4 basic feeding rules to help a baby gain weight and 5 problems which prevent that baby gains weight

When it comes to helping a baby gain weight after birth, it all comes down to following 4 basic feeding rules and that you take care of the main problems which could prevent your baby’s weight gain.
So, in this video, Nathalie Kaufmann, Pregnancy & Birth Consultant and TCM Therapist, and Mathias Ritter, Researcher and Science Geek, first explain the 4 most basic feeding rules that will help a baby gain weight. Next, they discuss the 5 problems which can prevent a baby from gaining weight. And they also explain strategies to deal with each problem in order to support baby’s weight gain and growth.
Finally, at the end of this video, they also show you an acupressure-based baby massage treatment which could help increase your baby’s weight. That’s because scientific studies have shown that baby massage treatments, particularly when including acupressure, can help a baby gain weight.

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Importance of the spleen:
In TCM, the spleen has a central role because it extracts energy from food that is being digested by the stomach. That energy is then sent to all the other organs so that they can maintain their normal function.
As a result, if the spleen is too weak to do that job properly, it can have an impact on the general energy household of the baby as well as the function of the organs. Such babies are often too weak to eat. They spit up a lot because their stomach is too weak to keep the food down. They have a pale complexion because of a poor blood circulation. And so forth.
The acupressure points that we show in this video are intended to strengthen the spleen as well as the stomach. If the problem is indeed related to the spleen, then these points can help the baby gain weight.

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Feeding Frequency Guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics:
younger than 2 MONTHS: about every 2-3 hours
at 2 MONTHS: about every 3-4 hours
at 6 MONTHS: about every 4-5 hours

Source: Sanjeev Jain MD, FAAP: How Often and How Much Should Your Baby Eat? [Accessed on 11/11/2021]

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SOURCES:

Chen LL, et al. Acupressure and meridian massage: combined effects on increasing body weight in premature infants. J Clin Nurs. 2008 May;17(9):1174-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02147.x. Erratum in: J Clin Nurs. 2008 Aug;17(15):2089.

Lu LC, et al. Massage therapy for weight gain in preterm neonates: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2020 May;39:101168.

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