Hola a todas las mamis y papis esta maravillosa comunidad
Hello to all the moms and dads of this wonderful community.
Since the day our son was born we have been seeing several pediatricians, since at that time none of them gave me the confidence to take care of my son's physical well being
Until one day my mom recommended me a friend of her religion who was a pediatrician and we began to attend with her, with our dear doctor ofelia, she has taken all the consultations of Khael until today and her advice has been wonderful as for :the fever, when he has had parasites ,when he convulsed she referred me to an excellent child neurologist, and she has always verified that he can be in accordance with his growth.
Since we entered his office it is fantastic because it generates so much confidence to khael, he calls her aunt, he already checks absolutely everything, throat, ears, lymph nodes, he is very thorough with his review.
Entonces por que no le hice caso a la doctora ...
So why didn't I listen to the doctor?...
Since I decided to have Khael, one of my biggest concerns was to practice exclusive breastfeeding. I really understood the responsibility that we mothers have to be guarantors of our children's health and that begins from the moment we start breastfeeding them, because through the milk we provide all the nutrients necessary for their immunity. I am very clear about the physical and emotional wear and tear that comes with breastfeeding a baby on demand, but I was still extremely grateful to be able to do it.
Cuando khael cumplió los 6 meses empecé a darle alimentación complementaria, esto incluia papillas de auyama, ocumo y diversos vegetales , tambien comia algunas frutas . Al cumplir el año el estaba por encima del peso requerido para un niño de su edad , pero aún así ,no tenía sobrepeso , él es un niño grande y desde que estaba en mi barriga siempre medía y pesaba un poco mas de lo normal .
When Khael was 6 months old I started to give him complementary feeding, this included porridges of pumpkin, okra and various vegetables, he also ate some fruits. When he turned one year old he was over the required weight for a child of his age, but still he was not overweight, he is a big boy and since he was in my belly he always measured and weighed a little more than normal .
La ginecobstetra me explicaba que debido a que nosotros sus padres somos personas altas , él probablemente sería asi , entonces que no me extrañará el hecho de que siempre midiera y pesara un poco más de lo normal .
The OB/GYN was explaining to me that because we his parents are tall people , he would probably be like that , so I should not be surprised that he always measured and weighed a little more than normal .
Entonces cuando la pediatra me dijo que debía quitarle la teta, me sentí muy perturbada por esa recomendación, porque mi meta era darle por lo menos hasta los 2 años. Ella decía que él tomaba esa actitud de apego conmigo precisamente porque aún lo amamantaba.Y si realmente agradezco todas sus recomendaciones ,pero esa decisión la tomé muchísimo tiempo antes de que khael naciera. Porque estaba muy clara en cuanto a los efectos que tendria a largo plazo en el.También para ese momento estaba apareciendo la pandemia entonces eso me motivo aún más, a seguir lactando a mi hijo.
So when the pediatrician told me that I should take him off the boob, I was very disturbed by that recommendation, because my goal was to give him at least until he was 2 years old. She said that he took that attachment attitude with me precisely because I was still breastfeeding him.
And yes, I really appreciate all her recommendations, but I made that decision a long time before Khael was born. Because I was very clear about the long term effects it would have on him.
Also at that time the pandemic was emerging so that motivated me even more to continue breastfeeding my son.
Como madres podemos sentir cual es la mejor decision para nuestro hijo , es como un sexto sentido que tenemos .
As mothers we can sense what is the best decision for our child, it's like a sixth sense we have.