In the minds of mothers, the issue of eating and drinking for babies is a top priority. However, when the baby is still young, especially the baby at 0-6 months, he often does not express his feelings.
Some mothers always feel that the baby is not full, and the child thinks that he is hungry when he cries. There are also some mothers who are "proud" of their children eating more, eating fat, and growing fast, but in fact, children are too fat or develop too fast, which may also bring a lot of trouble to their children.
1, the harm of overfeeding
Maybe many mothers should be strange, they have only heard that they are worried that the baby will not have enough to eat, and it turns out that eating too much is not OK? Let's talk about the dangers of overfeeding.
■ Overfeeding can aggravate the work of your baby's digestive organs
■ Overfeed is prone to brain fatigue
In order to digest too much food, the digestive tract must expand, limited blood and oxygen are transferred from the head to the digestive tract, and brain cells will be temporarily ischemic, so the more they eat, the more blood the gastrointestinal tract needs, the less blood is supplied to the brain, and the greater the harm to the brain.
■ Overfeeding will also promote premature brain failure in your baby
Studies have found that progeria substances will increase tens of thousands of times due to overweight after meals, which is prone to obesity and even affects the development of the brain, and intelligence is low.
2, how to distinguish whether the baby is crying because he is hungry?
There are many mothers who can't tell what the reason for the baby's crying is that the baby is hungry to feed, but in fact, the baby may also cry because the diaper is wet, needs to be caressed, sleepy or uncomfortable. First find out why the baby is crying, you can't feed it as soon as you cry, otherwise it is easy to cause overfeeding.
■ Physiological needs are the most common reasons for crying in small babies:
I was hungry: the crying was loud, and when I cried, my head was turning back and forth, and my little mouth would suck as soon as it touched something.
I'm hot or cold: when the baby feels hot, he will often cry all over his face, and his head and body are wet; when the baby feels cold, the crying will be relatively low and weak, the hands and feet are cold, the body is curled up, and even the face is pale.
I don't sleep well: This kind of crying may be caused by uncomfortable sleeping posture, dreaming, poor sleep habits or poor sleeping environment, and you need to comfort the baby in time, such as letting the baby suck on the mother's nipples, or gently patting the baby.
3, the amount of milk consumed by infants is standard
The stomach capacity of newborns is related to the amount of milk fed, and the stomach volume is also related to the weight of the baby. What is the capacity of the stomach, in layman's terms, is the size of the stomach and how much food it can withstand. In general, a newborn has a milk intake of 30-60 ml and needs to breastfeed 6-8 times a day. Of course, with the improvement of digestion capacity, it is necessary to gradually increase the amount of milk.
▲Schematic diagram of baby's stomach capacity
After 3 months, the stomach volume of the newborn is significantly increased, about 100ml, and it is recommended that 90-120 ml of milk can be fed each time, but the number of feedings should be reduced accordingly. In addition to drinking milk, the baby also needs to drink water, the interval between two breastfeeding can be fed once, and the amount of water fed every day should not be too much, otherwise it will affect normal breastfeeding.
4, five tricks to teach you to judge whether the baby is full or not
Speaking of which, some mothers are still a little worried, breastfeeding can not be so precise every time, and the baby can't speak, what should I do? In fact, as long as you can carefully observe, you will find that there are traces of whether the baby is full or not.
■ Look at the baby's weight & height growth rate
Babies aged 0-3 months, monthly weight growth of 1 kg, height growth of about 4 cm, it means that the baby is basically full. If the weight gain of the baby is less than 1 kg during the 42-day examination, it means that there may not be enough breast milk, milk powder needs to be added, or the feeding method may be wrong, and the doctor's guidance is required. If you gain too much weight, you may be feeding too much.
■ See how your baby reacts after feeding
If the baby can sleep quietly for more than 3 hours after feeding, and does not cry until the next time he feeds, it means that he has eaten enough. If the baby refuses to let go of the mother's nipple for a long time, or sucks hard and spits out the nipple and cries, and the weight gain is slow, it means that the food is not full.
■ Watch your baby's bowel movements
Generally speaking, the baby is wet (soaked) more than 6 diapers a day, indicating that the amount of breast milk6 is enough, and the baby is full.
■ Look at the skin color of the baby
See if your baby's skin tone is healthy, whether your skin and muscles are elastic, and if everything is normal, it means that your baby is well fed and well!
■ Judging from the sound of the baby's swallowing
On average, your baby can swallow a large mouthful after sucking 2-3 times, so that about 15 minutes in a row can indicate that your baby is full.
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