In infants it is most often
poor feeding techniques that are to blame for babies not thriving as they should be.
Not exact matches
The
technique may be useful for: •
Poor weight gain in the baby • Colic in the breastfed baby • Frequent
feedings and / or long
feedings • Sore nipples in the mother • Recurrent blocked ducts and / or mastitis • Encouraging the baby who falls asleep quickly to continue drinking
A mother's milk supply may diminish temporarily if she's not
feeding her baby often enough because of nipple pain, a lethargic nurser, or a
poor latch - on
technique.
Breast -
feeding is a learned skill, and
poor technique can lead to milk being trapped in the breast, a main cause of mastitis.
She and I have often discussed good nutrition, indications and contraindications for supplementation,
poor weight gain in infants and
poor weight loss in mothers, breast
feeding techniques and timing, supply issues, and even where to attain donor milk for mothers who are unable to breast
feed for medical or emotional issues.
For that reason, a growing number of conservationists support helping small farmers in
poor nations replace wood with liquid fuels and improve their access to modern fertilizers and irrigation
techniques in order to both
feed the world's growing population and reverse deforestation.