Nutrients For You When Breastfeeding
Your Nutrition This Month
As breastfeeding mums, your diet and how you nourish your body matter.1 If you are breastfeeding, here are the essential vitamins and minerals you need:
Month 1
First Year
As breastfeeding mums, your diet and how you nourish your body matter.1 If you are breastfeeding, here are the essential vitamins and minerals you need:
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is vital for the formation of red blood cells and producing energy. Where to find Vitamin B12? You can find Vitamin B12 in animal produce such as poultry and eggs.
Iron
Your iron levels may drop during breastfeeding. As such, replenishing your iron levels is important to prevent fatigue or an impaired immune system. Where to find Iron? Iron can usually be found in lean red meat and green leafy vegetables.
Calcium
As you might experience transient bone loss while breastfeeding, taking in calcium helps to build and maintain bone health. Where to find Calcium? Common sources of calcium include nuts and dairy foods such as milk and cheese.
Breastmilk is best for babies. Consult your doctor before deciding to use infant formula or if you have difficulties breastfeeding.
When your baby sees and hears, he may:
What your baby loves to touch, taste, and smell:
In a world full of sights and sounds, his five senses are being bombarded. He uses that information to communicate with you.
Spending time with your baby at this age is important. How you respond to his cries, satisfy his needs, and show him love will determine how he sees the world later.
His early reflexes are very basic and his startle reaction to sudden noises is just one of these.
Other reflexes include:
Coping with your 1-month-old’s unpredictable sleep patterns can be a challenge.
Often sleeping 16 to 18 hours a day, your baby will probably sleep for two to three hours, wake up, eat, and go to sleep again.
At about 6 weeks old, his sleep and wake pattern will begin to become established, and by 16 weeks, he may have settled into a regular schedule. So there is a routine in the not-too-distant future.
Regular vaccinations are still the only way to protect your baby—now and for years to come—so be sure to get your baby immunised to help keep him healthy.
For more information on National Childhood Immunisation Schedule, click here.
References:
¹ Diet for Breastfeeding Mothers, Abbott Family. Available at https://abbottfamily.com.sg/articles/nutrition/diet-for-breastfeeding-mothers
SG.2022.27106.PND.1 (v1.1)
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