: Milk miracle: "

A. ASI For Baby Miracle

Mother, when the command is derived breastfeeding in Al-Qur, an, then science can not inform you in detail about the composition of breast milk and various benefits. Along with the advance of science, many studies have been done, and finally terkuaklah many lessons from nursing orders. Subhaanallah ... ..

The most ideal food for human babies

Allah SWT has maintained and fed the baby's mother for 9 months in the womb. After that, God designed to keep the baby nursing in the first years of life. Mother's milk is the best food and best there ever was for human babies. Even more interesting is the mother's milk is very individual and special because of its composition is different for each child.

Milk every different species of mammals and is specific for each species, which is adapted to the needs, the rate of growth and feed her habit. For example whales that live in extremely cold environments and feed short time, fat levels in milk can reach 50, while rabbits are feeding their children only once a day, the milk contains approximately 10% protein. Human baby will be 2 times the birth weight within about 6 months, whereas the calf takes only 6 weeks, so it is understandable that the composition of breast milk and cow's milk must be different. ASI was a different species. Milk a mother can be different from other breastfeeding mothers. If breast milk differ among animals and milk every mother is different, then how can the human breast milk with animal milk?

Changing milk quality and quantity as the change in the age of the baby. Different needs of babies at different ages. Even during a time (period of) breastfeeding, breast milk composition changed. When he started to suck, the baby will receive the initial milk (foremilk). As the show continued breastfeeding, milk advanced (hindmilk) will be released. Incredible!

Provide for the baby until 6 months

Lately, many reported cases of malnutrition in children under five from various provinces in Indonesia. More alarming is that 11.7% of malnutrition was found in infants younger than 6 months. This will not happen if only all babies are given breast milk until the age of 6 months. Because breast milk can provide for babies up to 6 months. Even up to 12 months, breastfed baby needs to 60-70%. Over one year, ASI meets the needs of approximately 30% of infants.

Reduce the incidence of infection

Breastfeeding up to 2 years can reduce child mortality due to infectious diseases, including diarrheal diseases and acute respiratory infections. Various protection fakor found in breast milk, including IgA (Iminoglobulin A) sekretori (siga). When feeding, IgA sekretori will affect the exposure of microorganisms in the digestive tract to limit the entry of infants and bacteria into the bloodstream through the mucosa (wall) gastrointestinal tract.

Various studies have also reported that breast milk may reduce the incidence and severity of diarrheal diseases, respiratory infections, middle ear inflammation (otitis media), inflammation of the lining of the brain (meningitis), urinary tract infections, and infections and inflammation of the small intestine large intestine that occurs due to lack of network oxygen or the antibiotic therapy (Necrotizing enterocolitis)

Breast provide protection to the baby through several mechanisms, among others, improving non-pathogenic microorganism growth (not dangerous), reducing the growth of gastrointestinal pathogenic microorganisms, stimulate the development of barrier (the barrier) and gastrointestinal mucosa salurannafas, specific factors (IgA sekretori, immune substances ), reducing the inflammatory reaction (inflammation) and as imunomodulator (immune stimulant). That is why babies fed human milk are more resistant to disease than breast-fed baby animals.

It is important for development of the child which optimum

Did you, in order to run optimally, children have three basic needs met?. The three needs, namely:

1. The need for physical-biomedical (custody)

Include the need for proper nutrition and balanced. This includes basic health care, clothing, housing, hygiene and environmental sanitation, sports and recreation.

1. The need for affection / emotion (compassion)

Namely the need for emotion, among others: the love of parents, security, self-esteem, the need for successful, independent, encouragement, need the opportunity and security, and sense of belonging.

1. The need for stimulation (teaser)

What is meant here is the stimulation that comes from stimulation outside the child's environment include exercise or play, eye contact and verbal communication. Through play, children can learn to control and coordinate the muscles, involving emotions and thoughts so that the children get the experience of life.

Nursing process to meet three basic requirements are necessary. Fulfillment of emotional needs (compassion) can be met by way of making contact as early as possible the baby and mother (the initiation of early breastfeeding). This situation will lead to physical contact (skin contact), psychological (eye contact), sound and smell as early as possible to contribute an important role to the success of breastfeeding.

With a baby at the time of feeding, ask to speak with kasing love, Mom had the baby needs to stimulation (teaser), and also indirectly impact on mother psychological needs. While care needs are met through the nutrition in breast milk. Adequate nutrition is necessary for the growth of a person. And milk is a complex biological fluid that contains all the nutrients necessary for development of the child. Tailored to the needs of breast milk, infant growth rate, and feeding habits.

Breast milk contains hormones and growth factors (growth factors) that is suitable for ideal body pertumbahan. Unlike the content of infant formula that requires dilution with a certain degree different for each child. If too much liquid, can cause infant malnutrition which hampered its growth. Conversely, if penganceran too thick, can lead to obesity (overweight). Two of these cases often occur in everyday life.

Baby milk are generally much lighter / ideal than infants who received formula milk. This is because breast milk contains leptin, which is a hormone regulating appetite / food intake and energy metabolism.

A long-term studies conducted on the growth of infants exclusively breastfed and infants who received formula milk, the results gained weight infants who received breast milk lighter than infants who received formula milk until 6 months of age. This does not mean that weight loss is greater in infants who received formula milk is better than breastfed babies. Normal growth curve is a curve breastfed babies. Excess weight in infants who received milk fomula precisely indicate the occurrence of obesity. This is not good for health.

Other research studied the long-term impact of breastfeeding on the baby to the length of the body during childhood and adulthood. From research Boyd-Orr cohort was obtained the result that children who breastfed their babies at the time higher than those who received formula milk.

Development experts use the term the "Golden Age" for the first 3 years. This period is a very important period, not only on the growth of a person, but also on the development of intelligence and motor skills, mental, social and emotional. At this time there mielinisasi (formation of nerve membranes), and pertumbuhansel nerve synapses (connections between nerves) that rapidly, forming a complex brain networks. Critical period of brain growth occurs in 3 months before birth until the first 3 years of life. This is a very important period. This period also known as windows of opportunity.

In terms of nutrition, at critical times such children should receive adequate essential nutrients. From a recent study found milk contains LCPUFAs (arachidonic acid / AA and Docosahexanoic Acid / DHA) in sufficient numbers for the child's brain growth.

A study in Honduras shows that infants exclusively breastfed for 6 months can crawl and sit down in advance than those who received supplementary food at 4 months of age. From various studies ever conducted, children who are breastfed far more mature, more assertive and show a better progression in the development scale than those who are not breastfed.

Preventing Cancer in Children

According to expert milk dr. Utami Roesli, IBCLC, breastfeeding may help protect against cancer in children, including malignant lymphoma (cancer of the lymph nodes) Hodgkin's lymphoma, Leukemia (blood cancer, Neuroblastoma (brain tumor). The study found, cancer diseases are 6 to 8 x more frequent pd children given formula milk. (Davis 1998, Benner 2001, Daniels 2002, Svanborg 2003).. New research imenemukan significant levels of genetic damage in infants aged 9 to 12 months are not breastfed.

Reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (heart and blood vessels) in the future

Leptin in breast milk will prevent the occurrence of obesity in early childhood. In addition to leptin, adiponectin breast milk also contains a function to prevent the occurrence of thickening of blood vessels (atherosclerosis) and inflammation. Both these hormones can reduce the risk of heart disease children and blood vessels in the future. Because obesity and atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular risk factor in the future.

Reduce the incidence of diabetes mellitus (diabetes) and Metabolic Syndrome

Breastfeeding may reduce diabetes mellitus type 1 (characterized by no or lack of insulin and increased blood sugar levels), DM type 2 (characterized by high insulin levels due to insulin resistance), and the Metabolic syndrome (characterized by obesity, high blood pressure, and disorders of blood fat levels).

Studies conducted in children aged 0-14 years showed the risk of suffering from DM type I in children who received formula milk 11.3 times greater than children who are breastfed exclusively.

Research by Petitt (1997) studied the relationship between breastfeeding with type 2 diabetes disease in Indian society Prima. People who exclusively breastfed had lower risk of Type 2 DM exposed than those who only got milk bottle.

As noted earlier, milk can prevent the occurrence of obesity. Obesity can cause hiperinsulinemia (excess insulin in the blood) and insulin resistance. The study of 61 studies (including 298,900 subjects) of breastfeeding with obesity at the age of 1-17 years showed reduction in the incidence of obesity in children who are breastfed as infants. Kries, et al (1999) also have a protective effect of breastfeeding on the risk of obesity in children aged 5-6 years. Decrease the incidence of obesity is proportional to the duration of breast-feeding

It is important to the intelligence of children.

Various factors that support among other nutrients in breast milk are needed in the brain include:

1. Carbohydrates:

The main carbohydrate in milk lactose dalah. Be converted into lactose galactose. Galactose is important to establish galaktolipid important in brain development.

2. Fats:

ASI is the main source of essential fatty acids, especially arachidonic acid (AA) and Docosahexanoid Acid (DHA) which are necessary for brain development. Content of both substances is very high in the first days until the first weeks after birth. AA and DHA is very important in the process of receiving stimuli and electrical conductivity in the nerve cells. Addition of DHA is found in significant amounts in the eye, and it is important for the function of vision.

Milk also contains choline in a very high number. Choline plays a role in the formation of phospholipids in the cell wall of nerve, nerve metabolism, and neurotransmitters work.

3. Protein and Amino Acids:

In addition, ASI mengandng taurine, tyrosine and triptopan. This is the third required amino acids in brain development. Taurine is a free amino acid found in large numbers in neural tissue, brain tissue and the developing optic nerve. Taurine acts as a neurotransmitter, regulating the activity of nerve cells, nerve cells to stabilize the wall and antioxidants. Tyrosine and triptopan role in the formation of neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitter that is formed by triptopan serotonin and melatonin. The tyrosine formed noradrenaline and dopamine.

4. Mineral:

Iron in breast milk lower than cow's milk or formula fortified (added) iron. However, iron absorption in the intestines of breastfed babies 5 times higher than the absorption of iron contained in cow's milk. The upside is breastfed babies rarely suffer from iron deficiency.

Iron is very important in the production and maintenance of myelin (nerve cell membranes), the activity of nerve cells. So that iron deficiency can cause the formation of myelin neurotansmitter (a substance that is released before the end of the nerve connections between nerve and cross the gap or block connections to stimulate the target cells)

Concentration of iodine in milk 4 times higher than that needed by a baby. Iodine is an essential mineral for the formation yatiu triiodotironin thyroid hormone (T3) and thyroxine (T4). These hormones play an important role in the initial process of growth and development of various organs including the brain, and regulate the metabolism of brain cells. Thyroid hormone deficiency causes brain disorders of mental retardation at least until the (mental retardation) that weight and short body.

Besides milk contains vitamin B12 metabolism dipelukan in neural networks and the formation of DNA. Nutritional factors is very important, because the nutrients in the womb and after birth can cause changes in brain structure and function.

From an analysis conducted at 11 study, in 1999, obtained the result that breastfed babies have IQs 3.2 points higher than babies who received formula milk. After that, a study in New Zealand reported a higher IQ in babies 1,5-4,5 points are given breast milk during the 8 months compared to infants who received formula milk. Some 3880 Australian children followed from birth to determine the pattern of breastfeeding and cognitive development of the next child. Children who are breastfed for six months or more scored 8.2 points higher for girls and 5.8 points higher for boys in tests of vocabulary, compared with children who had never breast-fed

Babies who are breastfed less often 4-6 months has been delayed speech and motor development. In premature infants were breast-feeding makes a difference of 5.18 IQ points higher than babies who received formula milk. IQ differences are influenced by the duration of breastfeeding. If milk is given only 4-7 weeks, then there is no difference in intelligence. Research in Australia showed that IQ would increase if the milk was given more than 6 months. In addition, milk is often associated with child peningkaan neurocognitive development, especially in babies born with low weight babies who are breastfed longer.

The longer given, the more intelligent ...

Research Angelsen et al. (2001) showed that breastfed infants less than 3 months have a lower IQ than babies who are breastfed 6 months or more. Breastfeeding longer provide benefit to the child's cognitive development. Another study conducted prospectively for premature babies who received breast milk showed an IQ test (age 7-8 years) with 8.3 points higher than preterm infants who received formula milk. Prosfektif research conducted over 18 years in New Zealand (2001) also showed similar results, increase academic achievement and cognitive higher in children who are breastfed for 8 months or more than those who received formula milk.

In addition to the nutritional value of milk, a bond that is more closely between the mother and baby during breastfeeding and sincerity during the breastfeeding mother is also an important factor that affects the emotional intelligence (Emotional Quotient) and spiritual intelligence (Spiritual Quotient) children.

Does not cause allergies

Breast not contain lactoglobulin. This part of the cow's milk or formula that can cause allergic reactions. In addition, breastfeeding can reduce and protect babies from allergic diseases. Many experts recommend that babies from families who have milk allergies only get no extra for 6 months (exclusive breastfeeding).

Reduce the risk of cavities

Babies fed formula milk is more at risk of having cavities (caries dentis). This is due to formula feeding with a bottle or pacifier, especially at night before bed, causing the teeth longer contact with the remnants of formula. The remains of milk will break down into acidic compounds that can damage teeth.

Positive psychological effects

Nursing process will strengthen the bond between mother and child. Bond close, intimate and harmony that was created earlier and more permanently is very important because it will provide a positive psychological effect, among others:

1. Helped determine the child's behavior later in life
2. Stimulate the child's brain development
3. Stimulate the child's attention to the outside world
4. Creating an attachment (attachment) between mother and child
5. Promoting self confidence children

Easily digested, absorbed efficiently

The main source of calories in breast milk is fat. Approximately 50% of calories come from fat milk. Levels of fat in breast milk between 3.5-4.5%. Although the levels of fat in breast milk, but were easily absorbed by infants because of triglycerides in the milk first broken down into fatty acids and glycerol by lipase enzyme found in the milk. When babies are born, babies have the stomach to produce all the enzymes needed to digest milk fat. Lipase in the milk needed to complete the digestion of fat in the baby's stomach. Lipase in breast milk is called bile-salt stimulated lipase since starting work in the intestines along with the availability of these bile salt. Lipase was not active in the breast or in the stomach before the milk mixed with bile. Subhanallah!

Fat contained in milk is digested more perfect would be used more efficiently and by the baby's body fat compared with cow's milk or formula. The difference can be seen in infant feces. Feces babies fed formula milk is different from feces of breast-fed infants. This is because infant formula and other milk does not contain enzymes that absorb food effectively and efficiently. So that in the fecal babies fed two types of milk, there are many remaining milk that can not be absorbed by the baby's body.

Besides milk contains essential fatty acids is linoleic acid (Omega 6) and linolenic acid (Omega 3). Called essential because the human body can not form these two acids and must be obtained from food consumption. Both are very important for brain growth in children.

At Babies with Low Birth Weight (BBLR) who were given formula milk contains less essential fatty acids were shown less optimal mental development and vision.

Carbohydrate in milk is lactose, the highest levels compared to other mammal milk (7gr%). Easily broken down lactose into glucose and galactose with the aid of lactase enzyme already present in the digestive tract mucosa since birth. Lactose has other benefits, which enhance calcium absorption and stimulates the growth laktobacillus bifidus bacteria known as "good" in the human digestive tract.

Proteins in milk are casein and whey. Milk protein content of 0.9%, 60% are whey, which is more easily digested than casein.

Kidney newborns can not concentrate urine very well, so take milk with salt and mineral levels low. Asi contains salt and minerals are lower than in cow's milk.

Levels of calcium in cow's milk is higher than breast milk, but levels are much higher fosfornya, which interferes with the absorption of calcium and magnesium. SehinggaBayi who received cow's milk or formula is not modified can suffer muscle spasms due to lack of calcium (hipokalsemi).

Infant mortality

Circumstances under five in Indonesia is very pathetic. Every 2.5 minutes 1 toddler in Indonesia died. This means that 430 infants died each day. Kalo we URLs, each day of the accident aircraft, a jumbo jet aircraft whose contents toddlers and all passengers died.

Things infants (children under the age of 1 year), no less tragic. Every hour 10 babies died. This means that 240 babies die every day. Or every six minutes a baby dies dunia.Mengerikan, right?

How to save?

Research in Ghana to the 10,947 babies born between July 2003 and June 2004 fed. Apparently when you start feeding in the first 1 hour 22% can be saved. If the baby starts to breastfeed from the first day of 16% can be saved. The possibility of death increases significantly each day to nurse pemulaan suspended. But the problem in Indonesia, only 29% of mothers breastfeeding, and 17% of exclusive breastfeeding.

Preventing the incident maloklusi

Maloklusi is a state where the upper and lower jaws are not aligned when the mouth menutup.Salah one cause this is the habit of pushing the tongue forward by feeding with a pacifier or bottle.

B. Milk miracle for Mother

Preventing hemorrhage after birth

Baby sucking at the breast will stimulate the formation of oxytocin. Oxytocin helps the uterus after childbirth diminution

Reduce the risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and osteoporosis

Cases of breast cancer in breast-feeding mothers is lower than the mother who did not breastfeed. There was a study showing that breast-feeding a baby for 3 months to give protection against breast cancer before menopause. The risk decreased 50%. In addition, breastfeeding also protects you from the risk of ovarian cancer.

A mother who breast-feeding, have a risk of osteoporosis that is smaller than the mother who did not breastfeed. Although levels of calcium in the body of a nursing mother is decreased during lactation, but the mineralization of bone will be improved after six months of weaning so that calcium levels will be higher than that not breastfeeding. Subhanallah. Even a recent study says calcium reserve enough for breastfeeding mother for 2 years.

One study showed that women who breastfeed have never hip fracture risk two times greater than women who do not breastfeed. Breastfeeding for 9 months for each child can reduce the risk of hip fractures ¼ times than those who do not breastfeed. Hip fractures can not make a person sit let alone walk. And required a very expensive operation and complicated to treat.

Regulate pregnancy

Breastfeed exclusively for six months could be a natural family planning, in medical terms is called LAM (Lactating Amenorrhae Methode). This is because during breastfeeding mother has a higher hormone prolactin. These hormones suppress the synthesis function (release) the release of hormones that stimulate the egg cell (ovum) by the ovary (ovarian), so that the ovaries do not produce and delayed menstruation. So, indirectly, lactation regulate pregnancy.

Help restore the shape of the body and prevent obesity Mother

Breastfeeding helps the body to recover more quickly after childbirth. Homon-released hormones your body every time you feed back will help tone the muscles of my mother. In addition, you will lose weight more quickly if the mother breast-feeding. Because breastfeeding uses up fat stored during pregnancy. In one study, women who breastfeed for at least six months has decreased on average 4 kg more in the first year of life than women who do not breastfeed.

Reduce depression after childbirth

Breastfeeding helps you relax and feel calm, so the milk begins to flow, the hormones in your body begins to flow. These hormones help you to relax and enjoy the process of breastfeeding. Besides establishing breastfeeding bounding between mother and baby. Many women feel great pleasure when breastfeeding. And many also feel proud and confident when he saw the baby grow strong and healthy just by drinking milk.

C. Milk miracle for the family

Save Expenditures

Breastfeeding in infants has two favorable economic aspects, among others:

Does not require a special fund to be able to take advantage of breast milk. As rician, when babies are breastfed for six months, there will be 4.4 trillion worth of savings! This value is based on the calculations when there are 5 million babies who have milk Indonesa much as 44 cans of formula milk for 6 months. That, too, with an estimated price per tin milk cheapest, which is 20,000 rupiah.

Breast-fed babies suffer less pain, so do not need to spend money for treatment.

Practical, hygienic

Breast milk is more easily obtained and have the appropriate temperature conditions so that the digestion in the body does not require special preparation in the offering. Breastfeeding can be provided anytime and anywhere. No need bottles, pacifiers, sterilization equipment, and do not need help from others.

Motivate others to breastfeed

A girl who had been breastfed, are likely to breastfeed her child. In 1990, conducted a survey on the feeding of infants in the United Kingdom by the Social Survey of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. The woman asked about how they choose to feed the baby and why. The result, Some 75% of women who choose breast fed their babies. Approximately 70% of women who breast-fed and bottle fed also choose to breastfeed. In contrast only 48% of women who had been bottle fed who decide to breastfeed. And 74% of women still breastfeeding at six weeks is a woman who had been breastfed.

If you are breastfeeding, then it is likely the people around you too will feed.

Some 84% of women who said that most of their friends breastfeeding, planning to breastfeed. Because if a woman is seeing another woman nursing her baby, this picture is often embedded in his mind and affect his feelings about how to breastfeed their babies later.

Thus, the struggle to continue breast-feeding mother can be an inspiration and charity rewards that will flow continuously, Insha Allah.

D. Milk miracle for State

If the mother breastfeeding her child, this will provide some positive impact for the state, among others:

* Reduce morbidity and child mortality

Various protective factors and the appropriate nutrients in breast milk to ensure good nutritional status and child morbidity and mortality decreased

* Reducing subsidies for hospital

The cost required for child care at the hospital will be reduced, because children who are breastfed less frequently hospitalized than children who received formula milk

* Reduce foreign exchange to purchase infant formula

Breast milk may be considered a national treasure. If the mother breast-feeding, is expected to save foreign exchange of 8.6 billion that should be used to buy formula milk.

* Improving the quality of the future generation

Breast-fed child, God willing, more intelligent, more pious, so that the quality of the future generation will be guaranteed

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