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07/01/2013
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The Ministry of Health of São Paulo São Paulo is calling on mothers to donate milk to maternity hospitals and Human Milk Banks. During holiday periods and during the coldest months of the year there is a significant drop in the number of donor milk. In some units, the reduction is up to 50% compared to other months of the year.
Milk banks state support breastfeeding for all infants, including those admitted to neonatal units and whose mothers are unable to breastfeed. Are banks that make the collection of donor milk, store and teach about the importance of breastfeeding.
According to the coordinator of Child Health Bureau, Sandra Regina de Souza, breast milk contains nutrients that milk from other mammals can not incorporate as antibodies and white blood cells, especially for babies with weights below normal. "The milk that many women throw away can determine the survival of premature infants," he explains.
How to donate
Donor can be any woman who is breastfeeding her child and have plenty of food. She should seek the human milk bank nearest to your residence. Donors must be healthy and can not be consuming drugs incompatible with breastfeeding.
Many milk banks offer search service at home, and therefore provide guidance to mothers milking and milk storage. The full list of milk banks can be found on site http://www.redeblh.fiocruz.br through the link "Find the BLH nearest you."
Myths and truths about breastfeeding
Some mothers have no milk.
Myth. Every woman after child birth, produces milk via suction. The more the baby sucks, the more milk will be produced. Drinking enough water is essential during lactation. If the mother produces enough milk, can increase the frequency of feedings, ie, reduce the intervals between them.
It is necessary to prepare the breast during pregnancy, so that women can breastfeed properly.
Myth. It is not necessary to massage the nipples, scrubbing with loofah, let alone spend creams or ointments. At most, a pregnant woman can sunbathe or light (40v) to assist in the production of melanin. One should not stimulate the nipple during pregnancy because any stimulus can accelerate premature labor.
Compress of warm water helps in the production of breast milk.
Truth. Put warm compresses on the breasts helps, yes, to produce more milk. But are only displayed when production is low. Otherwise, it can cause engorgement (clumping).
Babies need to nurse on one breast only once.
Truth. Breast milk has three phases. The first (early in the feed) has lots of water. In the second phase, the milk is rich in electrolytes, vitamins, and minerals. And the third stage is that they are fat and carbohydrates, so it is important that the baby empty one breast only once, so you can eat more calorie milk that comes at the end of a feeding. After three hours, or when the child show signs of hunger, offers up the other breast. In this interval, the body produces milk in both breasts, and is that milk is left to be donated, but empedra and mother may feel much pain.
Source: UOL - Modern Consumer
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