Wise Remark of an Experienced Person
“He has breastmilk and grows day by day. It is not necessary to consider giving him rice, isn’t it?” Pan Yan-ping said, as she looked at her child fluttering in his arms. Obviously, the growth of the child had surprised her.
From birth, Pan breastfed her baby. She has persisted for five months. The baby was weighed during the volunteer’s visit and he weighed 7.5 kilograms. The good growth of her baby made her laughed from ear to ear.
Before the birth of her son, Pan has an older daughter. When she was born, Pan had not been in contact with breastfeeding knowledge. Pan also removed the colostrum that came out in the first two days after the birth of her daughter. She started feeding her daughter rice starting from four months old. As she recalled her previous experience, she still remembered that her daughter had numerous times of fever and flu” As she said this, a guilty conscience creeped in her face.
In the village, community health volunteers explained the benefits of breastfeeding. Pan Yan-ping made up her mind to give breastmilk to her baby. “I feel that I should listen to their advice. This is good for the children and for the mothers. This can reduce some diseases. I can also benefit from this.” She also deeply remembered the words from the volunteer. Immediately after birth, she changed from previous practice. She gave colostrum to her child. She said, “The volunteer had told me (benefits of colostrum). I did not remove it. I gave all the colostrum to my baby.”
After five months of breastfeeding, Pan Yan-pan had seen the effect of breastfeeding obviously. “My child has exclusive breastfeeding. He had not been sick.” Comparing with my daughter, she also felt that her son looked better with better spirit. She also said that when babies were breastfed, they would be quiet and sit still. They were not like those fed on formula, who cried longer and more frequent.
For Pan Yan-ping, she wanted to thank volunteer for helping, other than her family members. The volunteers visited her every month and show her how to breastfeed. They also helped check the weight of the children. At the beginning of breastfeeding, she rushed and was not correct. Gradually and with their help, he could handle it calmly. Thinking the most memorable time in this period, she exclaimed, “In the first month – because I did not know how to breastfeed. I am so thankful that they came to help.”
Seeing her son babbling clamor in her arms, Pan’s face totally revealed her love for the child.