After chasing the milk for such a long time, the method is still wrong, no wonder the milk does not come up!

These days, a mother frequently leaves messages in the background, saying that she has less milk, has been busy up and down for more than half a month, the amount of milk is still not up, and she has no temper.

Indeed, less milk can be called the biggest problem of our lactation period, many mothers are anxious and anxious, they are breastfeeding, why can't I feed my children?

So I thought of the pursuit of milk - whether it is pig's trotter soup or crucian carp soup, drink it all over again; whether it is to replenish qi and blood or spleen and stomach, all try; whether it is day or night, keep letting the baby suck... As a result, the amount of milk did not come up, the delay did not say, but also became more and more "half a month", they were physically and mentally exhausted, simply gave up chasing milk, mixed feeding or direct feeding milk powder.

It's a shame, right! In fact, many mothers have used the wrong method of milk chasing, and today we will talk in detail about how to chase milk to achieve half the work.

1. Adjust the latch position

This latch position cannot be overemphasized.

Some mothers are because the baby's latch position is not right, the child's tongue is on the nipple, there is milk can not eat, effective stimulation is less, milk is less and less.

As mentioned in our previous article on breast construction, our milk is produced through the breast acinar vesicles, which are transported by the breast duct to the milk sinuses, and the milk sinuses are at the areola, which requires the baby to hold most of the areola to squeeze out the milk and form a milk spray reflex.

So using the correct latch position, the baby can eat a lot of milk, and the child is very smart. After he had this wonderful experience, he felt that eating breast milk was also a very enjoyable thing, and he would remember this method of sucking and would not suck in the wrong way again.

2. Increase the number and frequency of sucking, do not save milk

Milk is stimulated by the corresponding hormones to produce naturally, and the biggest factor that really regulates milk production is that the baby sucks effectively!

Breastfeeding frequently after childbirth stimulates the continuous secretion of prolactin, so that milk can satisfy our baby. Therefore, when chasing milk, it is also necessary to increase the number and frequency of breastfeeding, so that our body perceives that "there is less milk production, and the baby does not eat enough", so as to "accelerate the secretion" of milk.

There is also the fact that some mothers feel that they have less milk and always want to save up and give it to the baby, so that there is less and less milk. As long as the baby wants to eat, no matter when, let the baby eat it!

3, if the body is weak, do not blindly supplement

Many mothers have more bleeding after giving birth to a baby, weak qi and blood, or have spleen and stomach weakness, kidney deficiency and other conditions, which is not suitable for major supplementation at this time.

Especially within seven days after childbirth, the nourishing food is originally thick and greasy, and eating it is likely that it will not only not increase the milk, but also may lead to milk mastitis blockage, which is not worth the loss.

Therefore, in the case of physical deficiency, you can find a good Chinese medicine dialectic to see what kind of false evidence, and the effect of symptomatic supplementation can be doubled.

4, milk powder should be well utilized

Milk powder is a "roadblock" on the road to milk chasing. Must be gradually reduced, do not chase the milk, while letting the baby drink a lot of milk powder, the child is full, where is the excess appetite to suck the milk?

The right thing to do is to taper the amount of milk powder, but not one size fits all. Milk chasing is also a process, which needs to be slowly reduced, such as feeding 3 times today, 60 ml each time, feeding 2 times tomorrow, 60 ml each time, etc., according to the actual situation of their baby, make a detailed plan, and communicate with the family to implement it later.

5. Rest and make yourself happy

Some people say that since the milk chase has to increase the sucking, then I will "hang feeding", and the milk can always come up.

Always let the baby eat, it is possible to come up, but many times it will end in failure. The mother is tired, the baby is tired, and the whole family is tired. When the time comes, the family will point at each other and complain. In fact, no one is wrong, it is just the wrong method.

Even the machine still needs to be overhauled, let alone people?

Breast maintenance of normal lactation function, must be under the premise of adequate rest, and our mood will affect the secretion of hormones, so want more milk, the baby does not eat more rest, drink a cup of warm water before feeding, create some warm atmosphere, let their body and mind also be stretched, milk can not think of it is difficult.

6, do not be harsh on yourself but also strengthen your confidence

There are always mothers who feel as if they are useless if they can't feed their children.

First of all, we are mothers, the mother bears the responsibility of feeding the child, but the baby is not born just to eat, he also has emotional needs, the baby sees the mother all day in order to chase the milk of all kinds of anxiety and worry, in fact, he also has insecurity in his heart. Babies need more than just food, but a happy, confident, gentle mother.

Strengthen your confidence, relax your heart, and maybe one day, you will be pleasantly surprised to find out: I can also breastfeed exclusively!

One day your baby will be weaned and one day he will sleep well. This high-demand parenting phase will soon pass. The time your baby spends in your bed, the time you spend feeding in your arms, is very short in a person's life, but those memories of love and trust last a lifetime. — Sears

The prolactin master is always by your side