A mother is breastfeeding, but she doubts that she has returned to milk, because her breasts do not feel very swollen for several days, and they are soft, and the child seems to be reluctant to breastfeed. She asked anxiously, what was the situation? The baby is still too young to have breast milk, should he add formula to the child?
As a novice mother," I can understand the anxiety, but we still have to consider the main reasons for not getting milk, and understand two situations that cause soft breasts.
The first case: if the mother may not really produce milk, it will cause the breast not to swell.
The second situation: the baby simply does not want to eat when he is full, so at this time, if the mother blindly chases the milk, it is likely to lead to the blockage of the breast, the formation of mastitis and other problems.
So, how do we define that we fall into both cases?
1. Time inference
If we are in the second month after childbirth, it is most likely a peak period of insufficient milk, and when we feel that our breasts are soft, it is likely that the milk supply is insufficient. What we have to do is to let the baby pump as much as possible, balance the milk supply of the breast through the baby's continuous stimulation, and at the same time, we can also use some scientific methods to promote milk secretion.
Second, listen to the swallowing sound
If there is enough milk, the baby's swallowing sound is still very loud, and in a quiet environment, we can clearly tell whether the child is swallowing milk or not.
But if it is really not enough milk, the baby is not full, then we naturally can not hear the corresponding swallowing milk sound, which shows that our baby is really not enough to eat, we need to promote the secretion of milk.
Third, look at the baby's changes
If our baby has always been quieter, suddenly becomes crying and noisy, and the frequency of feeding is gradually increasing, and will violently tear the mother's nipples, which is likely to tell the mother, I am really hungry, I am not full, on the contrary, if the father is full, their looks will be very happy, and they will have a calm interaction with the mother.
In short, when we find that the baby has the same behavior, it means that the milk and the baby's needs have been unable to reach the balance of supply and demand, which requires slowly thinking of a way.
Originally, we still insisted on breastfeeding slowly, because there are still more ways to breastfeed, and they are relatively effective, but if the mother has some breast inflammation or other reasons, and can no longer breastfeed the baby, then you can also take the formula feeding method.
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