Breastfeeding in a bag
Over the past decade, most mothers have chosen to breastfeed their babies. The bag allows you to breastfeed on the move, so that a busy mother can give her children the best nutrition and at the same time continue to lead an active lifestyle.
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It's convenient. Breastfeeding in the bag makes life easier for the mother of the "marathoner", a child who in the first months of life requires a breast constantly, for example, during a period of heightened growth. If the mother gives her child a breast directly into the bag, it will allow her to remain mobile and do housework, while satisfying the child's need for feeding. It's convenient outside the house. If you went with the child for shopping and there is a need to feed in public, provide privacy is very easy if you carry the baby in a bag. Since the child feels comfortable in the bag, he happily takes breasts here, even in a crowded place. Martha spent several hours feeding the child in a bag when she stood in line at the cash desk at grocery stores. Breastfeeding in a bag is particularly appropriate in restaurants and similar establishments where the child is not always socially acceptable. The owners of the restaurants rather prefer that the child quietly sucked his chest, than annoying surrounding shrill cries. In addition, children who are worn in public places in bags are usually less worried and therefore receive a more cordial reception - especially in a society in which small children are traditionally not welcomed everywhere.
This organizes children having problems with sucking. Some children better suck their breasts on the go, especially those who have sucking problems and who need movement to organize sucking movements. Tight children( with a disturbance of sucking movements, called tonic bites) and lovers arched their backs in most cases suck breast much better in a bag, as wearing in a bag has a beneficial effect on all their physiology. When the whole organism of the child relaxes, the muscles participating in sucking movements relax. If the baby sucks better on the move, first arrange the baby in the bag to get the correct breast capture, and then quickly start walking.
This allows the mother to take better care of older children. Breastfeeding in a bag is especially valuable when there is an older child in addition to the newborn baby. Feeding a child in a bag, the mother has mobility and is able to pay attention to the second child as well. As one mother said: "Feeding our newborn baby in the bag gives me an extra pair of hands to play with the older child and have fun with him. The bag works wonders, saving the older child from jealousy to the younger, and allows me to be a good mother to both children. "
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we have already considered all possible reasons for this, we see surprising results when we recommend that mothers wear their children at least several hours a day and at the same time feedthe chest. Mothers report that the children then take the breast more often and suck more calmly and the weight increases dramatically. This again confirms what has long been known to researchers: the proximity to the mother encourages the child to take the breast more often. In addition, it is possible that the mother's closeness to the child allows her and makes her better interpret the signs of the child when he asks for feeding and respond to them immediately. In addition, since the child is always close to the source of milk and comfort, he does not have to expend energy, begging his mother to approach him;a child can use this energy for growth.
Positions for breastfeeding in the bag
The "cradle" position is the usual position for breastfeeding in a bag of a child of any age. However, the bag itself does not keep the child sufficiently pressed against the chest to ensure proper grip of it. It is necessary to support the child with a free hand, so that it remains close enough to the chest. To do this, put your hand on the outside of the bag under the head and back of the child, and the child should lie on its side,
so that his face looks at your chest and he did not have to keep his head in the turned position during feeding. You can put your second hand into the bag to give your baby a breast. The mother can continue to support her breast, or if she needs a free hand, she can tuck under the breast a clean gauze diaper or a small towel to keep the breast at the level of the child.
Position "under the arm".In the first months of life, a child may prefer feeding under the armpit. Having modified the position "pressed to the chest", move the child to the position "in the cradle on the side", so that his head was in front of your chest, and his legs were bent and turned under your arm on the same side as the breast that you are going to feed. Now the mother can put her hand on the side of the bag, hold the head and back of the child closer to her chest and put the second hand in the bag to help the child take the breast correctly. This situation is especially convenient in the first weeks of breastfeeding, when children are just learning to take breasts. If some children are bent closer to themselves, it helps them to suck better and keep the breast in the correct position longer. This is especially useful for an amateur arched back arc - in the
this position your hand reliably restrains his back and, as a rule, prevents him from diving back.
Regurgitation. To give the child to regurgitate, move from the position "under the arm" in the position "pressed against the chest", so that the child occupies a vertical position. The pressure of your chest on his tummy plus a careful tapping on the back( in addition to the fact that in this position the child is tightly pressed) will help the child to vomit.