I have 3 girls and am trying for a boy. Is it true that the diet before conception can influence the sex of my baby?“0 Comments”
admin | 11:31 am | November 29, 2011 | Pregnancy and Baby Feeding
There had been no evidence that diet can influence your baby’s gender until recently. Researchers from the universities of Exeter and Oxford in England asked 740 first-time moms in the United Kingdom to keep food diaries before and during early pregnancy. The women didn’t know the sex of their babies, but when researchers reviewed their food plans, they found that moms who consumed more kilojoules of higher quality before conceiving were about 24 percent more likely to give birth to boys than moms who ate less. The average energy intake of women bearing boys was 10135 kilojoules. The researchers found that women who gave birth to boys also had higher levels of protein, potassium, calcium, vitamin C and vitamin B12. There is also some evidence that in developing countries where food is scarce, the amount of boys born is dropping. The research is interesting, but it certainly is not the whole truth and we don’t yet fully understand the nutritional factors that play a role in conception.
Increasing your kilojoule intake does come with risks though, which include weight gain and a high pre-pregnancy weight. It is not advised to gorge out while sacrificing on good nutrition. Also if you are overweight, increasing kilojoules to as much as 10 000 could result in rapid weight gain and a high pre-pregnancy weight if followed for too long. To put this research to the test, start to increase your intake of nutritious foods, like lean protein, fruits, vegetables, dairy products and wholegrains and exercise at least 5 times a week to compensate for the high kilojoule intake.
Question: My baby gets wind after a bottle feed. What can I do to prevent this?“0 Comments”
admin | 11:26 am | | Pregnancy and Baby Feeding, Uncategorized
Answer: Bottle fed babies do tend to get more problems with wind than breast-fed babies do because the rate at which they get milk is slower with breast-feeding. The wind is caused by air being swallowed into your baby’s tummy during feeding. Sometimes the air gets trapped and it forms a bubble in her stomach that causes some discomfort. Make sure that the inside of her teat is saturated with milk by tilting the bottle at an angle. Feeding her in an upright position, rather than supine, also helps. Offer small amounts of milk at a time (about 60-90ml) and take short breaks to allow her to bring up wind. To assist her to bring up some wind you can try holding her upright over your shoulder holding her with one arm and using the opposite arm to rub or pat her back. You could also try sitting her upright on your lap and leaning her slightly forwards supporting her chin with one hand and using the other hand to rub or pat her back. Another position is done by laying her on your lap on her belly and supporting her head so tat it’s higher than her chest and from there rub or pat her back. The rubbing and patting need not be rough, just gentle motions will do. Try all three positions and see what works best for her. Some gripe water on her teat or on a dummy teat or dropped into the mouth can help assist the process of burping up air. If she is consistently battling to bring up wind or becomes very distressed, she may have colic in which case, she needs to be treated accordingly.
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