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Sambil berfikir..Sambil-sambil bekerja sempat juga search bab 'bersunat/circumcision' ini..Apa pandangan Islam....
Kalau orang kampung saya..bersunat juga disebut 'masuk jawi'
Kenapa?Saya pun tidak tahu...

Hasil carian di alam internet saya temui beberapa artikel berkaitan.

Note:

• Bersunat adalah untuk tujuan kebersihan dan kesihatan.
• Bayi yang baru lahir pun boleh disunatkan.Tiada ketetapan khas bila perlu disunatkan.Ikut tradisi dan peredaran masa.
• Selamat membaca

Topik ini 'dibuka' rentetan dari kisah akif hafiy yang mengalami masalah 'difficulty to passing urine'

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The parents in younger children may notice this or the older ones may be able to vocalize and tell their parents. The boy may be straining to pass urine, have a thin stream of urine, which may fall close to his feet. The child may cry when passing urine, may pull at the penile skin after passing urine, or have a habit of rubbing the penile tip skin off and on. During the course of the day the parents may notice that the child continuously has his hand on his penis. All these are signs of irritation, infection, inflammation of the prepucial skin, which is long standing. The parent may notice a ballooning of the prepucial skin before the urine stream comes out.

All these are signs of long standing infection and phimosis that is inability to retract the prepucial skin back over the penis. The child should be shown to a Pediatric Surgeon. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, the treatment for this condition is Circumcision. This is a delicate and sensitive area that requires gentle and precise handling and suturing to give minimum pain and good result. This operation is done under general anesthesia and the child is sent home the same day. Since this a sensitive area, the boy will not be able to wear his pants or underwear for about 10 days. Healing takes only 4 days but the boy will be normal only after 15 days depending on the age at which the surgery is done. The older the child, the longer the time for total recovery. This should ideally be planned in vacation time in school going children.

Sometimes, these same symptoms may mislead you and actually point towards a more serious problem. The boy may be straining to pass urine, have a thin stream even after the prepuce is partially retracted. This could be due to an obstruction not in the terminal penile skin, but in the urinary passage or urethra. The common obstruction is caused by Valves or leaflets in the urethra commonly the Posterior urethral valves. These valves are like 2 doors, which close when the child attempts to pass urine and allow only minimal amount of urine to pass out, the remaining is held back in the bladder. These boys need a careful and thorough investigation and evaluation before specific therapy is recommended. If the boy does not have a severe renal problem, then these valves can be seen by putting in a Scope through the urethra and with special instruments the valves can be cut without any external surgery being done. This procedure is even possible in newborns with this condition.

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Sumber: http://www.missionislam.com/health/circumcisionislam.html


Male circumcision is among the rites of Islam and is part of the (in Arabic): fitrah, or the innate disposition and natural character and instinct of the human creation.

As-Shawkani said in his book Nayl al-Awtar (1/184):

"What the Prophet (s.A.w.) means by Fitrah is that if these characteristics are followed by a man, he would be described as a man of Fitrah, which Allah (s.w.t.) has gifted his servants with, and encouraged them to follow, so that they attain a high degree of respectability and dignity."

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said,
"Five are the acts quite akin to fitrah:Circumcision, clipping or shaving the pubes, cutting the nails, plucking or shaving the hair under the armpits and clipping (or shaving) the moustache." (Reported in Bukhari & Muslim)

Allah ordered Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to follow the religion of Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
When Allah says:
"Then We inspired you: 'Follow the religion of Ibrahim, the upright in Faith'."
(Qur'an 16:123)

And part of the religion of Ibrahim is circumcision.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The Prophet Ibrahim circumcised himself when he was eighty years old and he circumcised himself with an axe." (Related by Bukhari, Muslim & Ahmad.)

Ibn Abbas (r.a.) was asked "How old were you when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) died?" He replied, "At that time I had been circumcised. At that time people did not circumcise the boys till they attained the age of puberty (Baligh)." (Bukhari)

Most Fuqaha' (Islamic Jurists) say that circumcision is obligatory upon the men and this is the opinion of Jumhur (the majority of the scholars). If it were not obligatory, then Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) would not have troubled himself at such a later stage of his life.

The Time for Circumcision:
During the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) circumcision was done for boys at the time of their Aqiqah (It's a traditional celebration for the birth of a child which involves the sacrifice of an animal in thanks to Allah. That's the short answer) as reported in al-Bayhaq.
Other Ahadith mention it being done later. The details here are not important but it goes without saying that this minor operation is easier on a baby than it is on an older boy. If it is essential, circumcision can be delayed for practical reasons, but it would be sensible to perform circumcision before the boy starts praying regularly due to practical purposes of simplifying Taharah, or being clean.

Abdullah Ibn Jabir (r.a.) and Aisha (r.a.) said:
"The Prophet (peace be upon him) performed the Aqiqah of al-Hasan and al-Hussein (the prophets grandsons) and circumcised them on the 7th. Day." (Related in al-Bayhaq & Tabarani)
Imam Nawawi says:
"circumcision is recommended to be performed on the seventh day of infancy-the day of Aqiqah (Al-Majmu 1/303)

It is not essential for the child to remain as he is when he comes forth from his mother's womb, if there is something that may be done for him that serves a purpose and is enjoined by the pure religion. Such things include shaving his head after he is born, because that is in his best interests. The Prophet of Islam (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Remove the harm from him."

The same applies to washing the blood from him and cutting the cord by which he was attached to his mother, and other things which are done to benefit him.

2 The health benefits:
Dr. Muhammad 'Ali al-Baar (a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in the UK and a consultant to the Islamic Medicine department of the King Fahd Centre for Medical Research in the King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah) says in his book al-Khitaan (Circumcision):
"Circumcision of newborn boys (I.e., within the first month of life) brings numerous health benefits, including:

1 Protection against local infection in the penis, which may result from the presence of the foreskin, causing tightening of the foreskin, which may lead to retention of urine or infections of the glans (tip) of the penis ? which require circumcision in order to treat these problems. In chronic cases, the child may be exposed to numerous diseases in the future, the most serious of which is cancer of the penis.

2 Infections of the urethra. Many studies have proven that uncircumcised boys are more exposed to infection of the urethra. In some studies the rate was 39 times more among uncircumcised boys. In other studies the rate was ten times more. Other studies showed that 95% of children who suffered from infections of the urethra were uncircumcised, whereas the rate among circumcised children did not exceed 5%.
In children, infection of the urethra is serious in some cases. In the study by Wisewell on 88 children who suffered infections of the urethra, in 36 % of them, the same bacteria was found in the blood also. Three of them contracted meningitis, and two suffered renal failure. Two others died as a result of the spread of the micro-organisms throughout the body.

3 Protection against cancer of the penis: the studies agree that cancer of the penis is almost non-existent among circumcised men, whereas the rate among uncircumcised men is not insignificant. In the US the rate of penile cancer among circumcised men is zero, whilst among uncircumcised men it is 2.2 in every 100,000 of the uncircumcised population. As most of the inhabitants of the US are circumcised, the cases of this cancer there are between 750 and 1000 per year. If the population were not circumcised, the number of cases would reach 3000. In countries where boys are not circumcised, such as China, Uganda and Puerto Rico, penile cancer represents between 12-22 % of all cancers found in men; this is a very high percentage.

4 Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Researchers found that the STDs which are transmitted via sexual contact (usually because of fornication/adultery and homosexuality) spread more among those who are not circumcised, especially herpes, soft chancres, syphilis, candida, gonorrhea and genital warts.

There are numerous modern studies which confirm that circumcision reduces the possibility of contracting AIDS when compared to their uncircumcised counterparts. But that does not rule out the possibility of a circumcised man contracting AIDS as the result of sexual contact with a person who has AIDS.
Circumcision is not a protection against it, and there is no real way of protecting oneself against the many sexually transmitted diseases apart from avoiding fornication/adultery, promiscuity, homosexuality and other repugnant practices. (From this we can see the wisdom of Islamic sharee'ah in forbidding fornication/adultery and homosexuality).

Protection of wives against cervical cancer. Researchers have noted that the wives of circumcised men have less risk of getting cervical cancer than the wives of uncircumcised men.
Health Benefits taken from: al-Khitaan, p. 76, by Dr. Muhammad al-Baar.
And Allah knows best.
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Link:
http://www.circumstitions.com/Islam.html

http://islam-qa.com/en/ref/463

SUSU IBU PENYEMAI KASIH

RAMAI tahu khasiat susu ibu daripada sudut kesihatan, malangnya masih ramai tidak bersungguh-sungguh menyusui bayi kerana alasan tertentu yang kadangkala kurang munasabah.

Susu ibu sepatutnya menjadi santapan pertama anak ketika lahir dan berterusan sehingga si kecil mencapai usia dua tahun sebagaimana dituntut Islam.

Berapa banyak pun susu formula yang menggunakan teknologi masa kini dicipta, ia tidak mampu menyamai keunggulan makanan ajaib ini.

Melihat kelebihan susu ibu dalam jangka panjang membentuk keperibadian seseorang, Presiden Pertubuhan Wanita Muslim Antarabangsa Malaysia, Dr Robiah Kulop Hamzah, berkata anak yang diberi susu ibu lebih senang dibentuk atau dilentur.

Menurutnya, cairan ini adalah unsur pertama bagi menyemai kasih sayang dan kejiwaan dalam diri anak, iaitu secara fizikal melalui pelukan erat ibu ketika menyusu anak. Ia adalah lesen pertama membentuk dan membangun kekuatan personaliti anak, membentuk jiwa hamba Allah, jujur dan berketrampilan.

Susu ibu terjamin kebersihannya kerana tiada sentuhan tangan manusia dan jika betul cara didikan ibu bapa, anak akan menjadi insan yang baik.

Memberi susu ibu ialah konsep memberi dan menerima, menjadikan hubungan antara anak dan ibu akrab kerana selama dua tahun menyusu ibu, si anak membesar menjadi individu yang patuh pada orang tua dan tidak banyak melukakan hati ibu.

“Susu ibu dapat menurunkan darjah sikap melawan atau menentang ibu kerana rangkulan si ibu ketika menyusui bayinya memberi aura ketaatan. Malah, dalam jangka panjang, susu ibu menjadikan kesihatan mental, fizikal dan emosi anak lebih mantap.

“Jika ketika mengandungkan anak, ibu sering membaca ayat suci al-Quran sebagai makanan rohani anak dalam kandungan, selepas melahirkan, amalan boleh diteruskan ketika menyusu anak. Ketika menyusu bayi, ibu digalakkan membaca doa yang baik untuk kesejahteraan anak, ayat al-Quran serta harapannya supaya anak itu menjadi orang berguna. Ruang mendoakan anak terbuka selebar-lebarnya ketika menyusu anak. Melalui cara itu, anak bukan saja sihat daripada segi fizikal dan mental, tetapi juga rohani,” katanya.

Anak yang menyusui susu ibu sangat dekat hubungan kejiwaannya dengan ibu dan bapa dan emosinya tidak mudah terganggu.

“Amalan menyusu berserta doa dan harapan juga baik jika dibuat dengan menyentuh ubun-ubun anak dan membelainya. Anak mendapat tumpahan kasih sayang dan perhatian mutlak daripada ibu ketika menyusu.

“Degil macam manapun, anak yang menyusu ibu akhirnya akan mendengar cakap ibu. Begitu juga jika setinggi manapun pangkatnya, jika penyusuan ibu lengkap dan disertai amalan doa, anak akan menghormati dan taat padanya,” katanya.

Dr Robiah berkata, kebanyakan ibu yang memberi alasan tidak dapat menyusu anak kerana susunya kering berpunca daripada tindakan memakan ubat yang menyebabkan masalah itu atau tidak gembira ketika memberi susu badan.

“Ibu perlu membuat persediaan untuk menyusukan anak ketika hamil lagi, iaitu dengan mengambil makanan berkhasiat. Jika menghadapi masalah susu kering, ibu boleh mengambil ubat penggalak susu atau makan makanan yang boleh memperbanyakkan susu ibu.

“Ada sebilangan ibu berpendapat, susah hendak kembali bekerja selepas cuti bersalin jika menyusukan anak. Malah, ada juga berpendapat, jika tidak menyusu anak, mudah sedikit jika dia hendak pergi kursus,” katanya.

Oleh : NORAINON OTHMAN - Harian Metro

baby and fit

Sawan/tarik
Pernahkah anak anda kena semua ini.
Selalunya berlaku kerana suhu badan yang mendadak/high temperature.
ataupun disebabkan oleh hentakkan.

Febrile convulsions occur in young children when there is a rapid increase in their body temperature. It affects up to 1 in 20 children between the ages of one and four but can affect children between six months and about five years old.
Children who are at risk may naturally have a lower resistance to febrile convulsion than others.

Jika anak anda demam panas,
jelum/basahkan badannya dengan air sejuk.
Elakkan suhu badannya naik mendadak.

Jika anak anda kena fit,
lakukan langkah2 berikut

• Jangan panik
• baringkan dia ditempat lapang, selamat dari segala bahaya
• jangan sekali-kali betulkan kaki tangannya
• fit selalunya mengambil masa 3 minit ataupun kurang.
• Jika berlarutan cepat-cepat bawa berjumpa doktor.
• Bawa jumpa doktor.

link

baby dan walker

Tak sempat nak translate so letak yang original.
Diperolehi dari internet dari hasil 'search' danger of baby walker.

artikel 1

The Dangers of Baby Walkers
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) feels that walkers should be banned from the United States because:
baby walkers put children at risk for injury and
there are no clear benefits from using a baby walker.
From 1989 to 1993 there were 11 deaths involving a baby walker. Each year over 8000 children are treated in hospital emergency rooms for walker-related injuries. Many more children are injured and go to their health care provider's office. Walker injuries can be serious, such as skull fractures, head injuries causing bleeding inside the head, broken legs and arms, and burns.

FACT: Baby walkers do not help your baby to walk earlier. In fact, they often delay walking.

FACT: A baby in a walker can move at a speed of 3 feet per second. This is much faster than a baby can move on his own.

FACT: Gates do not prevent babies from tumbling down stairs in walkers. Children can take the gate down or the baby walker can knock the gate loose.

FACT: Baby walkers put children at increased risk for burns, poisonings, and drownings. This is because the child can move about faster and reach dangerous objects.

FACT: Most baby walker injuries happen while at least one parent is at home watching the child.

Ways to Keep Your Child Happy

Children can be entertained in other ways or placed in a safer piece of equipment. Playpens, stationary activity centers, infant swings, and high chairs are other ways to keep your child safe and happy. Be sure to use a safety belt if you put your child in a high chair or swing.

Artikel 2

Get out your camera! Your baby seems to be on the verge of taking her first few steps. Like many parents, you may be inclined to put her in a baby walker to encourage her.

You will be making a mistake. Baby walkers can put your child at danger.
The National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have developed a fact sheet to inform parents about the dangers of baby walkers.

Most parents are not aware that baby walkers can be very dangerous. Since 1973, 34 children have died because of injuries sustained in walkers. Baby walker accidents send more than 25,000 children to the emergency room each year. Children in baby walkers can:

• Roll down stairs. (This is the most common way children get hurt.)
• Get burned. (The child may be able to reach a hot item on the table or stove.)
• Drown. (The child can roll into a pool, or fall into a bathtub or toilet.)
• Be poisoned. (A child in a walker may be able to reach poisonous items that you thought were out of reach.)
• Be harmed in other ways. (Walkers can delay crawling, sitting and walking in some children.)
• Trick you. (A child in a walker can move more than three feet in a second, making him or her able to go faster than you can when trying to prevent an accident.)

So what should you do? NACHRI and AAP suggest that you replace your baby walker with a play table that has a seat, a playpen, an infant swing or a high chair.

Your child's safety is your number-one concern. Don't let a baby walker be the cause of an accident to your precious child.

Artikel 3

Baby walkers are responsible for injuring 4,000 children a year and should be banned, say physiotherapists.

They also claim that baby walkers disrupt the ability of children to develop walking and visual skills, and stop them from properly exploring their surroundings.

A motion calling for a ban was overwhelmingly backed at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists' (CSP) annual conference in Eastbourne.

Walkers are used by more than 250,000 babies in the UK.

Physiotherapist Lynda Rowe said: "The CSP has already highlighted the potential dangers of baby walkers, both in the media and amongst MPs.
"New research from the USA has shown that the use of baby walkers can interfere with babies' development of visual-motor skills and also deprive them of the learning activities afforded by exploration."

Studies have shown that children who have used baby walkers take longer to sit upright, crawl and walk.

A recent study also found that babies who had been in walkers did not perform as well in simple mental tests.

Ms Rowe said 4,000 babies a year in the UK were hurt in the walkers, with injuries from burns and grazes to head injuries.
She said: "Parents buy baby walkers because they believe they will keep their children safe and help them to learn to walk.
"Physiotherapists know this is not the case and we are calling on the CSP to join forces with other health organisations to launch a campaign to have them banned."

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Ini hasil carian di ruangan internet....

Semoga kita dapat manfaatnya

Question:
When does the urine of an infant become najis (impure?) Is there a difference between boys and girls?.

Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.

Human urine is impure and must be cleaned off, whether it comes from a child or an adult, male or female, except it is less serious in the case of a baby boy who is not yet eating food, in which case sprinkling water is sufficient to purify it. Al-Bukhaari (223) and Muslim (287) narrated from Umm Qays bint Mihsan (may Allaah be pleased with her) that she brought a son of hers who was not yet eating food to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sat him on his lap, and he urinated on his garment, so he called for some water and sprinkled it, but did not wash it.

Al-Tirmidhi (610) and Ibn Maajah (525) narrated from eAli ibn Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said concerning the urine of an infant boy: gSprinkle the urine of a boy and wash the urine of a girl.h Qataadah said: This applies so long as they are not eating food; if they are eating food then it must be washed in both cases. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.

This hadeeth indicates that there is a difference between the urine of boys and girls. In the case of boysf urine it is sufficient to sprinkle it, but the urine of a girl must be washed.

Shaykh Ibn eUthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Sprinkling means putting water on it without rubbing or squeezing, until it covers the entire area.

If it is said, What is the reason why the urine of a boy who is not eating food is sprinkled and not washed like the urine of a girl? The answer is that the reason is that this is what is enjoined in the Sunnah, and that is sufficient reason. Hence when eAafishah was asked why a woman has to make up fasts that were missed because of menstruation but she does not have to make up prayers missed for the same reason, she said, gThat used to happen to us at the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and we were commanded to make up the fasts and we were not commanded to make up the prayers.h

Nevertheless, some scholars have tried to come up with the reason for that.

Some of them said: the reason for that is that it is easier, because usually the male is carried a lot, and people rejoice over him and love him more than the female, and his urine comes out from a narrow opening, so when he urinates it spreads. Because he is carried a lot and washing his urine would be too difficult, so this concession was made.

They also said: his nourishment which is milk is soft, so when he starts to eat regular food it becomes necessary to wash his urine.

The apparent meaning of the words of our companions (the Hanbalis) is that differentiating between the urine of boys and girls is something that is prescribed in the Sunnah, so we follow it.

The stools of infant boys, like those of others, must be washed.

The urine of girls and boys who eat food is like that of anyone else, and must be washed.

End quote, from al-Sharh al-Mumtif, 1/372

With regard to the age of the boy whose urine may be cleaned by sprinkling, we have quoted above the words of Qataadah: This applies so long as they are not eating food; if they are eating food then it must be washed in both cases. What is meant by this is when the child wants food, is nourished by it and asks for it, is does not refer to when he eats whatever is placed in his mouth.

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Rather the ruling on sprinkling ceases to apply when (the child) eats food and wants it and is nourished by it. End quote from Tuhfat al-Mawdood bi Ahkaam il-Mawlood, p. 190

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: It does not mean that he sucks and swallows what is placed in his mouth, rather it is when he wants food and eats it and shows an interest in it and asks for it, or he shouts or points to it. This is when he is regarded as eating food. End quote from his Majmoof Fataawa, 2/95.

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I love this site.

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BREASTMILK STORAGE

Helen: How long can breast milk be stored and should it be stored in a bag or in a bottle RTU?

Anne: I'm assuming that "RTU" means "ready to use." Breastmilk can be safely stored in glass, hard plastic bottles, plastic freezer bags, or polyethylene milk storage bags especially designed for storing breast milk.

You may want to freeze your milk in ice cube trays. Clean the tray first with hot soapy water and air dry. Each cube is about an ounce, so you can pop out as many ounces as you want and put them into freezer bags. They are great to have on hand for snack or cereal feedings when you just need an extra ounce or two.

Whenever it is possible, give your baby fresh milk that has been refrigerated, not frozen. Freezing kills some of the live cells and antibodies in human milk, but not all of them. Since formula doesn't have any of these anti-infective properties to begin with, frozen milk is still better for him than formula. If you are planning to use the milk within eight days, refrigerate it rather than freezing it.

Because human milk is a living substance, its antibacterial properties help it stay fresh longer than formula. How long you can store it depends on the temperature.

* Freshly expressed milk can be stored at room temperature for up to ten hours. Colostrum or milk expressed within one week of delivery can be stored for twelve hours at room temperature. However, whenever possible, milk should be placed in the refrigerator soon after expressing.
* Fresh milk can be kept in the refrigerator for up to eight days. Store it toward the back.
* Fresh milk can be stored in a cooler with icepacks for up to 24 hours.
* Fresh milk can be placed in a freezer compartment inside a fridge for up to 2 weeks. (These are usually only found in older type refrigerators).
* Fresh milk can be kept in a self-contained freezer compartment for 3-6 months, depending on how often the door is opened. Store it toward the back.
* Fresh milk can be stored in a separate chest type deep freeze for 6-12 months.
* Milk that has been frozen and thawed can be kept in the fridge for 24 hours. Thawed milk should not be refrozen.

With all these guidelines, remember that fresh milk which has been stored at room temperature or in a cooler before being placed in the fridge or freezer may not keep as long. That's why you should always place milk in the fridge as soon as possible after expressing it.

The guidelines on storing breastmilk have been revised over the last few years. There is still a lot of old information out there, so don't be surprised if the guidelines above tell you something different from what you have read in books or seen in a pamphlet that you picked up in your doctor's office.

STORING BREASTMILK

BREASTMILK STORAGE

Helen: How long can breast milk be stored and should it be stored in a bag or in a bottle RTU?

Anne: I'm assuming that "RTU" means "ready to use." Breastmilk can be safely stored in glass, hard plastic bottles, plastic freezer bags, or polyethylene milk storage bags especially designed for storing breast milk.

You may want to freeze your milk in ice cube trays. Clean the tray first with hot soapy water and air dry. Each cube is about an ounce, so you can pop out as many ounces as you want and put them into freezer bags. They are great to have on hand for snack or cereal feedings when you just need an extra ounce or two.

Whenever it is possible, give your baby fresh milk that has been refrigerated, not frozen. Freezing kills some of the live cells and antibodies in human milk, but not all of them. Since formula doesn't have any of these anti-infective properties to begin with, frozen milk is still better for him than formula. If you are planning to use the milk within eight days, refrigerate it rather than freezing it.

Because human milk is a living substance, its antibacterial properties help it stay fresh longer than formula. How long you can store it depends on the temperature.

* Freshly expressed milk can be stored at room temperature for up to ten hours. Colostrum or milk expressed within one week of delivery can be stored for twelve hours at room temperature. However, whenever possible, milk should be placed in the refrigerator soon after expressing.
* Fresh milk can be kept in the refrigerator for up to eight days. Store it toward the back.
* Fresh milk can be stored in a cooler with icepacks for up to 24 hours.
* Fresh milk can be placed in a freezer compartment inside a fridge for up to 2 weeks. (These are usually only found in older type refrigerators).
* Fresh milk can be kept in a self-contained freezer compartment for 3-6 months, depending on how often the door is opened. Store it toward the back.
* Fresh milk can be stored in a separate chest type deep freeze for 6-12 months.
* Milk that has been frozen and thawed can be kept in the fridge for 24 hours. Thawed milk should not be refrozen.

With all these guidelines, remember that fresh milk which has been stored at room temperature or in a cooler before being placed in the fridge or freezer may not keep as long. That's why you should always place milk in the fridge as soon as possible after expressing it.

The guidelines on storing breastmilk have been revised over the last few years. There is still a lot of old information out there, so don't be surprised if the guidelines above tell you something different from what you have read in books or seen in a pamphlet that you picked up in your doctor's office.

Laura: I am going to be storing some breastmilk for times that I might not be at home so that my son's father might be able to offer him a bottle. I am using the new Avent Bottle... And the question that I have is how long can you store breastmilk in the refrigerator and or freezer... Thank you in advance for your help.

Anne: You'll find that there is some conflicting information out there about storing breastmilk. The official guidelines keep changing every few years, and there is still a lot of outdated information floating around.

The experts used to say that you could store milk in the fridge for 24 hours, then they said 48 hours, then 72 hours, and now they say that it will safely keep for up to 8 days. They used to think that because human milk wasn't pasteurized like cow's milk, then it would spoil faster than formula. Now we know that because of the live cells and antibodies in human milk that limit the growth of bacteria, it actually stays fresh much longer than cow's milk or formula.

Current general guidelines are this: fresh milk will keep in the fridge up to 8 days, and frozen milk will keep 3-4 months in a regular freezer compartment with a separate door, and in a chest type deep freezer, 6-12 months.

Always use fresh milk when you can, because freezing the milk will kill some of the live cells. Frozen breastmilk is still better than formula, because freezing doesn't kill all the cells, and formula doesn't have any to begin with.

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Anne Smith, IBCLC

mitos-Modern formulas are almost the same as breastmilk.

Modern formulas are almost the same as breastmilk.

Not true !

The same claim was made in 1900 and before. Modern formulas are only superficially similar to breastmilk. Every correction of a deficiency in formulas is advertised as an advance. Fundamentally, formulas are inexact copies based on outdated and incomplete knowledge of what breast milk is. Formulas contain no antibodies, no living cells, no enzymes, no hormones. They contain much more aluminum, manganese, cadmium, lead and iron than breastmilk. They contain significantly more protein than breastmilk. The proteins and fats are fundamentally different from those in breastmilk. Formulas do not vary from the beginning of the feed to the end of the feed, or from day 1 to day 7 to day 30, or from woman to woman, or from baby to baby. Your breastmilk is made as required to suit your baby. Formulas are made to suit every baby, and thus no baby. Formulas succeed only at making babies grow well, usually, but there is more to breastfeeding than nutrients.

mitos-Many women do not produce enough milk

Many women do not produce enough milk.

Not true !

The vast majority of women produce more than enough milk. Indeed, an overabundance of milk is common. Most babies that gain too slowly, or lose weight, do so not because the mother does not have enough milk, but because the baby does not get the milk that the mother has. The usual reason that the baby does not get the milk that is available is that he is poorly latched onto the breast. This is why it is so important that the mother be shown, on the first day, how to latch a baby on properly, by someone who knows what they are doing.

mitos-milk dry up?

Breastfeeding mothers' milk can "dry up" just like that.

Not true!

Or if this can occur, it must be a rare occurrence. Aside from day to day and morning to evening variations, milk production does not change suddenly. There are changes which occur which may make it seem as if milk production is suddenly much less:

* An increase in the needs of the baby, the so-called growth spurt . If this is the reason for the seemingly insufficient milk, a few days of more frequent nursing will bring things back to normal. Try compressing the breast with your hand to help the baby get milk

* A change in the baby's behaviour . At about five to six weeks of age, more or less, babies who would fall asleep at the breast when the flow of milk slowed down, tend to start pulling at the breast or crying when the milk flow slows. The milk has not dried up, but the baby has changed. Try using breast compression to help the baby get more milk.

* The mother's breasts do not seem full or are soft . It is normal after a few weeks for the mother no longer to have engorgement, or even fullness of the breasts. As long as the baby is drinking at the breast, do not be concerned

* The baby breastfeeds less well. This is often due to the baby being given bottles or pacifiers and thus learning an inappropriate way of breastfeeding.

The birth control pill may decrease your milk supply. Think about stopping the pill or changing to a progesterone only pill. Or use other methods. Other drugs that can decrease milk supply are pseudoephedrine (Sudafed), some antihistamines, and perhaps diuretics.

If the baby truly seems not to be getting enough, get help, but do not introduce a bottle that may only make things worse. If absolutely necessary, the baby can be supplemented, using a lactation aid that will not interfere with breastfeeding. However, lots can be done before giving supplements. Get help. Try compressing the breast with your hand to help the baby get milk

mitos- Breastfeeding for 2-4 years

Breastfeeding a child until 3 or 4 years of age is abnormal and bad for the child, causing an overdependent relationship between mother and child.

Not true !

Breastfeeding for 2-4 years was the rule in most cultures since the beginning of human time on this planet. Only in the last 100 years or so has breastfeeding been seen as something to be limited. Children nursed into the third year are not overly dependent. On the contrary, they tend to be very secure and thus more independent. They themselves will make the step to stop breastfeeding (with gentle encouragement from the mother), and thus will be secure in their accomplishment.

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mitos- permakanan ibu

A breastfeeding mother has to be obsessive about what she eats.

Not true !

A breastfeeding mother should try to eat a balanced diet, but neither needs to eat any special foods nor avoid certain foods. A breastfeeding mother does not need to drink milk in order to make milk. A breastfeeding mother does not need to avoid spicy foods, garlic, cabbage or alcohol. A breastfeeding mother should eat a normal healthful diet. Although there are situations when something the mother eats may affect the baby, this is unusual. Most commonly, "colic", "gassiness" and crying can be improved by changing breastfeeding techniques, rather than changing the mother's diet.

mitos 4- inverted nipple

Women with flat or inverted nipples cannot breastfeed.

Not true !

Babies do not breastfeed on nipples, they breastfeed on the breast. Though it may be easier for a baby to latch on to a breast with a prominent nipple, it is not necessary for nipples to stick out. A proper start will usually prevent problems and mothers with any shaped nipples can breastfeed perfectly adequately. In the past, a nipple shield was frequently suggested to get the baby to take the breast. This gadget should not be used, especially in the first few days! Though it may seem a solution, its use can result in poor feeding and severe weight loss, and makes it even more difficult to get the baby to take the breast.. If the baby does not take the breast at first, with proper help, he will often take the breast later. Breasts also change in the first few weeks, and as long as the mother maintains a good milk supply, the baby will usually latch on by 8 weeks of age no matter what, but get help and the baby may latch on before.

mitos 3- bayi dan diarrhea

A baby with diarrhea should not breastfeed.

Not true !

The best treatment for a gut infection (gastroenteritis) is breastfeeding. Furthermore, it is very unusual for the baby to require fluids other than breastmilk. If lactose intolerance is a problem, the baby can receive lactase drops, available without prescription, just before or after the feeding, but this is rarely necessary in breastfeeding babies. Get information on its use from the clinic. In any case, lactose intolerance due to gastroenteritis will disappear with time. Lactose free formula is not better than breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is better than any formula.

mitos 2- mengempeng

Babies will stay on the breast for two hours because they like to suck. Not true !

Babies need and like to suck, but how much do they need? Most babies who stay at the breast for such a long time are probably hungry, even though they may be gaining well. Being on the breast is not the same as drinking at the breast. Latching the baby better onto the breast allows the baby to nurse more effectively, and thus spend more time actually drinking. You can also help the baby to drink more by expressing milk into his mouth when he is no longer swallows on his own. Babies younger than 5-6 weeks often fall asleep at the breast because the flow of milk is slow, not necessarily because they have had enough to eat.

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sugar and children diet

Sebaik-baiknya dielakan memberi anak kecil makan makanan yang manis-manis. Mengambil makan manis berlebihan boleh, merosakkan gigi, diabetes dan pelbagai lagi penyakit berbahaya.

Alhamdulillah..anak kami tidak suka makanan yang manis-manis. Dia hanya makan makanan yang manis asli, ataupun tak makan langsung!

Saya memang tidak pernah 'mengajar' dia memakan makanan manis. (garam pun dikenalkan bila dia sudah setahun 6 bulan lebih..)

Insya Allah nanti dia sudah besar dia akan makan makanan manis juga jadi semasa kecil ini seboleh-bolehnya saya ingin meminimakan pengambilan makanan manis dalam dietnya.

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Breastfeeding Myths

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1. A breastfeeding mother has to be obsessive about what she eats.

Not true! A breastfeeding mother should try to eat a balanced diet, but neither needs to eat any special foods nor avoid certain foods. A breastfeeding mother does not need to drink milk in order to make milk. A breastfeeding mother does not need to avoid spicy foods, garlic, cabbage or alcohol. A breastfeeding mother should eat a normal healthful diet. Although there are situations when something the mother eats may affect the baby, this is unusual. Most commonly, "colic", "gassiness" and crying can be improved by changing breastfeeding techniques, rather than changing the mother's diet. (Handout #2 Colic in the breastfed baby).

2. A breastfeeding mother has to eat more in order to make enough milk.

Not true! Women on even very low calorie diets usually make enough milk, at least until the mother's calorie intake becomes critically low for a prolonged period of time. Generally, the baby will get what he needs. Some women worry that if they eat poorly for a few days this also will affect their milk. There is no need for concern. Such variations will not affect milk supply or quality. It is commonly said that women need to eat 500 extra calories a day in order to breastfeed. This is not true. Some women do eat more when they breastfeed, but others do not, and some even eat less, without any harm done to the mother or baby or the milk supply. The mother should eat a balanced diet dictated by her appetite. Rules about eating just make breastfeeding unnecessarily complicated.

3. A breastfeeding mother has to drink lots of fluids.

Not true! The mother should drink according to her thirst. Some mothers feel they are thirsty all the time, but many others do not drink more than usual. The mother's body knows if she needs more fluids, and tells her by making her feel thirsty. Do not believe that you have to drink at least a certain number of glasses a day. Rules about drinking just make breastfeeding unnecessarily complicated.

4. A mother who smokes is better not to breastfeed.

Not true! A mother who cannot stop smoking should breastfeed. Breastfeeding has been shown to decrease the negative effects of cigarette smoke on the baby's lungs, for example. Breastfeeding confers great health benefits on both mother and baby. It would be better if the mother not smoke, but if she cannot stop or cut down, then it is better she smoke and breastfeed than smoke and formula feed.
5. A mother should not drink alcohol while breastfeeding.

Not true! Reasonable alcohol intake should not be discouraged at all. As is the case with most drugs, very little alcohol comes out in the milk. The mother can take some alcohol and continue breastfeeding as she normally does. Prohibiting alcohol is another way we make life unnecessarily restrictive for nursing mothers.

6. A mother who bleeds from her nipples should not breastfeed.

Not true! Though blood makes the baby spit up more, and the blood may even show up in his bowel movements, this is not a reason to stop breastfeeding the baby. Nipples that are painful and bleeding are not worse than nipples that are painful and not bleeding. It is the pain the mother is having that is the problem. This nipple pain can often be helped considerably. Get help. (Handout #3 Sore Nipples and #3b Treatments for Sore Nipples and Sore Breasts). Sometimes mothers have bleeding from the nipples that is obviously coming from inside the breast and is not usually associated with pain. This often occurs in the first few days after birth and settles within a few days. The mother should not stop breastfeeding for this. If bleeding does not stop soon, the source of the problem needs to be investigated, but the mother should keep breastfeeding.

7. A woman who has had breast augmentation surgery cannot breastfeed.

Not true! Most do very well. There is no evidence that breastfeeding with silicone implants is harmful to the baby. Occasionally this operation is done through the areola. These women do have often have problems with milk supply, as does any woman who has an incision around the areolar line.

8. A woman who has had breast reduction surgery cannot breastfeed.

Not true! Breast reduction surgery does decrease the mother's capacity to produce milk, but since many mothers produce more than enough milk, some mothers who have had breast reduction surgery sometimes can breastfeed exclusively. In such a situation, the establishment of breastfeeding should be done with special care to the principles mentioned in the handout #1 Breastfeeding\Starting Out Right. However, if the mother seems not to produce enough, she can still breastfeed, supplementing with a lactation aid (so that artificial nipples do not interfere with breastfeeding)
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9. Premature babies need to learn to take bottles before they can start breastfeeding.

Not true! Premature babies are less stressed by breastfeeding than by bottle feeding. A baby as small as 1200 grams and even smaller can start at the breast as soon as he is stable, though he may not latch on for several weeks. Still, he is learning and he is being held which is important for his wellbeing and his mother's. Actually, weight or gestational age do not matter as much as the baby's readiness to suck, as determined by his making sucking movements. There is no more reason to give bottles to premature babies than to full term babies. When supplementation is truly required there are ways to supplement without using artificial nipples.

10. Babies with cleft lip and/or palate cannot breastfeed.

Not true! Some do very well. Babies with a cleft lip only usually manage fine. But many babies with cleft palate do indeed find it impossible to latch on. There is no doubt, however, that if breastfeeding is not even tried, for sure the baby wonft breastfeed. The baby's ability to breastfeed does not always seem to depend on the severity of the cleft. Breastfeeding should be started, as much as possible, using the principles of proper establishment of breastfeeding. (Handout #1 Breastfeeding\Starting Out Right). If bottles are given, they will undermine the baby's ability to breastfeed. If the baby needs to be fed, but is not latching on, a cup can and should be used in preference to a bottle. Finger feeding occasionally is successful in babies with cleft lip/palate, but not usually.
11. Women with small breasts produce less milk than those with large breasts.

Nonsense!

12. Breastfeeding does not provide any protection against becoming pregnant.

Not true! It is not a foolproof method, but no method is. In fact, breastfeeding is not a bad method of child spacing, and gives reliable protection especially during the first six months after birth. It almost as good as the pill if the baby is under six months of age, if breastfeeding is exclusive, and if the mother has not yet had a normal menstrual period after giving birth. After the first six months, the protection is less, but still present, and on average, women breastfeeding into the second year of life will have a baby every two to three years even without any artificial method of contraception.

13. Breastfeeding women cannot take the birth control pill.

Not true! The question is not exposure to female hormones, to which the baby is exposed anyway through breastfeeding. The baby gets only a tiny bit more from the pill. However, some women who take the pill, even the progestin only pill, find that their milk supply decreases. Estrogen containing pills are more likely to decrease the milk supply. Because so many women produce more than enough, this often does not matter, but sometimes it does even in the presence of an abundant supply, and the baby becomes fussy and is not satisfied by nursing. Babies respond to rate of flow of milk, not what's "in the breast", so that even a very good milk supply may seem to cause the baby who is used to faster flow to be fussy. Stopping the pill often brings things back to normal. If possible, women who are breastfeeding should avoid the pill, or at least wait until the baby is taking other foods (usually around 6 months of age). Even if the baby is older, the milk supply may decrease significantly. If the pill must be used, it is preferable to use the progestin only pill (without estrogen).

14. Breastfeeding babies need other types of milk after 6 months.

Not true! Breastmilk gives the baby everything there is in other milks and more. Babies older than six months should be started on solids mainly so that they learn how to eat and so that they begin to get another source of iron, which by 7-9 months, is not supplied in sufficient quantities from breastmilk alone. Thus cow's milk or formula will not be necessary as long as the baby is breastfeeding. However, if the mother wishes to give milk after 6 months, there is no reason that the baby cannot get cow's milk, as long as the baby is still breastfeeding a few times a day, and is also getting a wide variety of solid foods in more than minimal amounts. Most babies older than six months who have never had formula will not accept it because of the taste.

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