits? Find out in this article.
The older sister must still get the benefits of breastfeeding two years
Nursing tandem is a term used when you are breastfeeding two children at the same time at the same time. Even though your baby's breastfeeding activity usually feels good, the story will be different if you have two children who have to be breastfed.
This tandem nursing or breastfeeding tandem can be an option when you are in the following conditions:
- You are pregnant again soon after giving birth to older children and older children less than a year old
- You feel it's not time to wean older children
- You believe thatchild-led weaningbetter
- You want to give your toddler the emotional and psychological benefits provided through the process of breastfeeding
Do not think about feeling tired, there are many benefits that you can give to your child when you decide to do a nursing system. One of them is the sister can get the benefits of breastfeeding two years.
The World Health Organization or WHO and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia recommend that you continue to breastfeed until the age of the child reaches two years. After exclusive breastfeeding for six months, mothers are advised to continue breastfeeding children for up to two years.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children who are breastfed have 50 to 95 percent higher protection against infection than babies who are not breastfed. A recent study of 3,500 babies in Brazil reiterated the relationship between breast milk and children's intellectual intelligence.
According to the researchers, whose results were published in The Lancet Global Health, babies who were breastfed for longer had higher intellectual intelligence test scores as adults. They also tend to generate more income and complete higher education.
According to Dr. Bernardo Lessa Horta from the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil, breast milk provides a source of essential fatty acids for brain development. If you want a "bright" future for your older siblings or two children, consider breastfeeding until the age of two.
Guidelines for conducting nursing systems
Tell your older child that he or she will have a younger sibling and younger sibling who needs ASI. Also explain that this new sister can only consume breast milk, and cannot eat other foods such as herself. Even because of that, the younger sibling will need more milk than he does so he has to share with his sister.
But also make sure that your newborn baby is prioritized in giving breast milk. Breast milk is very important for fulfilling nutrition and increasing the baby's body years, so it is important for you to breastfeed the baby first.
You also need to know, in the early days of breastfeeding when your newborn is born, you will produce colostrum in your breast milk that is important for your baby. This colostrum will change the taste of breast milk so that your older child may not have a taste for breastfeeding. But over time, the milk will change to mature milk and it will return to the same as your child will remember.
Breastfeeding two children at the same time will be tiring, so don't forget to get enough rest. Also tell your pediatrician that you are doing a nursing document. The doctor will do an examination and determine whether your baby is still getting adequate nutrition during this nursing tandem process. Also consult your pediatrician if there is a problem or if you have further questions.
