Olubunmi Aiyedun, the president
National Association of Nigeria Paediatric Nurses, says exclusive breastfeeding
does not flatten or make breasts sag.
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Aiyedun made this known when she
featured at a forum of the NAN in Abuja on Sunday.
The paediatrician, who noted that
a lot of women prefer do not to feed their babies exclusively because they
don’t want their breasts to sag or get flattened, described it as a myth.
According to Aiyedun, whether or
not a woman exclusively breastfeeds her child, the breast will still fall later
in her life when it is time for the breast to rest.
She stressed the need for every
nursing mother to exclusively breastfeed their children, noting that it helps
to reduce the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
Aiyedun advised nursing mothers
to wear good bra when breasting in order to help package the breast to make it
firm.
On breast milk, the paediatrician
said that it contains mostly water, adding that there was no reason to give
babies water in the first six months after birth.
“Exclusive breastfeeding is
economical and is also ideal food for the baby as well as saves money for the
family and the community.,” she said.
Aiyedun also said that for
exclusive breastfeeding to be effective and sustained there must be a good
relationship with the gate keepers such as the head of communities, religious
and traditional rulers among others.
This according to her is because such
persons can influence women, especially nursing mothers positively or
negatively.
She added that having a baby
friendly environment for working class mothers was another measure in ensuring
that exclusive breastfeeding would be sustained.
The health practitioner frowned
at some cultural practices which entailed the mother giving new born water in
the first six months from the stream or goddess and that it was a taboo for
mothers to disobey such practices in some communities.
She also advised health workers
to maintain the right attitude as well as a good relationship with nursing and
pregnant women in order to ensure that exclusive breastfeeding was sustained.
According to her, giving some
kind of incentives, training and assistance from community support group and
involvement of husbands from the antenatal stage through delivery will also
help in sustaining exclusive breastfeeding.
She encouraged husbands to
support their wives to practice exclusive breastfeeding.
NAN
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