Jumuaah Al Barakah. Saya suka Jumaat, it is not because the next day is
the weekend, but each time the Friday approached, I feel the serenity.
Tak percaya? Have you ever opened your window, or take a brisk walk on
Friday morning, you feel different from the other days.. As Allah have
chosen Friday as the "Leader of the days", I wish to remind myself to
recite Al-kahfi. Why Al - Kahfi on Friday? This is what the prophet do
every Friday. I would like to share the
secrets of Al-Kahfi, shared from our relative muslim (click the link).
Alhamdulilah.. Today we shall learn on the production of milk
(chewaahhh.. dah jd lecturer pula dlm blog). It is important for us
(including the man/husband) to at least know the basic anatomy and
physiology of the breast.
IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR EVERY MOTHER TO BREASTFEED HER CHILD/CHILDREN. There
are some reasons that I've heard from others that they 've tried, but
failed. Tak apa ummi, jgn putus asa. Allah telah pilih ummi semua utk
susukan anak. Kalau anda berusaha tapi tak berhasil juga, insyaallah..
yakin bahawa Allah ada sebab utk itu juga. Interestingly, I have came
cross this article of why the milk came in late. (You may want to refer
to this
link). Baiklah, let us see the anatomy of breast:
Alamak madam, scientific sgt namenye... (well, I always have this
complaint from my student. My reply: Awk belajar dlm bidang medicine,
HARUSSSSS hafal name mak nenek ni sume :p) Ok2... focus... what you can
see from the above figure is that the breast is major made from the fat
tissue. And if you can see clearly the duct or what we call the milk
gland. This is where the milk is secreted. Ajaibnya Allah ciptakan
breast ibu ni sensitif pada hisapan. When the baby suck, the small
receptors in the nipple is triggered sending a signal to hypothalamus
(erkkkk.... apekah itu? Hypothalamus is a region in your brain that
coordinate autonomic nervous system and activity of pituitary). hah,
lepas saje signal diterima oleh hypothalamus, hypothalamus akan
mengarahkan PIH (Pitutitary induced hormon) untuk remberskan
DUA jenis hormon lactation:
Prolactin and Oxytocin.
Prolactin produce milk/milk secretion, tetapi yang meghasilkan let-down
reflex itu adalah oxytocin (err.... madam, let-down reflex tu ape ye?
Haa... bile awk dah kwin, ade anak nak menyusu... once your child latch,
awk akan rasa mcm pengecutan otot around your aerola.. that is let-down
reflex. Hoho... tgk muke student sorang yg perempuan, sume dah
blushing.. oowww.. come one ladies, let the guys hear too, at least
boleh support wife to breastfeed). Summary of the physiology spt dlm
gmbarajah di bawah:
Ok... mcm biase kalau dah mengajar nutrition for lactating mother, when I
asked the student what are the nutritional needs for lactating mother,
almost 80% say Calcium. Hoho..
salah
anak2.... But why mdam? Isn't it when you feed your child, most of the
calcium loss from the milk? Yes. memang betul.. calcium easily loss from
the milk production, tapi bila calcium in the blood drops, it will ask
the bone to donate the calcium. Supplementation of Calcium during this
stages does not or should I say contribute only a little. Itulah
sebabnye, kalo plan nak anak, make sure your calcium restore full ye..
Ok, back to the nutritional needs of the lactating mother. Breastfeed mother needs more: liquid,
energy, protein, CHO, fatty acid, B6, B12, folate, Vitamin A, C and E. hoho.. kasi besarkan sikit. All these macro and micronutrients are increasing during lacatation.
- ENERGY , PROTEIN, CHO and FATTY ACIDS: Tahukah anda lactated
women need 1800kcal per day for successful lactation? Fuhhh... untuk
menghasilkan susu, it requires more energy. Patutla saya cepat
lapaaarrrrrrrrrr. These energy come from protein, CHO and fatty acids.
CHO requires a lo to replace the glucose that is used to make lactose in
milk. Bayangkan, jika anda menyusukan anak sehari, anda kehilangan
sebanyak 1800 kcal. Pehwwww..... Boleh jaga badan gitu... (p/s:
bergantung juga pada metabolic rate dan aktiviti fizikal ye)
- B6, B12, folate, vitamin A,C and E: What's with these
vitamins? Vitamin ini semua terkandung didalam susu ibu. Jadi, untuk
menggantikan kehilangan vitamin tersebut, extra requirements are
needed.
- WATER: There is a MISCONCEPTION of which a lactating
mother who drinks more water produce milk. This is untrue, whereby an
adequate of water intake is needed to avoid dehydration. Make sure you
have a glass of water/juices right after your nurses.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MY NUTRIENTS ARE INADEQUATE? WILL IT AFFECT MY MILK PRODUCTION?
ANSWER: YES, NUTRITIONAL INADEQUACIES WILL REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF MILK, NOT THE QUALITY.
Therefore please ensure you have nutrient-dense food, do not skip any meals and eat healthily.....
Next part, Insyaallah
,I
shall discuss on the dietary supplement requirement for lactating
mothers which include alfafa, protein beverage and B-complex...wee...
stay tuned.
Yang baik itu dari Allah, yang lemah itu dari diri saya sendiri....
References:
- Whitney E & Rolfes S.R (2011) Understanding nutrition 12 ed. , Wadswotrh: Belmont
- FAO, Energy requirement of lactation, FAO corporate document repository [Available at: http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5686e/y5686e0b.htm]