Wen 丨 Jing Ma said, original content.
Breastfeeding is best for small babies, but it's not easy for new mothers to breastfeed, and they encounter various "feeding problems" almost every day.
A few days ago and a friend who just became a mother chatted, she said that she was about to be tortured by breast milk crazy, during the confinement period is to raise milk, block milk all kinds of tossing, after the full moon because of the mother-in-law angry back to milk, breast milk is not enough for the baby to eat, and then began to chase milk ...
Now it is almost three months, breast milk is catching up, but recently the baby is not good at eating milk, always eat less than 10 minutes to fall asleep, but sleep 5 minutes and wake up, and continue to feed.
She is very troubled by this matter, not sure whether the baby has eaten enough, whether the body is uncomfortable, almost all day long during the day on the body, can not let go of the crying; at night is also a night to eat many times night milk, engaged in her own special tired.
Breast-feeding babies: Why fall asleep after eating less than 10 minutes and wake up again after 5 minutes?
My son's breast milk to eat until the age of two, such a situation I have encountered several times, at that time also struggled with whether breast milk is not enough for the baby to eat, and then with more experience in breast milk, I found that it is not necessarily the baby is not enough to eat, it may be these situations.
Situation 1: Breastfeeding is a hard job, tired and asleep
We often say that "the strength of breastfeeding is used", and it is described with a lot of strength.
Watching the little baby grunt and eat milk, it is not tired, but in fact, "feeding is really a hard work."
Notice that:
Babies often eat sweaty when they suckle;
Mothers with breast hyperplasia, after a few months of breastfeeding, go to check for no hyperplasia.
Therefore, don't look at the baby's feeding, it is a strong force.
Maybe mothers have also heard that "the baby is the best breast pump", the same reason, with the breast pump pump, sucking is still a little hard, but if the baby eats a meal, the breast becomes very soft, indicating that the baby eats very clean.
Therefore, when the baby is feeding, eating for a while and falling asleep, may be tired. Especially when the mother has insufficient breast milk and the baby sucks harder, it is easier to eat and fall asleep, but the baby is not full, and will soon wake up to continue feeding.
Situation 2: "Hypnotized" by breast milk
There may be a mother who has heard the saying that "breast milk has a hypnotic effect".
In the "Sears Health And Parenting Encyclopedia", it is said that the "lactation hypnosis method" is mentioned: if you want the baby to sleep, you may wish to let him suck breast milk, so that the baby can fall asleep quickly.
Studies have found that breast milk contains "morphine substances", the baby will be affected by breast milk, there may be "eating and falling asleep, after a while and then wake up to continue to eat" situation.
And when the baby is crying, it is particularly difficult to coax, the mother feeds the baby, generally can be quieted down quickly, this method my son tried many times when he was a child, most of the time it works, may also be the same reason.
Scenario 3: Not really hungry, but seeking comfort in mom's arms
Mothers may also find that the baby who eats breast milk is very clingy, as long as the mother is around him, he is very well-behaved, and he sleeps more steadily after falling asleep, which is the baby's sense of security from the mother.
Therefore, sometimes the baby eats milk frequently, not really hungry, but just likes the feeling of being held by the mother, as long as the mother is still around, it is very practical, and breastfeeding is seeking comfort.
This may be more pronounced especially in babies who habitually sleep with milk.
Condition 4: It may also be that the timing of feeding is not right
Sometimes the sleeping baby hums, or even cries, and the mother will habitually think that the baby may be hungry and will feed the baby.
But in fact, the baby humming and crying is not necessarily hungry, but also may have other physiological needs, such as pulling urine, cold and hot, uncomfortable, want to let the mother comfort and hug, etc.
For the baby, can not speak, there is a need to send a "corresponding signal" to the mother, the mother failed to receive it in time, the baby can only come up with the ultimate trick - crying.
If the mother is just breastfeeding, it belongs to the "wrong timing of breastfeeding".
The baby may cope with a few bites and fall asleep, but after a while, he will wake up and cry again because the "needs are not solved". If the requirements are not solved all the time, this state will be repeated.
▲How does The mother correctly grasp the timing of breastfeeding?
This is to understand the baby's "various signals"!
Hunger signal: one to see the interval between the two feedings to determine whether the baby is hungry, the second to see the baby's sucking reflex, put your hand on the baby's mouth, the baby will immediately and non-stop sucking, it may be that the baby is hungry.
Full signal: After the baby is full, there will be resistance to the mother's nipple performance, take the initiative to spit out the nipple, and even turn the head to the side, start to play or sleep peacefully, in addition, if the baby can sleep for about three hours at a time, it also means that the baby is full.
Urination signal: If you find that the baby's body has twitching, full of force, leg kicking, and even a smell coming out, it may be the baby defecating, you can check it from the side of the diaper.
Physical discomfort signal: small babies generally do not get sick, if the body is uncomfortable, most of them are accumulated food, flatulence, intestinal colic, spitting up milk, etc., in addition to feeding, you can also combine the feeding interval, feeding situation, whether the stomach is soft and hard to swell, etc. to judge.
In fact, it is not difficult to take care of the baby, read the real needs of the baby, grasp the correct feeding timing, if you are really hungry to feed, and try to let the baby eat full at once, there will be no "eat 10 minutes to sleep, after 5 minutes and wake up to eat milk" situation.
How to avoid the baby's "eating, eating, sleeping" and sleeping unsteadily?
Eat 10 minutes to fall asleep, sleep for 5 minutes to wake up and continue to eat, not only the baby sleeps badly, but also may affect the baby's growth and development for a long time, and the mother will also be very tired and rest badly.
So how to correct and avoid this situation? Mom can try from these aspects:
1. Let your baby eat all at once before going to bed
Under normal circumstances, as long as the baby can eat enough, he can naturally sleep more steadily, and it is not easy to wake up hungry in the middle, so let the baby eat at one time.
To judge whether the baby is full, you can look at these points:
Performance when feeding: suck 2-3 mouths and swallow once, after eating the mother's breasts become soft;
Baby's mental state: when you are full, you will have a satisfied, happy look, and even smile unconsciously, and you can sleep for 3-4 hours when you are full;
Baby's physiological state: after eating, the baby's urine color is colorless or light, and can wet 4-6 diapers or 6-8 diapers a day; the baby defecates about 4-8 times a day, or even more times, and the color is golden;
Growth: Babies who can eat enough have met the development indicators such as height/weight every month.
2. Adjust the indoor sleeping environment to make the baby sleep more comfortable
For example, the home is too cold, too hot, too dry, too bright, etc., will also affect the baby's sleep, so before going to bed, it should be adjusted to let the baby eat enough and sleep comfortably.
3. Reduce or avoid milk sleep
Babies with milk sleeping habits will treat feeding as a habitual behavior of falling asleep, so that the baby can associate feeding with sleep.
When you wake up halfway through, you will also want to eat a few bites and then continue to sleep, which is actually a comfort.
4. Wake up in the middle and don't rush to feed
Baby sleep rules and adults are different, dark and light sleep alternating time is short, when the two sleep states of dark and light sleep alternate, the baby may appear to twist the body, hum the performance, look as if to wake up.
Many mothers will quickly feed the baby, and the baby will fall asleep again after a few bites.
In fact, at this time, do not feed the baby, gently pat the baby, and most of them can continue to sleep.
In short, the baby eats for 10 minutes to fall asleep, but after 5 minutes to wake up and continue to eat, there is a situation where the sleep is not steady, there must be a reason, the important thing is that the mother can find the reason and make adjustments accordingly.
In the small monthly stage, it is true that there are more feeding problems, and if the mother can learn more feeding knowledge and understand the growth and development characteristics of the baby at different stages, she can cope more calmly.
Has your baby ever fallen asleep after 10 minutes of feeding, but waking up after 5 minutes of sleep and continuing to feed, what do you think is the reason? Come and share your experience!