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....If the mother is anaemic or has low levels of haemoglobins, for example caused by an excessive loss of blood during the Caesarean birth, she cannot breast-feed. This is because the loss of iron during the complete period of feeding is less than the amount lost during the course of a single menstruation.
...Milk loses its nutritional properties with the passing of time. Over time, milk becomes more watery because its composition changes, but not because it loses its nutritional value.
...Short-sightedness is an obstacle for breast-feeding. Breast-feeding is also allowed in the case of severe short sightedness, on condition that there are no injuries to the retina.
...A small breast produces a small quantity of milk, because the production of milk does not depend on the size of the breast.
….Flat or retracted nipples affect breast-feeding negatively, because the baby does not latch on to the nipple but to the areola.
...If the newly born baby does not burp it has not digested the food. A burp is only a sound made by the emission of air, which has collected in the stomach during the feeding, and has nothing to do with digestion.
...Formula milk causes allergies. For the milk to cause allergies, the diet factor must be associated with a hereditary factor. That is to say, that the predisposition to allergies is present in other members of the family (brothers and sisters or parents).
…Drinking beer increases the production of milk. During breast-feeding, it is advisable to drink more liquids and eat raw vegetables, rich in water. Beer has no particular properties.
…A baby who is breast-fed needs to drink water when it is very hot, because maternal milk contains all the water that a newly born baby needs.
…Breast-fed babies need a supplement of vitamin D. The newly born baby stores this vitamin during pregnancy and it is sufficient to have regular exposure to the sun during outings in order to obtain all the vitamin D that it needs.
…Breast-fed babies need a supplement of iron. Maternal milk contains all the iron that the newly born baby needs, at least during the first 6 months of life.
…If a mother has an infection, she must stop breast-feeding. Apart from very few exceptions, the best protection for a newly born baby is to continue to be breast-fed. If the child becomes ill, the duration of the illness is shorter if the mother continues to breast-feed it.
…Breast-feeding is inadvisable when vomit or diarrhoea occurs, because, in these situations, maternal milk is the only liquid that a baby needs.
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