nguJennifer Shakeel
Njengomama kungenzeka ucabange ukuthi kufanele uncelise usana lwakho noma cha. Akekho umama emhlabeni ongazi ukuthi uma kuziwa ekuhlinzekeni okungcono kakhulu kwengane yakho, kufanele ucabangele ukuncelisa ingane yakho. Ukuncelisa ibele kufakazelwa ngokwesayensi ukuthi kunezinzuzo eziningi kokubili izinsana nomama. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi ubisi lwebele luqukethe izithako eziyikhulu ezingatholakali obisini. Ubisi lwebele lunomsoco kangangokuthi cishe zonke izitho zomntwana ziyazuza kulo. Ngiyazi, kukhona amafomula akhuthazayo ukuthi ayindlela engcono kakhulu elandelayo obisini lwebele… kodwa uma kuziwa empilweni yengane yakho, ingabe into elandelayo engcono kunazo zonke ofuna ukuyinikeza?
Okokuqala, ukuncelisa usana kuqinisa isimiso somzimba sokuzivikela ezifweni, okungakathuthukisiwe kakhulu. Ngokusho kososayensi abacwaninga ngokuncelisa, izingane ezinceliswe ibele zinezifo ezimbalwa zohudo, ukuqunjelwa, izifo ezindlebeni, nokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) engaqondakali ayivamile ezinganeni ezincela ibele.
Ukuncelisa ibele kungase kusize nasekukhuthazeni ukukhula kobuchopho ezinganeni. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi izingane ezinceliswe ibele zine-IQ ephakeme okungenani amaphuzu ayisishiyagalombili kunezingane ezinceliswa ubisi lwebele. Ubisi lwebele luphinde luguquke njalo njengoba usana lukhula, luqukethe amanani ahlukene emisoco ehlukene njengoba ingane ifinyelela ezigabeni zokukhula ezintsha. Ngenxa yokuthi ubisi lwebele luwubisi lwabantu, kunobisi lokwenziwa, luqukethe inani eliqondile lama-amino acid, amafutha, amanzi, nama-carbohydrate akhulisa umntwana kangcono kakhulu. Iphinde ibe sezingeni lokushisa elifudumele, elivame ukukhuthaza ukulala okungcono.
Ubisi lwebele aluqukethe ubuthi nezinye izinto ezilimaza imvelo ngoba iphuma ngqo ebeleni, kunebhodlela. Eqinisweni, amabhodlela efomula angcolile namanzi angcolile abangela izimo eziningi zokutheleleka kwezinsana.
Ayikho ingane eke ingezwani nobisi lukanina. Ngokuphambene, izingane eziningi azizwani namafomula kangangokuthi abazali bavame ukuthenga amafomula ahlukahlukene kuze kube yilapho bethola efanelekile. Ngisho noma umama egula, ubisi lwakhe lwebele aluthinteki—eqinisweni, luqukethe amasosha omzimba aleso sifo ukuze umntwana avikeleke kakhudlwana.
Ukuncelisa ibele nakho kuhle ekukhuleni komntwana ngomlomo. Ukunyakaza okumunca okudingekayo ekunceliseni kukhuthaza ukukhula okunempilo kwamazinyo nokukhuluma. Usana oluncelisayo lufunda ukulawula ukugeleza kobisi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ingane encela ubisi lwebhodlela kufanele ihlale incela futhi ithule, ngokuvamile iphuza kakhulu futhi iphazamise isisu sayo.
Izingane zithola ukwaneliseka okujulile ngokomzwelo ekunceliseni ibele ngoba bajabulela ubuhlobo obuseduze nonina. Bazizwa befudumele futhi belondekile, futhi ngokuvamile balala ngokuzwakalayo ngenxa yalokho. Ukugona ngesikhathi sokuncelisa kubalulekile ekukhuleni kwabo okunempilo ngokomzwelo, njengoba abantwana behlupheka kakhulu uma bengabathinti abanye abantu ngokomzimba.
Akuyona yodwa ingane ezuzayo ngokuncelisa. Okwakhe izinzuzo zikamama ngesilinganiso esilinganayo. Lapho omama bencelisa, baba nesinye sezibopho zomuntu siqu ezijule kakhulu phakathi kwabantu ababili. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bangaqiniseka ngokuthi ubisi lwabo lwebele luhlanzekile, lunomsoco, futhi luyaduduza enganeni yabo. Bangase futhi baphumule kalula ngokuthi abakhokhi mali ukuze bancelise izinsana zabo, kunokuba bakhiphe izinkulungwane zamaRandi ngonyaka ukuze bathole ubisi lwebele.
Ukuncelisa ibele futhi kusiza omama ukuthi baphinde babe nesimo sangaphambi kokukhulelwa. Ukuncelisa ibele kushisa cishe ama-calories angu-20 iwunsi ngayinye yobisi olukhiqiziwe, okusho ukuthi umama opha ingane yakhe ama-ounces angu-8 obisi ushisa ama-calories angu-160. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuncelisa kwenza isibeletho sikamama sishwabane.
Kunezixwayiso ezimbalwa kakhulu zokuncelisa ibele. Omama, abanezifo ezithile, okuhlanganisa nengculazi, akufanele bancelise izingane zabo. Abesifazane abangamabele amancane akudingekile ukuba besabe ukuthi ngeke bakwazi ukuncelisa izingane zabo—ubukhulu bebele bunomphumela omncane emandleni okuncelisa ngaphandle kokuthi owesifazane onamabele amancane angase adinge ukuncelisa ingane yakhe kaningi kunowesifazane onebele elikhulu. Noma ungase ube njengami, lapho ngakwazi khona ukuncelisa izingane zami zokuqala ezimbili kwase kuthi ngenxa yokuhlinzwa kwadingeka ngikwenze ukuze ngizizwele ezingalweni zami, angikwazanga ukuncelisa ingane yethu yakamuva. Nakuba ukuncelisa ibele kuyindlela engcono kakhulu kunoma yimuphi usana olusanda kuzalwa, kunezikhathi… izimo ezithile ezenza ukuba ukuncelisa kungenzeki noma kungenzeki ngendlela ezuzisa ingane, kulezo zimo into engcono kakhulu ongayenza ukukhetha ubisi olungcono kakhulu.
Biography
UJennifer Shakeel ungumbhali futhi owayengumhlengikazi onolwazi lwezokwelapha olungaphezu kweminyaka eyi-12. Njengomama wezingane ezimbili ezimangalisayo onenye esendleleni, ngilapha ukuze ngihlanganyele nani engikufundile ngokuba umzali kanye nenjabulo nezinguquko ezenzeka ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Ngokubambisana singahleka futhi sikhale futhi sijabule ngokuthi singomama!
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