Child Nutrition

If your baby is exclusively breastfed, then they don’t need extra fluids. Giving water or other drinks reduces the intake of breast milk, and Your baby will be less likely to meet their energy requirements. Exclusive breastfeeding also protects the...

If your baby is exclusively breastfed, then they d...

If your baby’s feeding behaviours aren’t what you expected, you may feel like you don’t have enough milk. This is hardly ever the case. How to tell when baby is getting enough You can tell that baby is satisfied and feeling full when baby: Releases ...

If your baby’s feeding behaviours aren’t what you ...

Many women take herbal teas and herbal medications to increase their breast milk amounts and these preparations are available in health food shops and herbal dispensaries in New Zealand. These herbal remedies are collectively known as galactagogues....

Many women take herbal teas and herbal medications...

The best thing to do to increase your milk supply is to make sure that baby is latched on correctly and sucking well at the breast. It helps to: Allow your baby to take longer feeds at the breast (sometimes babies are removed before they have compl...

The best thing to do to increase your milk supply ...

Learn to recognise when baby is latched on well and how long to feed them from each breast. If baby is attached correctly Their chin will be touching the breast but their nose should be reasonably clear. Their bottom lip will be flanged outwards and...

Learn to recognise when baby is latched on well an...

Approaching the breast Bring baby gently towards the nipple and touch their top lip with the nipple, then move them slightly away again gently. Repeat these movements quietly and gently until baby opens their mouth wide, or run the nipple very gentl...

Approaching the breast Bring baby gently towards ...

Suggestions on how to hold your baby during breastfeeding. Hold the baby close This may mean having to remove some blankets, or bulky clothing. (Don’t worry about them getting cold – this won’t happen if they’re held close to your body.) Tummy to tum...

Suggestions on how to hold your baby during breast...

Babies display feeding cues when they are ready for a breastfeed. These may occur with eyes closed or open. It can be confusing when your baby has their eyes closed, but you don’t need to wait for them to ‘wake up’ before you feed them. The cues wit...

Babies display feeding cues when they are ready fo...

Continuing: eight weeks to six months, then six months and longer This is when you are likely to have established breastfeeding. You and baby may have established a pattern for the day and night, and baby will be thriving. Most babies should only b...

Continuing: eight weeks to six months, then six mo...

Many mothers do wonder how much milk their baby is actually getting and worry about amounts. Because we have become used to bottle-feeding babies in our culture the idea of knowing or seeing how much milk a baby is drinking has become something that...

Many mothers do wonder how much milk their baby is...

Establishing: four days to eight weeks This stage is when you are likely to be back home and continuing to establish breastfeeding. Establishment of breastfeeding includes: learning how to breastfeed successfully with the support and advice from yo...

Establishing: four days to eight weeks This stage ...

This is just after you’ve given birth and are starting to breastfeed. It’s often called the initiation stage. Breastfeeding now gives vital fluid, immunological factors and nutrients to the newborn (in the first milk called colostrum) and their ‘lat...

This is just after you’ve given birth and are star...

This is the time for you to: learn about the importance of breastfeeding build support networks with family/wh?nau, the community and health practitioners to support your breastfeeding learn about how to breastfeed and build your confidence to breas...

This is the time for you to: learn about the impo...

Benefits of breastfeeding If you’re returning to work – or study – after having a baby, continuing to breastfeed is: Best for your baby Breast milk – all that your baby needs to eat and drink for about the first 6 months. Breast milk – still importa...

Benefits of breastfeeding If you’re returning to w...

1. Write ayaat 8 & 9 of Suratur Ra’ad and wear as ta’widh on right arm. Alternatively write with saffron on a china plate, and drink the water. 2. Write Suratul Hijr with saffron, wash and drink. 3. Write Suratu Yaasin with saffron, wash and drink. 4...

1. Write ayaat 8 & 9 of Suratur Ra’ad and wear as ...

“The best milk for a child is the milk from it’s own mother.” Imam Ali (AS) A number of Ulema consider it obligatory for a mother to nurse her child from her own breast immediately after the birth of a child. The first 3 days are very important for t...

“The best milk for a child is the milk from it’s o...

In the first month of the child's life, milk is the basic and only source the child feeds on, so the breast feeding is the best milk because breast feeding has its emotional effect on the child. The mother is in the best position to grant him sympath...

In the first month of the child's life, milk is th...

By now, most of the kids have gone back to school. It is a brand new year and everyone starts off with a clean slate. So what can you do for your kids so that they can get the most out of their school year? Schools are getting a bad rap from the hea...

By now, most of the kids have gone back to school....

Milk allergy is one of the commonest food allergies in infants and young children, with 2-3% of children under three years of age allergic to cow’s milk proteins, though most of them surpass this allergy. Cow's milk allergy is basically an allergic r...

Milk allergy is one of the commonest food allergie...

Healthy eating is a lifestyle, not an occasional activity. Mothers worry constantly about what their children eat. Is it too fattening? Are there enough vitamins in it? Does it give him the energy he needs? Will she get sick if he doesn’t eat right? ...

Healthy eating is a lifestyle, not an occasional a...

It is important to know that at 4 months of age your baby should be ready to begin solids. Start byintroducing cereal into your baby’s diet but use only single grain cereals. Those are rice, barley, and oatmeal. You could try each new cereal for 3-4 ...

It is important to know that at 4 months of age yo...