Saturday, 6 July 2013

Breastfeeding during pregnancy

Even during the nine months you can continue to breastfeed another child, if the mother and baby wish. Breastfeeding does not increase the risk of miscarriage or preterm birth nor does it deprive the mother or the fetus of nutrients.

Breast-feeding may increase the risk of miscarriage or premature birth, may cause maternal deficiencies in the body and can slow down the growth of the fetus are the beliefs that lurk more frequently when talking about breastfeeding during the nine months or so-called breast-feeding ' in tandem '. "None of these concerns has a scientific basis, but it is just assumptions made ​​by health professionals on the basis of prudential deductions or attitudes, because there is no documentation on the alleged risks of breastfeeding persisted even in the case of a second pregnancy "says Richard Davanzo, neonatologist at the hospital Burlo Garofolo of Trieste and experienced breastfeeding.




Breastfeeding does not remove nutrients to the mother.

It is true that during pregnancy increases your need for certain nutrients, but if the expectant mother is fed in a fair and balanced, without exclusion diets, your body can easily cope with both the 'commitments'. Read also: nutrition in pregnancy.

The fetus is growing normally.

Also unfounded fears that the fetus does not grow properly due the outlay to produce additional milk, provided that the expectant mother has a normal nutrition. Read also: the length of the fetus in the womb.

Even the nursing infant grows well.

If the mother is pregnant again, the child will be already a big and will undoubtedly have started weaning, therefore breast milk constitutes a minor part of a diet more varied and complete, from which comes the most nutrient supply. Read also: calculates the percentile child's online.

Breastfeeding does not increase the risk of miscarriage ...

According pictures, sucking stimulate contractions of the uterus that could subsequently expel the products of conception. "Even this argument is unfounded" comments Dr. Davanzo. "In this context it was only conducted a study that showed that the incidence of abortion in women who continued to breastfeed and those that have prudently decided to quit was identical. "

Or ... the risk of preterm delivery.

"This is also false, because the mechanisms that trigger a birth before term are varied and in part not yet known, but what is certain is that not just determined by the suckling stimulus to trigger the complex process of giving birth prematurely," continues Dr.. Davanzo. "Unlike the case where the woman in the third quarter has already contractions that pose a threat of premature birth , in which case it would be appropriate to prevent further stimulation of the contractile activity. Just as it is appropriate Interruption of the third quarter if there is a twin pregnancy , which in itself leads to anticipate the timing of delivery for greater space occupied by the two fetuses. But in the first and second quarters there are no contraindications to continue. "

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