Breastfed premature infants: obstacles faced by new moms

Breastfeeding does not come naturally to many mothers and if you gave birth prematurely, this could be very difficult. First, keeping a premature baby in the right way requires adjustments and skills that the mother takes time to develop and perfect, leaving the baby alone to properly stall and start badfeeding. However, the difficulties faced by a mother with a premature baby are very different from the difficulties faced by a mother who gave birth to a term baby. We spoke to Dr. Preeti Gangan, MBBS, DCH, IBCLC, a member of the Medela India LC Club to learn more about them and finally how to overcome them

Obstacles:

Here are some of them Unique Challenges or Obstacles Facing Mothers of Premature Babies While Breastfeeding:

Mother's Milk: The Most Commonly Reported Problem by Mothers Is Lack of Supply of milk during the first few days. This happens because they deliver before time and the bads may not be ready with the amount of milk required. Even though bads begin to prepare for the lactation phase during pregnancy, if premature delivery occurs, they may not have enough milk to meet the baby's needs (however, not all mothers who give birth prematurely to this problem). Mothers often report that it is the reason for which they had to forcibly introduce formulas to their premature infants.

Improper Locking: Babies have difficulty with locks because clinically premature infants have trouble keeping a lock on the bad. They continue to suck by creating a gap in the bads, which causes other nipple pain for the mother. This is a unique scenario for mothers of premature babies who prevent badfeeding. This barrier is common in most mothers.

Separation of the Infant: Many mothers find themselves separated from their babies in the hospital after delivery, as does the NICU for infants with health problems. The separation interferes with the initiation and establishment of badfeeding and increases the likelihood of complications that cause stressful situations leading to mothers experiencing significant stress, anxiety and lack. sleep.

Lack of Knowledge: Maintaining lactation among mothers whose infants are at the UNSI is the inconsistent information they receive regarding the importance of bad milk for their infants, the strategies for pumping and storing their expressed milk, the specific guidelines for the transfer of infants to the bad and the combination pumping and feeding during the end of the hospitalization and after the exit of the NICU [19659008] These problems lead to barriers that mothers face at the end of the postpartum period. Once the initial obstacles are resolved, the mothers themselves tend to find ways to solve other problems that arise from time to time.

Here are some tips for premature mothers to make badfeeding more comfortable:

A premature baby requires a lot of patience. It is likely that the baby's feeding abilities are not yet fully developed even after six or seven weeks after childbirth. This means that the premature baby must be fed slowly, or he can feed himself too fast and spit or develop an aversion to food. A popular method to start the badfeeding process is Kangaroo Care, a method that involves skin-to-skin contact. Premature babies need to be fed more often because their tiny bellies can not hold so much food, so they do not sleep as long as normal babies

Opt for bad milk instead of the formula: Most hospitals today offer facilities and pledge to support high rates of human milk consumption at UNSI by providing 27/7 access to mothers for the purpose. they badfeed and have skin-to-skin contact, because even at an early stage of bad development, mothers can produce a small amount of colostrum, which is enough for her tiny baby.

Use Nipples: These small changes help a lot to badfeed. Pacifier shields can help facilitate the transfer of milk. It has been shown that an ultrathin silicone nipple screen compensated for the problems badociated with locking NICU infants by creating the shape of the nipple and facilitating the transfer of milk to the infant. Most mothers must use the shield until their premature infants reach an approximate term and gain weight on exclusive bad foods.

Start pumping immediately after birth: To increase the chances of badfeeding, mothers should start pumping immediately after birth and be sure to pump up until the bad is empty of milk, including cow's milk which is essential to the nutritional needs of baby.

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Posted: 30 July 2018 3: 50 Hours