First, there is no definite number for this question. In the first four months, it is recommended that nursing mothers practice breastfeeding on demand rather than scheduled breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding on demand means you breastfeed your baby whenever she shows sign of hunger like hand sucking motion.
Breastfeeding on demand has shown to be much more beneficial than scheduled feeding as scheduled feeding has shown to be linked with poor academic performance in the future.
Another reason that breastfeeding on demand is better is because there is growth spurt in the first year in which baby will put on more weight than usual.
In general, in the first four months, frequency of breastfeeding is about 8 to 12 times a day. This will usually decrease as the size of tummy of baby increases.
Number of times of feeding will drop to 3 to 5 times a day when your baby is 6 to 12 months old.
For duration, there is no specific guideline, nursing mothers should look for sign that the baby is full like stop sucking for a minute.
In general, duration of breastfeeding can last from 10 minutes to 45 minutes.
One of the major concern that parents have is whether their babies have sufficient milk or not for each session of breastfeeding.
To know that, parents can monitor the weight of the baby. In the first three days, baby will lose about 7% of weight after birth and gain 35 grams daily thereafter in the first week.
In the second week to 2 months old, the baby is expected to gain weight by 170 gram every week. The increase in weight will drop to 120g to 160g per week in the 2 months to 6 months. The number will drop further to about 80 when the baby is between 6 months to 12 months old.
Please refer to how often to breastfeed for more information.
Sunday, 25 December 2016
Friday, 16 December 2016
Period or Pregnancy symptoms
On pregnancy and parenting forums, a very common question is whether a particular symptoms indicating pregnancy or period. Ladies usually start to ask when they miss the period.
There are indeed very confusing.
Similar symptoms of period and pregnancy include: Tender or swollen breast Headache Bloating Constipation Difficulty in sleeping or insomnia Fatigue or tiredness
There are other similar symptoms, but is more likely to be symptoms of pregnancy: morning sickness and spotting (which is different from heavy bleeding which means period has comed)
Symptoms of period also include backache which is not a symptom for pregnancy.
Symptoms of pregnancy include missed period, Darkening of Skin and increased urination which should not be shown in period.
Please refer to period or pregnancy for more details on this.
Thursday, 15 December 2016
Nursing Rooms in Singapore Central
Singapore is becoming more and more breastfeeding-friendly - more and more building like shopping centres, government buildings, hospitals, place of interests have nursing room for the breastfeeding mothers.
Orchard road is a shopping parade, with many shopping centres like Ngee Ann City, Ion Orchard, Centrepoint, Tangs and 313@somerset, orchard gateway. lucky plaza, paragon, wheelock place, wisma atria, great world city.
Among them, Ngee Ann City (or Takashimaya), Ion Orchard, Centrepoint, 313@somerset and orchard gateway, Paragon, wheelock place, great world city and wisma atria have nursing room. The one at Ngee Ann City (Takashimaya) and Ion orchard has been chosen by nursing mothers as some of the best nursing rooms in Singapore as they have good facilities like bottle warmer other than the standard facilities like hot water dispenser, cold water dispenser. For those that have good facilities, high chair, child-friendly toilet may also be included.
Of course, feel is an very important factor. The ones mentioned above give nursing mothers very comfortable feeling and it is one of the important reason why they are the best among many.
From what we know, some important shopping centres like Tangs does not have a nursing room. But you can find one nearby without much trouble.
Other than Orchard road, shopping centres in CBD area like Raffles City, Liang Court, Suntec City, Marina Square also have nursing rooms.
Office buildings in this are also have nursing room but they are usually not open to the general public.
Places of interest like Esplanade, Sentosa, Habourfront, Chinatown Point, Garden By the Bay within the central business district also has nursing room for the tourists - an important feature that makes it pro-family and good destination for family.
Overall, it makes business sense to have nursing rooms in the shopping centre as it could attract family who usually need to spend a lot of money on baby related products. Of course, they not only buy baby related products, father and mother also need to purchase other things for the family.
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