How does a mother's weight, age, diet, and health-status affect breastfeeding?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Women who are obese have difficulty with latching and positioning, they produce less milk with less prolactin released, they have an increased chance of Cesarean deliveries which delays first suckling, weight loss prior to pregnancy can help. Infants fed by adolescent mothers may grow more slowly than infants of older mothers. An inadequate diet (too few kcals, nutrients) only affects milk supply after weeks/month-body first uses mother's stores. Some diseases may lead to avoiding breastfeeding, it is okay to breastfeed if mother has diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus, cystic fibrosis or a minor cold. Not okay if she has hepatitis C, tuberculosis, HIV (unless antiretrovirus drugs are available), breast reduction surgery (yes with implants most likely), infant has phenylketonuria or galactosemia (not able to digest milk). Mom's diet-contaminants can be passed on-avoid pesticides by washing fruit/vegetables, avoid losing weight-may release contaminants stored in fat, avoid fish from contaminated waters. Caffeine can make infants fussy, alcohol, chocolate and cabbage can lessen infant eating, garlic can increase infant eating. Alcohol, drugs, herbal/botanical products, nicotine can be secreted into breastmilk. Wait 3-4 hrs. after drinking alcohol, avoid smoking-reduced milk production and wt gain
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