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Colic and reflux are common in the phase of adaptation to breast milk
Logo that the baby is born nor do you have to worry about the meals that will fill his menu. A single food, as you well know, is able to provide all the nutrients that the little one needs to grow healthily. Breast milk is the ideal food for the child. "By the sixth month of life, it should be the only food for the child," says the pediatrician and nutrologist at the Federal University of the Triângulo Mineiro, Virginia Weffort. Still talking about the nutritional quality of breast milk, the specialist says it contains proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. In addition, due to immunoglobulins, lymphocytes, and other defense cells in milk, it protects the child against infections.
The quality of food you give your baby is few. The feeding doubts that accompany the first months of the child's life revolve around the adequate supply of milk. Virginia says: in the early days, the child sucks less milk. The stomach is smaller and it gets easier. The intervals between feedings, however, are short.
In the early days, the child sucks less milk - Photo: Getty Images
As the baby grows, it can suck the liquid longer. The capacity of the stomach is also greater, which makes him suck every three hours. "To know the child's gastric capacity, multiply her weight by 25. A 5-kg baby, for example, has a gastric capacity of 125 ml," specifies Virgínia.
The specialist explains that the feeding schedule is not important, as long as the child sucks whenever he or she feels the need. She advises not to worry so much about the time the baby suckles, but rather how it feeds. See if the mouth is covering the entire breast areola. Thus, the milk will come easier, the child will breastfeed for longer and will ingest what we call the final milk of each feed. Virginia explains that the final milk is richer in fat, making the child feel happier for longer as their digestion is slower.
If you still wonder if the child is getting the optimal amount of milk, Virginia reassures: the child has the ability to regulate his satiety, breast to end hunger. Dribble the drawbacks of this phase In the first two weeks of life, colic are common. They begin to appear around fifteen days of life and usually go to three months, on average, says the pediatrician. She points out that, most of the time, the nuisance appears at the same time: late afternoon and early evening. They may last for hours or end abruptly, details.
Colds and Refluxes Are Part of the Baby's Adjustment - Photo: Getty Images
According to Virginia, contractions are due to the end of the gut preparation of the child who, at birth, still is immature, being at the end of the villus formation process. They will be responsible for the absorption of different types of food, colonization by bacteria that are necessary to the body and, above all, the production of essential vitamins.
To relieve colic, the specialist advises to put the baby on his stomach, especially on the mother's belly. She also teaches to put warm diapers on the child's belly and flex the baby's legs, as if he were riding a bicycle. The movement facilitates the elimination of gas and the relief of pain.
Reflux is another common problem in the adaptation phase to breastfeeding. The pediatrician warns that many cases involve physiological issues, but others may be caused by inadequate technique at the time of breastfeeding, by intense crying or by the use of pacifiers. In this latter situation, the child is probably swallowing too much air, leading to reflux. Virginia says there are still some pathological conditions, such as obstructions of the esophagus.
When the problem is caused by inadequate factors in breastfeeding, the pediatrician guarantees that it is enough to correct such habits. Already in the physiological gastroesophageal reflux, she points out that there are no symptoms, besides regurgitation and eventual episodes. "It is more common in the first months of life of infants and has spontaneous resolution in the first year of life," says the specialist.
The nuisance can be minimized when you hit the baby's posture during breastfeeding. In older infants, watch out for alternative milk feeding by adjusting the quality, bulk and consistency of food. The pathological reflux is differentiated by the fact that the child feels pain. Virginia warns that she cries more, becomes more irritated, sleeps less, refuses her breast and feels pain at bedtime. In these cases, the pediatrician should be consulted.
The purpose of the analysis is to alert parents who often fall asleep during the feeding of babies, which can result in a tragedy . "We hear stories of parents who take their babies to the couch to feed them because they are afraid that they will fall asleep if the food is made in bed, but the couch is a much more dangerous place for this to happen and we wanted make sure parents are aware of this, "said Rachel Lua, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia Medical School in the United States.
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