WHO recommends that babies within 6 months of age are more suitable for exclusive breastfeeding.
Breast milk is not only the golden ration for babies, but also a bridge for babies and mothers to build relationships. Breastfeeding is a very loving thing, but it can also make the mother bear the double blow of physical and psychological.
Around sugar mothers, the most discussed problem is that breastfeeding mothers are disliked by their families, with little breast milk, poor quality of breast milk, and suffered a stomach grievance, which is also vividly reflected in TV dramas.
Bao Mom was sneered at by her mother-in-law because of breast milk, and the picture was too real
Previously, when chasing the drama "I Really Love You", Sugar Mother found that Chen Jiaorui's breastfeeding experience resonated with many women, because the performance of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the plot was too real.
After Chen Jiaorui gave birth to the baby, her mother-in-law always forced her to drink all kinds of milk soup, but Chen Jiaorui did not have an appetite, and after drinking a lot of soup, the amount of breast milk was not much.
However, in the face of Chen Jiaorui's own baby, insufficient breast milk and other issues, not only did the husband around her not care and did not help, but the mother-in-law also accused Chen Jiaorui of not caring about the child. Chen Jiaorui, who had endured for a long time, finally broke out: "The child can't eat enough, don't I feel bad, I need you to accuse me all the time."
This picture, many mothers have personally experienced, everyone in the spit on this mother-in-law at the same time, but also the prejudice in the process of breastfeeding, empathy, there is a deep sense of powerlessness.
The prejudice of others against breast milk has made Bao Ma feel wronged
Outsiders only care about whether the child can eat enough, but they forget to estimate the feelings of the mother, and also with various prejudices, to judge the mother's breast milk.
1) Look at the color to evaluate the quality of breast milk
Most people believe that the thicker the breast milk, the higher the nutrients, and it would be better if it is milky white and yellowish after being expressed, and there is a layer of oil flowers floating on it. In fact, only colostrum and "medium milk" are more likely to show a milky white state. The color of the milk before each breastfeeding, and the breast milk after confinement, will also be slightly lighter.
2) Evaluate the nutrition of breast milk by looking at the age of months
On this point of view, Sugar Mom sometimes really can't understand. Why do some people say that breastfeeding is the best, and at the same time when feeding to 6 months, they resolutely cut off breast milk and switch to milk powder feeding, only because they "heard" that breast milk after 6 months has no nutrition, and the baby does not eat long.
The truth is that at every stage of breast milk, the combination of nutrients changes, which is in line with the needs of the baby's body, which is the magic of breast milk.
Breast milk after 6 months, the nutritional structure is different from before, more suitable for babies aged 6 months +. For the baby, nutrition is not reduced. If a baby over 6 months old has been drinking breast milk with the same nutrient content, it will delay his long body.
3) Mistakenly think that "skinny mom" has no milk
There was once a breastfeeding mother who sent a private message to Sugar Mother, because she was thin and had small breasts, she was often questioned that breast milk was not nutritious, and she had already explained that she was bored. Obviously, her baby can eat enough breast milk, and the elderly in the family always let her feed some more milk powder.
Breast milk does have the problem of insufficient quality or small amount, but it has little to do with the above conditions, and expectant mothers and families must learn to analyze correctly.
These are the cases that represent low quality breast milk
Poor breastfeeding can lead to slow or even decreased weight gains in your baby. However, judging breast milk by the baby's weight takes time to compare, which will delay the baby's long body. Expectant mothers and family members may wish to judge in the following ways.
The nutrition of thin mother's breast milk is not necessarily poor, the most important thing is how the constitution of the mother is. Many mothers around the sugar mother are still meaty after childbirth, and the chest is not small, but the amount of breast milk is not much. If the mother is deficient in calcium, anemia, or has other physical problems, the amount of breast milk is more, and the nutritional content is relatively small.
From the baby's performance, you can also judge the amount of breast milk. Usually, the amount of breast milk is sufficient, the baby will suck 2 to 3 times, swallow once, about 10 to 15 minutes later, actively "let go", and behave very comfortably, which means that he is full. Even if there is no excess breast milk to express, the amount of breast milk is enough.
If the baby sucks more than 3 times but fails to swallow it, or if he does not let go of the milk all the time, it may be a problem of insufficient breast milk.
Exclusively breastfed babies who are full will urinate about 6 to 8 times a day. If the number of times the baby urinates is significantly less than 5 times, it is also a manifestation of not eating enough.
Sugar moms have also had breastfeeding experiences, and I understand the feelings of breastfeeding moms. We don't want to increase the amount of breast milk and make it more nutritious, but outsiders don't understand the difficulties. If you want to improve the quality of breast milk, the effect of drinking soup alone is very small, and you can try the following methods.
Improving the quality of breast milk is simple, keep the following points in mind
In fact, it is not difficult to improve breast milk, starting from the following aspects, the mother and the baby are not wronged.
First of all, as far as possible to ensure the sleep of baoma. Breastfeeding needs to be done by the mother herself, but small things such as sleeping, changing diapers in the middle of the night, etc., can be done by the family. The amount of breast milk is related to the female endocrine system, and the breastfeeding mother can only secrete more breast milk if she rests well.
Secondly, drinking soup is not a milk artifact, this point sugar mother has a deep experience, drinking too much soup during lactation, it will not necessarily have an effect, but will make the breastfeeding mother have a poor appetite, other foods eat less, resulting in a single nutrient in breast milk, which is not conducive to the growth of the baby.
Breastfeeding diet, to ensure nutritional balance, staple foods, meat, vegetables, protein, etc. must be eaten. When the nutrition is balanced and sufficient, only drinking white water to replenish water can also be milked.
Finally, a good mood is very important. At the beginning of the article, Sugar Mother wrote that Chen Jiaorui's breast milk after drinking soup is not much, on the one hand, it is a physical problem, on the other hand, it is also related to her anger and grievances in the confinement.
Experienced breastfeeding mothers know that anger can be called "milk return artifact", if you want baoma's breast milk to be good and more, it is very important for baoma to have a good mood!
Candy Mother's Heart:
Breastfeeding mothers and families do not have to pursue more breast milk, in fact, breast milk can achieve "supply and demand balance", which is the ideal state.
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