The Breastfeeding Guide for Infants within 6 months of age is fresh out!

this guide applies to infants between 1 and 180 days of life. The age of 0 to 6 months is the first peak of growth and development in life, and the need for energy and nutrients is higher than at any other time. However, the infant digestive and excretion organs are not yet mature, the function is not perfect, the digestion and absorption capacity of food and metabolic waste excretion capacity is still low. Breast milk provides high-quality, comprehensive, adequate and structurally appropriate nutrients to meet the growth and development needs of infants, but also perfectly adapts to their immature digestion capacity, and promotes the development and functional maturity of their organs. In addition, infants within six months of age need to complete the transition from in-house dependence on maternal nutrition to out-of-house dependence on food nutrition, and breast milk from the mother is the best food to complete this transition, and no other food-based feeding method can be comparable to breastfeeding. Breastfeeding can meet the needs of all liquids, energy and nutrients within 6 months of age, the nutrients in breast milk and a variety of biologically active substances constitute a special biological system, providing all-round care for the baby, helping it to leave the protection of the mother's uterus, can still smoothly adapt to the ecological environment of nature, healthy growth.the second stage of the 1,000-day window of opportunity for infants within 6 months of age, nutrition as the most important environmental factor has a critical impact on their growth and subsequent health. The appropriate amount of nutrition in breast milk can not only provide the baby with sufficient and moderate amount of energy, but also avoid over-feeding, so that the baby gets the best and healthy growth rate, and lays the foundation for life's health. Infants up to 6 months of age should therefore be exclusively breastfed.Based on sufficient evidence available, and taking into account the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and other international organizations, guidelines for infant feeding within six months of age are proposed in response to the feeding needs and possible problems of infants within six months of age in our country.Recommended Entry:
1. Milk as early as possible after child-rearing, insisting that the first mouthful of food for newborns is breast milk.
2. Insist on exclusive breastfeeding within 6 months of age.
3. Follow the feeding and establish a good life pattern.
4. Vitamin D supplementation begins in the first few days of life without calcium supplementation.
5. Infant formula is a helpless option when exclusive breastfeeding is not available.
. Monitor physical indicators to maintain healthy growth.. 1. After natal milk as early as possible, adhere to the newborn's first mouthful of food is breast milkAfter the mother gives birth, milk should be available as soon as possible, so that the baby began to suck the nipples, obtain coulo milk and further stimulate lactation, increase milk secretion. The first bite of food after birth should be breast milk, which is beneficial to prevent infant allergies and reduce the occurrence of neonatal jaundice, weight loss and hypoglycemia. In addition, allowing babies to suck their nipples repeatedly as early as possible is key to ensuring successful exclusive breastfeeding. When a baby is born, the body has a certain amount of energy reserves to meet the metabolic needs of at least 3 days, the milking process does not have to worry about newborn hunger, can pay close attention to the baby's weight, weight loss as long as not more than 7% of the birth weight should adhere to exclusive breastfeeding. Warm environment, happy mood, spiritual encouragement, breast massage and other auxiliary factors, help smooth and successful milking. Breastfeeding should begin during pregnancy.
key recommendations. 1. Start letting the baby suck the nipples repeatedly as soon as possible after giving birth.
2. The baby's first mouthful of food after birth should be breast milk.
. Exclusive breastfeeding should be maintained as long as the weight loss after birth does not exceed 7 per cent of the birth weight.
. Infants do not need to over-wipe or disinfect nipples before sucking.
5. Warm environment, happy mood, spiritual encouragement, breast massage and other auxiliary factors, help smooth and successful milking.. 2. Insist on exclusive breastfeeding within 6 months of age Breast milk is the ideal food for infants, and exclusive breastfeeding meets all the fluids, energy and nutrients needed by infants up to 6 months of age. In addition, breast milk is beneficial to the establishment of intestinal health micro-ecological environment and the maturity of intestinal function, reducing the risk of infectious diseases and allergies. Breastfeeding creates an environment for emotional communication between mother and child, gives infants the greatest sense of security, and is conducive to the psychological behavior and emotional development of infants; Breastfeeding is economical, safe and convenient, while helping to avoid maternal postparto weight retention and reducing the risk of maternal breast cancer, ovarian cancer and type 2 diabetes. Exclusive breastfeeding should be maintained for 6 months. Breastfeeding requires the efforts of society as a whole, technical guidance from professionals, and active support from families, communities and work units. Make full use of policies and laws to protect breastfeeding.
key recommendations. 1. Exclusive breastfeeding can meet all the fluids, energy and nutrients required by infants up to the age of 6 months, and exclusive breastfeeding should be maintained for 6 months. 2. Feeding on demand, alternating breast feeding on both sides; feeding 6 to 8 times a day or more.
3. Insist that the baby suck breast milk directly and do not use bottles to indirectly feed artificially squeezed breast milk as far as possible.
circumstances require the addition of complementary foods before the age of six months, a careful decision should be made after consulting a doctor or other professional. . 3. Follow feeding and establish a good life pattern
"Synod"
Breastfeeding should conform to the infant's gastrointestinal maturation and growth and development process, from on-demand feeding mode to regular feeding mode. Infant hunger is the basis for on-demand feeding, hunger causes crying should be fed in a timely manner, do not force the number and time of feeding, especially before the age of 3 months. After the baby is born 2 to 4 weeks on the basic establishment of their own eating law, parents should clearly perceive their eating law of the time information. With the increase of the month-old age, the baby's stomach capacity gradually increased, the amount of single milk intake also increased, the feeding interval will be correspondingly extended, the number of feeding times decreased, gradually establish a good diet of regular feeding. If the baby crying obviously does not conform to the law of eating on weekdays, should first exclude non-hunger causes, such as gastrointestinal discomfort. When crying for non-hunger reasons, increasing the number of feedings can only alleviate the baby's anxiety, and can not solve the fundamental problem, should be timely medical treatment.
key recommendations. 1. Breastfeeding should progress from an on-demand feeding mode to a regular feeding pattern.
2. Hunger causes crying should be fed in a timely manner, do not force the number and time of feeding, but the general number of feedings per day may be more than 8 times, after birth will initially be more than 10 times.
. As the baby's monthly age increases, the number of feedings is gradually reduced and good eating habits are established.
. When babies cry abnormally, they should consider non-hunger causes and seek medical attention actively. . 4. Vitamin D supplementation begins in the first few days of life, no calcium supplementation
(Essentials)
people's milk vitamin D content is low, breast-feeding children can not obtain sufficient amounts of vitamin D through breast milk. Proper sunlight can promote the synthesis of vitamin D in the skin, but given the limitations of parenting, sunlight may not be the most convenient way for infants within six months of age to obtain vitamin D. Your baby should start taking daily vitamin D supplements of 10 μg (400 IU) a few days after birth. Exclusive breastfeeding can meet the calcium needs of infant bone growth without additional calcium supplementation. It is recommended that newborns be given vitamin K supplements after birth, especially those born by caesarean section.
key recommendations. 1. Daily vitamin D3 10 mg (400 IU) is available for the first few days of life.
2. Exclusively breastfed infants do not need calcium supplementation.
. Vitamin K1 1 mg should be injected into the body after birth. . 5. Infant formula is a helpless choice when not exclusively breastfed

Because the baby has certain metabolic diseases, breast milk has certain infectious or mental diseases, milk secretion is insufficient or no milk secretion and other reasons, can not be exclusively breastfed infants, it is recommended to choose suitable for infants within 6 months of age formula feeding, not directly with ordinary liquid milk, adult milk powder, protein powder, soy milk powder and other reasons. No infant formula can match breast milk, only as a helpless option after the failure of exclusive breastfeeding, or as a supplement to breast milk after the age of 6 months. Giving up breastfeeding before the age of 6 months and opting for infant formula is detrimental to the health of the baby.
key recommendations are
. 1. No infant formula can match breast milk and can only be used as a helpless option after a failed breastfeeding, or as a supplement to breast milk when it is insufficient.
2. Formula feeding suitable for infants up to 6 months of age is recommended in the following cases:
(1) Infants with semi-lactoseemia, phenylaconuria, and severe breast milk high bilirubinemia.
(2) Mothers with HIV and human T-lymphocytic virus infection, tuberculosis, chickenpox-shingles virus, herpes simplex virus, cytokine virus, hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection, as well as drug abuse, heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages and smoking, use of certain drugs, cancer treatment and close exposure to radioactive substances.
(3) After professional guidance and various efforts, milk secretion is still insufficient.
3. It is not appropriate to feed infants within 6 months of age directly with ordinary liquid milk, adult milk powder, protein powder, soy milk powder, etc. . Monitoring physical indicators to maintain healthy growth

body length and weight are intuitive indicators of infant feeding and nutrition. Illness or improper feeding and undernourishment can cause babies to grow slowly or stagnate. Infants before the age of 6 months should be measured every half-month in length and weight, the recovery period after the disease can increase the number of measurements, and the World Health Organization's "Child Growth Curve" to determine whether the infant is properly and reasonably fed. Infant growth has its own laws, too fast, too slow growth is not conducive to children's long-term health. There are individual differences in infant growth, as well as stage fluctuations, and there is no need to compare growth indicators with each other. Breastfed children may gain less weight than formula-fed children, as long as they are on a normal growth curve, which is a healthy growth state.
key recommendations. 1. Body length and weight are intuitive indicators of infant feeding and nutrition.
2. Infants up to 6 months of age measure their length and weight every half month, and the recovery period after illness increases the number of measurements.
3. The World Health Organization's Child Growth Curve is used to determine growth status.
. The best growth pattern for babies of normal birth weight is to basically maintain their distribution in the population at birth.
5. Infant growth has its own laws, it is not appropriate to pursue the upper limit of reference values. Committee of Experts on the Revision of Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (Expert Working Group on the Revision of Dietary Guidelines for Women and Children)
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