East or West- Breast is Best. There is no doubt that breast milk is the best milk for your baby.
Appropriate feeding is essential for maintaining good health and for the proper growth and development of babies. Breast milk alone is the ideal food for a baby for the first four to six months of her life. Semisolid and solid foods should be gradually introduced in her diet later, while she continues to take breast feeds. If the mother has sufficient milk, breast-feeding of the baby can continue along with solid foods till she is well beyond one year of age.
For first few months, the bay should not be given other fluids like glucose water, plain water, tea, cow’ milk or powdered milk or honey, gripe water etc. For successful feeding it is important that you make yourself comfortable in the right position and also hold your baby in the right position.
Breast milk is the ideal, complete food for the baby and made exactly right for him/her. Breast milk contains the best type of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates as well as vitamins and minerals in the right proportions. One word of caution, if you want to lose weight during the first few months after giving birth, do read diet pill reviews, before doing anthing reckless that may harm you or your baby.
Breast milk is easily digested. The baby gets less stomach upsets due to wind and vomits less after feeds. She passes soft, less smelly stools and doesn’t get constipated.
Breast Milk contains antibodies, special white cells and other anti-infective factors which give your baby extra protection against infections. She suffers less from diarrhea, pneumonia, colds and other infections. Cow’s milk and commercial infant formula milk powders do not contain antibodies and other protective factors. The incidence of diarrhea is about fifteen time more and of respiratory infections 3 times more in non-breast-fed babies as compared to those who are breast-fed. Allergy ( asthma, eczema and others) are less common among breast-fed babies.
Breast milk is especially good for premature babies. It is sterile, safe, readily available and the baby always gets it at the right temperature.
Early milk ( colostrum) is special: During the first 2 to 4 days after delivery, the breasts produce a deep lemon-yellow colored creamy secretion called the ‘ colostrum.’ It is rich in proteins and minerals and contains some special anti-infective immunological factors. Don’t doubt its food value or usefulness. It is especially made to fulfill all your baby’s needs at this stage. It is particularly good if the baby is premature. Despite being secreted in small amounts, it does not need to be supplemented by additional milk, water or any other supplements.

Finally my sister and her two sons have left. The last couple of weeks were total chaos in my house. My daughter and nephews turned the house upside down and  created such a havoc with my temper that I was really happy when I said goodbye to them this morning.

There was not a moment of silence when the three devils were at home. Always shouting, fighting, playing with each other with the energy that only kids can have. My nephews are very naughty. They have to touch and feel every thing when we go for shopping. In a mall my younger nephew was trying his hands on POS systems when the sales person wasn’t on the till. I had to drag him out of there.

I bought a wooden rack from Bethany shop in five bucks. The rack can be used as a shoe rack or book case or a show piece stand. It has three regular shelves and fifth one is designed as a double shelf within one. I don’t have the picture right now as I haven’t brought it home yet. My husband will be picking it tomorrow. I also bought one wicket corner table with three shelves for £ 3. It is a cute little table and I am thinking of sending it back home with all the other items that I have collected over the last few days. That’s why I bought a suitcase from Samsonite luggage from British Heart Foundation’s furniture shop. It cost me nothing as compared to the real market rates. I am putting all my purchased items in it.

My husband is worries about putting on too much weight. His sedentary job doesn’t allow much room for physical activity. After returning from home all he does is sit in front of the personal computer or laptop. occasionally he takes our daughter to swimming poll, but that too on weekends. I don’t know why he is wasting money on swimming membership when he uses it only for one day in a week.
But this time he is determined to shed some pounds and he has started someKettlebell training. One of his colleagues is a ketelbell enthusiast and he really inspired my husband to take on kettlebell training. Lets hope this time he sticks for a long while.