Colostrum

in the first few days. All babies whether breastfeed or formula fed will lose weight. Generally, you will notice a weight gain around 3-4 days with a vaginal delivery and 4-5 day with a C-section. After mom’s milk transitions to mature milk from colostrum, the average breastfed baby gains 6 oz./week (170 g/week) about a 1/2 oz. -1 oz. daily. Consult with baby’s doctor and your lactation consultant if baby is not gaining as expected. ***We like to see baby back at birth weight by 10-14 days***…

How mother of bottle fed babies know exactly much milk their kiddo has ingested during a meal. A breastfeeding mother, I had been nursing for awhil, The first days of my baby life. A belly full of milk meant a certain number of dirty diapers and a steady, reassuring rise on the growth chart. I found out the hard way, a breastfed newborn often loses weight in the beginning until milk production begins in earnest. Some trimming down is to be expected, A type of jaundice. A normal range of quickly…

nutrition for infants, with a range of benefits for infants ' health, growth, immunity and development.” (Healthy People, 2010) A mother does not immediately begin producing milk right after they give birth. They actually produce what is called colostrum before…

The Effects of Mastitis on Fertility The detrimental effects that mastitis can have on fertility is one of the largest indirect costs of the disease. Mastitis (both clinical and subclinical) have been showed to affect conception rates, compromise embryo development and calf health as well as increasing the risk of calving complications. Poor fertility results in costs associated with veterinary services, culling and low production. When evaluating what mastitis is costing your parlor, the…

The immune system is a host defense mechanism that involves a complex collection of molecules, cells, and tissue. The primary function of the immune system is responsible for recognizing and differentiating between harmful and none harmful microbes in the human body. When a human is resistant to a certain disease, that human is known to be immune. The term used to describe an immune individual is referred to as immunity. The primary function of immunity is to become resistant to certain…

Peace, Love, and Breastfeeding. When it comes to breastfeeding in public, mothers are always told to cover-up, to leave the premises to an area where they cannot be seen, or heard away from the rest of the public. Why is public nursing such a controversial issue in today’s society? Society has developed a overly sexualized view of breast that it has become a big issue when mothers make the decision to breastfeed their child in public. In most cases, mothers are even openly asked and sometimes…

mothers milk is easiy digested and perfectly matched nutrition for the baby as it contains antibodies that protect against infection, something that formula milk does not. The first milk the baby recoves form the mother while breast feeding is colostrum. Colostrum is full of nutrients and the mother’s pwn disease preventing antibodies which can protect the baby from certain virsues. Breast mfed babues are also less likely to suffer from ear infections, diaper rash and…

INTRO Breast milk is specially designed to fulfill the nutrient needs for an infant that formula feeding cannot amount to. This is the only fuel source that an infant needs for the first six months of life. The complexity of breast milk has shown to minimize the risks of acute infections such as ear infections, diarrhea, pneumonia, and SIDS. (1) It also minimizes the risks of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, asthma, allergies, and cancer. Breast milk meets all the nutrient needs that…

Breastfeeding is normal and most people and doctors would agree that it is extremely beneficial to both the mother and the baby, yet if a mother decides to preform this perfectly normal and natural act in public people find it offensive. Despite the fact that a mother is caring for her child and making sure the child remains healthy, some people still disagree. Breastfeeding should be as normal to society as a mother feeding her child with a bottle. Breastfeeding should be allowed in public…

To give them a fighting chance at survival, nature provides a substance called colostrum, which occurs naturally in their mother’s milk. However, from the age of about 5 weeks the effects of the colostrum begin to diminish, and by 16 to 20 weeks it will offer no protection at all. Vaccinating your puppy provides him with the protection against nasty diseases that he needs when this happens…