Obstetrical-osteopathic support for breastfeeding: Breastfeeding11Days
There are so many mothers who find themselves in need of a breastfeeding support in the first days of the child's life.
Failure to intervene early on possible problems carries the risk of compromising this moment. This is why Breastfeeding11Days, an innovative osteopathic-obstetric support, was created. Find out what it is all about.
What is the 'breastfeeding11Days' method?
11 DAYS is an innovative obstetric and osteopathic approach to help the mother-child dyad in thestart an effective breastfeeding since the first 11 days of life of the newborn child, crucial period to promote its success.
These are prerogatives fundamentals:
1. the timeliness in the very first days of life;
2. the synergy between midwife and paediatric osteopath.
How did this method of breastfeeding support come about?
The 'Eleven Days' method stems from themany years of experience and the close daily cooperation between Dr. Stefania Azzalini, midwife and D.O. Matteo Silva, osteopath specialising in paediatrics and neonatology.
Our experience has taught us that, unfortunately, many of the requests for lactation assistance we receive, come to us when the problematic is in advanced or compromised state.
As health professionals, our desire is to work in a state of prevention and health.
That is why we have come up with 'Breastfeeding 11 days'innovative support that offers an effective support in the start-up of theexclusive breastfeeding and greatly increase its success rates.
Who is it addressed to?
This method is designed for all mothers who would like to breastfeed their child and, in particular, in cases in which they appear, from the first days of life, of breast-feeding difficulties for the mother-child dyad.
Why both Obstetrician and Osteopath for breastfeeding support?
Why for effective breastfeeding TWO FACTORS are indispensable:
1. A mother in the best conditions to take care together with a breast that produces milk.
2. A child which can stick and feeding correctly.
PLEASE NOTE:
If either of the two factors is below its optimal possibilities, you create BREAST-FEEDING DIFFICULTIES.
Breastfeeding support: the factors
1. A BREAST THAT PRODUCES AND RELEASES MILK
When a mother returns home after being discharged from hospital, it is essential to ensure the good stimulationeffective, painless and timely, and the production of milk appropriate to the needs of the newborn baby. In Italian hospitals, women are usually discharged from hospital 48 hours after the birth of their baby, at which time they usually milking occursOften, on the way home, one encounters the difficulty of the rapid change and difficult management of the mounting breast and, at the same time, of the infant's difficulty in latching on to the breast properly and feeding adequately.
That is why it is timely intervention by a midwife is essentialbreastfeeding expert, to protect the health of mother and baby
2. A BABY THAT CAN FEED EFFECTIVELY FROM THE BREAST
During birth, the baby experiences strong musculoskeletal tension at level cranio-cervico-mandibular which can make sucking complicated and hypo-valid.
The child could simply not showing 'symptoms' above but simply not to grow up enough because he eats little milk.
In such cases a good osteopath knows perfectly well how to intervene to improve the suction making it effective and nutritious!
What to do, who to call, when to do it?
Early intervention is necessary, we recommend contacting is the obstetrician than the osteopath the day of birth or shortly afterwards for setting appointments in the shortest possible time.
FIRST OBSTETRICAL HOME VISIT
in the first 3 days after discharge with the specific objective of promoting mother-child-breastfeeding well-being with specialised advice.
FIRST OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINATION
in the first 5-7 days from discharge to assess the child's sucking pattern and intervene on the cause.
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