Feeding with the Kangaroo Mother Method
Babies born prematurely require special attention, which in many cases includes hospitalization and permanence for days or weeks in incubators. However, in recent years, institutions such as UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend applying, as far as possible, the so-called Kangaroo
Babies born prematurely require special attention, which in many cases includes hospitalization and permanence for days or weeks in incubators.
However, in recent years, institutions such as UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend applying, as far as possible, the so-called Kangaroo Mother Method (MMC), a technique that seeks to reduce the separation time between mother and baby and reduce, in turn, the hospital stay of the child. This method, created by Dr.
Édgar Rey Sanabria in Bogotá, Colombia, is based on maintaining the body-to-body contact between mother and child, which determines certain precision at the time of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding with the Kangaroo Mother Method
According to the experts of the
National Institute of Pediatrics of Mexico (INP), this method includes the necessary indications for the mother to feed her baby maintaining the position of vertical contact. The mother must learn to
massage her breasts to encourage the milk to come out, as well as techniques to encourage the sucking reflex or extraction. It also explains the frequency of each shot, and, if necessary, the preparation of formula milk. Breastfeeding with the Kangaroo Mother Method
Once the most important aspects of breastfeeding are known, parents should consider special recommendations for the Kangaroo Mother Method. For example, only the
contact of the baby with the body of an adult should be removed to change it or to pass it on to another person. In addition, according to the experts of the INP, the baby should not be bathed or the vertical position should be varied, so the mother, father or adult who maintains contact with the child should get used to sleeping semi-sitting.
The frequency of the shots
should never be abandoned, even if the baby is asleep. In that case, the child will be awakened to continue feeding. If you refuse to eat, you should go to the hospital. Finally, it is also recommended that the mother remain calm and with the baby in the correct position half an hour after each feeding. Patricia García. Collaborator of GuiaInfantil.com
