Nursing basics for working women Nursing one’s baby is the top prerogative for a mother. Breast milk is very essential for the baby as it has all the important nutrients that are vital for the ideal growth and development of the baby. The development of a strong immune system of the baby also depends on the feeding pattern of the first six months of the baby’s life. Breast milk has a number of antibodies as well that ensure that a baby is protected from common ailments like cold, flu, other viral and fungal infections etc. Today, women are juggling with multiple priorities. No longer, is a women restricted or confined within the boundaries of the four walls of the home due to her decision of embracing motherhood. Women are far more ambitious today when it comes to their careers. However, at the same time, they would also want to give the best to their babies and would not want to compromise with the health of the baby. Thus, there are a number of modern day equipments that comes to the rescue of mothers of today. They can be saved from the guilt of not being able to breast feed their baby while they are busy working with the help of these modern day devices. Tips of Nursing for Working Mothers Ensuring that a few practices are adopted and adhered to will help in making the process of breast feeding easy and comfortable for mothers who are working. Below are a few tips that can be employed by working mothers to bring in the goodness of breast milk to their babies. • Keep work related stress away from you as much as possible so that the production of milk does not get impacted. • Use modern day devices like breast pumps etc. to ensure that the supply of milk is sufficient or is maintained at a constant rate by pumping out milk at regular intervals. • Store the milk in a refrigerator and have the dates mentioned on them so that you ensure that the milk is consumed on time by your baby before the onset of the spoiling spree. • Ensure that the bottles and other accessories like the nipples, rings etc. of the bottles are thoroughly sterilized so that there is no infection that is getting transmitted while the baby is fed the milk from the bottle. • Do clean the devices used for pumping and storing milk on a regular basis to avoid the onset of any kinds of deterioration in them. Devices that Make Nursing Possible for Working Women There are a number of equipments and resources available today, to ensure that a working mother can also ensure that her baby gets all the nutrients of the breast milk. Devices like breasts pumps and breast care kits all help in the process of milk extraction. There are a number of highly advanced jars and storage equipments available that helps in refrigerating or transporting the breast milk safely keeping all its nutrients intact. The breast pumps ensure that a working mother is able to pump out milk even while she is working thereby, enabling her to multi-task and at the same time ensuring that the baby is kept healthy by making breast milk available to him. So feed your baby with care and love and watch him grow in a healthy and sound manner.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 08:47:25 +0000
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