Most modern new mothers do not know much about lactation, and may think about things like breastfeeding and breastfeeding when the baby is born. Until then, there may be no knowledge of the matter of lactation. New dads are even more clueless, and even before that, they will not think about this piece of the problem, because men have no concept of breastfeeding before they have contacted the baby, which has the problem above the title. After the mother gives birth, will she deliver milk on the first day? If it takes three days to deliver milk, what does the baby eat during those three days? This is indeed a problem.
After the mother has given birth, the time for breastfeeding usually takes two to three days. For mothers who have a caesarean section, the time to breastfeed may be extended, usually around three to five days.
After the mother has just given birth, milk is generally not released immediately. The secretion of milk requires a process, which is said in the Inner Classics: Milk is transformed from the spleen and stomach by the fines of qi and blood, and is milk on the top and decoction on the bottom. After the birth is completed, the placenta falls off, and the qi and blood below begin to rise, and it can reach the top of the breast after a circle of meridians. If the body is relatively robust, there may be bean-sized milk coming out on the same day, but in most cases, there will be more milk production the next day, and the milk will be officially released on the third day. The mother of the caesarean section will be late because of the intervention of anesthetics and anti-inflammatory drugs, which will affect the speed of milk secretion, but it will also start to gradually come down on the third day.
When we see this, we will ask, when the milk has not come down, do not let the baby eat it?
Answer: No.
Even if we don't see the milk secretion and the milk doesn't come down completely, we have to let the baby suck the breast, preferably within two hours after giving birth.
At this time, the baby's mouth is the most energetic, and it can stimulate the milk secretion the most. We said earlier that it takes a certain amount of time for milk to be secreted, but if the amount of stimulation is large enough, it can shorten this time and allow milk to be produced quickly.
The principle of breast milk secretion is that the more stimulation and sucking, the more milk will be secreted!
So if the milk doesn't come down for two days, won't the baby be hungry if he eats that much?
Answer: Generally not. When most babies are born, they will bring their own three days of "dry food".
The baby's stomach is generally a lot of dark green poop, especially viscous, no odor, called fetal feces. Most of the fetal feces are some fetal hair, fetal fat, amniotic fluid, intestinal secretions, shedding dander and so on that the baby eats when the baby is in the womb. The closer you get to the time of delivery, the more fetuses there will be. After birth, defecation usually begins within 12 hours and is completed in about two to four days. With this part of the fetal stool present, the baby generally does not feel too hungry.
The longer this part of the fetal stool stays in the baby's body, the more disadvantageous it is to the baby. So be sure to let your baby suck breast milk as early as possible. Colostrum contains things that can promote the baby's bowel movements, so it is normal for some sensitive babies to have diarrhea-like symptoms after eating breast milk. Before the fetal stool is finished, the baby does not feel too hungry, and try his best to let the baby eat breast milk.
Breast milk is the best food for the baby, but also the most suitable food for the baby, the mother must believe in themselves, must be able to exclusively breastfeed their baby. Faith is the most important thing at this time!
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