Hello everyone, I'm Eleven Mom! Welcome to eleven moms' breastfeeding tips. The last article said that on the third day after childbirth, you have to do two things, in fact, when it comes to 4-7 days, the main things you need to pay attention to are the baby's defecation.
Why do you keep stressing about watching your baby defecate?
Because if you want to know whether the baby is eating well or not, you still need to observe it from the bowel and bladder.
The number of times your baby urinates will become more and more every day, and on the 4th day, there may be 4-6 times, the urine bag will become heavier, and the color of the urine will be clear.
And the stool will also be more than 4 times, or more. The color starts from yellow-green to yellow, and finally turns golden yellow, with some coarse particles in between.
If you observe these conditions, it means that your baby is eating well. If it's a little different from what I said, don't worry, after all, every baby's situation is slightly different.
However, if you find that there is a little red in your baby's urine, you should pay attention to it, which we call crystallization. When you don't have as much milk, your baby may develop crystallization, which will disappear after the milk is more.
However, if there is crystallized urine after day 5, it may be necessary to pay attention to whether the baby is not full. For example, if you have too little milk, you need to chase milk or supplement milk powder.
On this issue, I will explain in detail in the future, you can pay attention to it.
Of course, on the 4th day after giving birth, if it is a normal birth, the mother has returned home from the hospital. If it is a caesarean section, the mother may still be in the hospital.
But after the first 3 days of contact, you and the baby are familiar with quite a bit. You must have also found the baby's pattern, that is, eating, sleeping, sleeping, plus urinating and defecating.
That's right, you'll continue this pattern.
Most of the time you will work well together, but sometimes it will bother you. The baby wakes up to change the diapers, but also to eat milk, both can not be its food he will cry, obviously you feel that you have done your best, but still can not fully satisfy him.
Don't be discouraged, the baby's growth takes time, as long as you are around him is the best guarantee for growth.
Finally, I would like to take you back to the overall feeding regimen for 1-7 days postpartum.
First, start skin-to-skin contact as early as possible and let the baby suck as soon as possible;
Second, on days 1-7 postpartum, your milk is slowly getting more, just to match the size of your baby's stomach. Don't always worry about not having enough milk, and don't worry about milking;
Third, in the first 7 days after childbirth, what you continue to do is to observe your baby's bowel movements, and the stool and urination will slowly increase from one time to 6 or more times;
Fourth, when observing the baby's bowel movements, the color is more important than the number of times, and the stool will change from black to yellow-green and then to golden yellow. The pods are usually clear after the fifth day.
Finally, I sincerely hope that you can adjust your schedule according to the rhythm of your baby, which will make you a lot easier as a new mother.
Well, today's article is shared here, I hope that we can have the opportunity to become a better self because of the arrival of our children, be better parents, learn to think, learn to judge, learn to analyze, and accompany our children to grow up with him.
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