Wen 丨 Jing Ma said, original content.
After upgrading the mother, with the excitement and joy, but also brought a lot of troubles, in front of this cute human cub, dare not hug, will not feed, crying do not know what is going on... Just becoming a mother, it was so flustered.
A colleague of mine just gave birth to a baby a while ago, and she was like this, in her words: You don't understand the world of a baby.
For example, crying, you don't know if she is hungry when she cries, anyway, if she hugs up and feeds, she will eat, and she does not cry, sometimes once an hour, but sometimes sleep for three or four hours in a row, do not wake up and do not breastfeed, so it may be four hours to feed again. I really don't understand, is the baby hungry or not? About breastfeeding, it is really confused, now that the babies are full moons, I don't know how many times a day I should eat milk?
In fact, I was the same at that time, I really couldn't judge whether the child had eaten enough, how often to feed, how much to eat at a time?
Breastfeeding is a compulsory course for new mothers, so these feeding basics should be understood.
After the baby is born, the size will grow, the weight will increase, and the stomach capacity will also increase, and the amount of milk will become more.
In addition, the situation of different babies is different, some babies just eat milk many times a day, or no matter when the mother feeds, the baby will eat, so the mothers will worry: will the feeding baby be sustained?
First of all, the stomach capacity of babies of different months of age is different, which mothers should know.
For example, when you are born, the stomach volume is only 5-7 ml; By the time of the week it is 45-60 ml; Half a month is 60-90 ml; At full moon it is 90-120 ml; 1-6 months is 120-240 ml.
Second, although breast milk is fed on demand, there are also rough feeding time references.
In the first few days of life, let the baby suck as many times as possible, which will help milk and help breastfeed successfully.
During the month, you can breastfeed once every 2 hours, and generally by the time of the full moon, you can achieve a "supply and demand balance" state.
After the full moon, according to the actual situation of the baby, adjust the number of feedings, as the baby gradually grows, the stomach capacity increases, the feeding time will also be extended, to 3 months when the baby can be fed once every 4 hours.
By about 6 months, with the addition of complementary foods, the number of feedings will gradually decrease, basically 3-4 times a day.
Knowing this feeding law, it is much easier for new mothers to judge how many times the baby eats milk every day and whether it will be supported.
In fact, the newborn baby does not understand anything as we think, if the baby is hungry, full, or eats, it will "send a signal" to the mother.
The following signals may indicate that the baby has been propped up.
(1) The baby has vomiting.
As shown in the figure, the newborn baby's stomach is horizontal, and the upper mouth is loose and the mouth below is tight, and the baby is mostly lying down or obliquely hugging when feeding.
If the baby eats too much milk, there may be milk leakage or spitting up, which means that the baby eats too much, and the mother will not feed again.
Crisis Management:
The baby vomits milk, it is easy to choke, and the milk flows into the baby's respiratory tract, which can cause the baby to suffocate. Therefore, in the process of feeding breast milk, the mother should pay attention to the baby's spitting up, so that the baby can lie on his side, and once there is a critical situation, he should seek medical treatment immediately.
(2) The baby has accumulated food and indigestion
You can observe the baby's feeding situation and defecation to judge.
When the baby has eaten too much, it will not be good to eat milk, and the bowel characteristics will change, the number of bowel movements may increase, there are flaps in the stool, or the color is different from usual, and even diarrhea.
Once the baby has diarrhea due to indigestion, the mother should minimize the number of breastfeeding, but also pay attention to their own diet, try to eat lightly, to avoid the baby's intake of too much fat and aggravation of indigestion. In addition, you can also give your baby a frequent massage and massage the stomach, but avoid when you have just finished eating.
Many mothers have said again, so since the baby eats too much, how to judge whether the baby is full? These few little tricks, the mothers to learn.
(1) The baby looks around and feeds and becomes inattentive.
Many babies are no longer interested in the bottle and the mother's nipple after they are full, and they are not attentive to feeding, the frequency of feeding is slowed down, and even look around.
These manifestations indicate that the baby has eaten enough, and the mother should not feed anymore.
(2) Baby resists nipples and bottles.
If the baby is full and the mother does not catch the signal in time and continues to feed the baby, then he will resist the mother's nipples and bottles, or even turn his head to the side, or cry.
(3) Babies who have eaten and drunk enough sleep well.
For small babies, daily in addition to eating is sleeping.
Newborns, in particular, can sleep for 2-3 hours after eating enough and are not easily awakened. Therefore, sleep is also one of the manifestations of judging whether the baby is full.
(4) Regularly observe the baby's growth and development.
If the baby's mental state is good every day and the growth and development are normal, it means that the baby is fed enough during this time.
Are new mothers, feeding the baby will inevitably make mistakes, don't worry, these methods can also be collected.
First of all, the feeding method is not correct.
Newborn babies can not look up nor sit up, when feeding lying mainly, feeding can let the baby lie in their arms, but to have a certain degree of inclination, to avoid the baby spitting up.
Breastfeeding your baby, let your baby's mouth cover the entire areola; For babies who drink formula milk, the aperture size of the bottle nipple is suitable for the baby's age, and the flow rate is guaranteed to be appropriate, all to avoid the baby from eating too much air.
Secondly, after each feeding, pay attention to letting the baby burp out.
Especially for babies without a full moon, because the baby may inhale a certain amount of air at the same time as inhaling milk, it may lead to flatulence in the baby's stomach, vomiting milk and so on.
However, the hiccup method should be correct, there are three kinds of hiccup methods, as shown in the following figure, but the commonly used is the vertical hiccup.
Method: Let the baby lean on the adult's body and shoulders, the adult with one hand to protect the baby's lower back, one palm is empty, gently tap the baby's back, from the bottom up cycle of this action, until the baby burped.
In short, for new mothers, there may be more problems in feeding, but it is important to learn more scientific parenting knowledge in advance and deal with them correctly.
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