How to guide premature infant feeding

We must pay attention to the feeding of premature babies. You can feed the baby some sugar water 6 to 12 hours after birth, and start feeding the baby breastfeeding after about 24 hours. Because the digestive tract of premature babies is relatively underdeveloped, you should focus on breastfeeding at this time. Depending on the weight of the premature baby, there will be different emphases on the feeding method. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Feeding premature infants

Premature infant feeding refers to the special care and feeding of infants who are born prematurely before 37 weeks of gestation and are prone to many diseases such as immature respiratory center, imperfect liver function, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, and mental retardation.

Because these babies have immature tissues and organs, their body functions, living abilities and resistance are relatively poor. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the feeding of premature babies and provide special care in feeding, keeping warm and preventing diseases. Parents should feed their babies scientifically and provide careful care to help premature babies catch up and grow healthily. They should feed their babies under the guidance of a doctor and add nutrients appropriately.

Feeding methods for premature infants

Due to the special physique of premature babies, feeding methods are relatively demanding. The feeding methods for premature infants mainly focus on four aspects.

The first thing to do is to pay attention to keeping warm. Because premature babies have poor physical constitution and insufficient ability to regulate body temperature, special attention should be paid to keeping warm. The room temperature should be between 24℃-26℃ and the humidity should be between 55%-65%. Secondly, it is necessary to supplement premature babies with sufficient trace elements. Because premature babies grow quickly and have insufficient reserves of vitamins, calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, iron, etc., they should be supplemented one to two weeks after birth.

The feeding method for premature babies should also pay attention to preventing infection, and unauthorized persons should be avoided or not allowed to enter the premature baby room.

Finally, premature babies need to supplement breast milk in time. The nutritional needs of premature babies are relatively special. The content of various essential elements for the human body, protein, fatty acids and antibodies in colostrum is high, which is just suitable for the needs of rapidly growing premature babies.

Feeding intolerance in premature infants

Feeding intolerance in premature infants refers to the fact that any factors that affect gastrointestinal motility can cause feeding intolerance in premature infants. Feeding intolerance not only affects gastrointestinal feeding, but may also hinder the growth and development of premature infants.

To prevent feeding intolerance in premature infants, it is best to use breastfeeding. Breast milk is easier to digest and absorb, and using breast milk can alleviate feeding intolerance in premature infants. In addition, a reasonable feeding plan should be selected according to the individual situation of the premature infant. Since the digestive motility of premature infants is related to the gestational period and individual conditions, the digestive tract motility of premature infants is not only related to the gestational age, but also has individual differences. Therefore, the feeding plan should be adjusted according to the individual situation to keep the digestive tract motility in the best state to avoid feeding intolerance.