BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING

 August- National Breastfeeding Awareness Month

 Its goal is to encourage mothers to have an exclusive breastfeeding

 Breastfeeding gives an optimal nutrition to the baby’s and helps to promote bonding
between the mother and the child
 WHO, UNICEF, & DOH recommends that we do exclusive breastfeeding for the 1 st 6
month and to continue after 2 years with the proper complementary feeding.
For the baby:
 It provides optimum nutrition for the baby, right after the birth and when the child
get 1 to 4 years old. (tamang nutrition sa baby) Unlike artificial milk, artificial breast
milk substitute na hindi nagbabago ang compositions habang tumatanda ang bata
 It has added benefits for anti-bodies which provides as well good protection/
optimum protection against infections. Artificial substitute cannot do that.
COLOSTRUM
 first milk and it is very high in immunoglobulin on antibodies
 it gives protection to the baby, immunoprotected factor especially for the first 3 days
 it have 11,000 immunoprotected factors unlike formula na 0 because it is important
for the baby the protection more than the nutrition. After that it decreases for about
2,000 immunoprotected factors pero damo la gihap which is perfect for the baby.
 high level is in the first 24 to 48 hours
 it have beta-carotin, Vitamin A which is very important not only in the
gastrointestinal of the baby but a well on promotion of antibodies and protection for
the babies.
 right Protein, Carbohydrates, & other minerals and components
 within the 1st 7 to 9 days la nagawas
For the Mother:
 The biggest benefits is the bonding between the mother and the child which helps to
decreased post-partum depression
 In terms of losing weight, when producing breastmilk, our metabolism increases
(way to born our body’s energy) because we keep producing the milk, we increase
milk production, we have to increase also the energy expenditure (amount of energy
we need to work) the reason why, because of that, madali gumuti an body han
mother but it should be joined with diet, & a little bit of exercise.
 If you feed consistently in 24 hours, & the menstruation did not came eventually,
Lactation Amenorrhea Method which is birth control using breastfeeding

Signs of the baby is getting enough breast milk

 Heir expression
 Number of stools and urine outputs

RISK OF FORMULA FEEDING

 Based on DOH, 34% of mom are giving exclusive breastfeeding within 6 months
 Some percent mothers are using formula milk or bottled feeding on baby’s
 Based on National Demographic Survey, the use of infant milk in the country is one
of the most expenses of a family.
  As a health care professional, we have to educate the mothers the risk factors of
formula feeding
Reasons why moms not to choose to breastfeed:
 The misconception that they don’t have enough milk which is the 1st 3 days of
life, talagang guti pala it nagawas kay colostrum pala. Few drops to about 1 tsp is
just right for the first 1, 2, 3 days. In their part, they wanted na damo na talaga it
milk, which is not right. Very few mothers cannot produce milk, 5%
 GALACTOSEMIA, PHENYLKETONURIA - in born errors of metabolism, cannot
breastfeed. They have special milk formula for them
Dangers:
 The chances of the potential of the baby to have full IQ is mababawasan ng 8% pag
formula milk
 About 6 to 3 to 77% of risk of chances to develop Upper respiratory tract and lower
respiratory tract infection
 Gastroenteritis 63%
 77% risk of the baby getting Necrotizing enterocolitis- nabubulok an ira tiyan when
giving formula (premature)
 IN BOTTLE FEEDING: colloky (gin kakabag) because of the air thru bottle feeding, may
sumasakob na gas, the reason na mas nagiigng colloky an baby. Unlike breatfeeding
na nakadikit talaga an breast ha mommy so wala masyadong pumapasok
 20% to 30% type 1 and type 2 diabetes
 15% to 20% risk of getting leukemia. 2 types of Leukemia AML & ALL