Hello everyone, I'm Eleven Mom! Welcome to eleven moms' breastfeeding tips. First of all, I would like to ask the mothers a question:
We all know that when the baby arrives at the 100th day, it may be necessary to take a [100-day photo] or set up a [100-day feast]. So do you know why that number is 100 days instead of 50 days or 200 days?
The reason is that when the baby reaches a hundred days, that is, when he is three months old, you will obviously feel that he is different from before, crying less, and better to raise and better. The baby in the first three months is not so worry-free.
Today, the little man will focus on the total feeding plan for babies from 0 to 3 months.
This master plan consists of three parts:
1. Feeding time and frequency of 0 to 3 months
2, 0 to 3 months common breastfeeding problems to solve the principle
3. The principle of nutritional supplementation from 0 to 3 months.
Today I am mainly talking to my mothers about the total plan of 0 to 3 months of feeding, and many of the tips and methods will be described separately in separate articles. Today we need only understand the most critical principles.
First, feeding time and frequency: [standard answer] does not exist, [on-demand feeding] can be
The first thing to say is the time and number of feedings.
There are only four words I want you to remember about feeding times: feeding on demand.
That is to say, when feeding, we have to let the baby make his own decisions, eat whenever he wants, and eat as long as he wants, which is [feeding on demand].
Especially when the baby enters the [fierce long-term], you just have to feed it, and don't pay too much attention to the specific number of times and the amount of each time.
At this point, you may ask, [just feed] these three words are simple, but how do I know when my baby wants to eat, and whether he is full or not?
Don't worry, I'll talk about these specific issues separately in a later article. We can mainly remember the key principles.
Let's talk about the feeding time.
Many mothers come to complain to me, when can I feed less milk?
In fact, for babies in the first three months, drinking milk and sleeping are the most important things, especially in the first month, at this time, the number of feedings per day is indeed more.
But here is also a reassuring pill for you, 80% of babies can sleep for six hours in a row after confinement. They feed for a long time before going to bed and then go to sleep peacefully. In other words, after the confinement will be fine.
My girlfriend's baby eats a long period of milk every night, sometimes for two hours, starting with confinement, but then gets a long night's sleep.
The number of times the 4-month-old baby drinks milk will be greatly reduced, and it will be much easier.
Second, common problems: nipple confusion, flatulence, spitting up milk, jaundice
In addition to knowing when and how many feedings, the second thing you need to know is, what should I do if my baby has trouble feeding?
There are four most common problems with feeding babies aged 0 to 3 months: nipple confusion, flatulence, spitting up and choking, and jaundice.
1. Nipple confusion: one of the most important problems to pay attention to
Let's start with nipple confusion.
If you find that your baby can't eat enough for a long time, or starts to pull the nipple while eating, bites the mother's nipple, or simply rejects the breast, then it is likely that it is caused by nipple confusion.
Nipple confusion is one of the most important problems in the baby's feeding problem, and it can seriously affect the smooth progress of breastfeeding.
Therefore, there are two principles for dealing with this problem -
First, use feeding tools with caution.
Most nipple confusion is due to the fact that the baby uses other feeding tools first, such as bottles, spoons, pacifiers, etc., resulting in the baby's reluctance or inability to properly suck on the mother's nipples.
Second, if the baby has nipple confusion, it is necessary for the mother to correct it, rather than going with the flow and waiting for the habit to slowly disappear.
The specific solution, I will explain in the next article.
2, flatulence: normal phenomenon, do exhaust exercises or aircraft hugging can be alleviated
Let's talk about flatulence.
Your baby will experience flatulence for the first time around two or three weeks of age.
The reason may be that the baby is too anxious to feed, resulting in a lot of air in the gastrointestinal tract. At the same time, the lactose contained in breast milk is fermented in the intestine to produce gas after the baby eats it.
But mothers don't have to worry, almost every baby will have this situation, it is not a big problem, all you have to do is to help the baby do more exhaust exercises or plane reports.
3. Spitting up milk and choking milk: maintain the original feeding posture and choose the appropriate breastfeeding posture
The third problem is spitting up and choking
This is also something that almost every baby will experience. If spitting up or choking occurs, the most important treatment principles are:
First, let the baby quietly maintain the original feeding position, do not change the baby's position at once, otherwise it is possible to choke the milk into the lungs and cause the baby to cough.
Second, choose the appropriate breastfeeding position before feeding to prevent spitting up or choking, such as semi-lying breastfeeding, the milk flow rate is relatively slow, and the baby is not easy to eat too quickly.
4. Jaundice: insufficient intake of jaundice, breast-milk jaundice
Finally, let's talk about jaundice.
There are many types of jaundice in babies, and today I will only tell you about two types that mothers need to pay attention to: one is insufficient intake jaundice in the early postpartum period, and the other is breast-milk jaundice.
However, the key principle is that no breast milk is needed under any circumstances.
The first case: inadequate intake of jaundice.
Inadequate jaundice is caused by inadequate feeding, that is, insufficient breast milk, resulting in the baby's body's bilirubin can not be excreted through a large number of bowel movements.
At this time, the mother should not only stop breastfeeding, but pay attention to frequent and long-term breastfeeding to help the baby defecate.
The second case, breast-milk jaundice.
There is no need to stop breastfeeding at this time, otherwise it will affect breastfeeding later. If jaundice is more than two weeks old, it is recommended to consult a doctor before considering the next steps.
The above are the four common problems to deal with the principles, more detailed solutions. I'll explain it in more detail in a later article.
As long as you follow the little man's article to learn, you can not only prevent the baby's various feeding problems, even if there are already problems, you are not afraid. I'll show you the solution in the article.
Third, the principle of nutritional supplementation for babies
The final part of the feeding regimen is about the principles of nutritional supplementation for your baby. Most babies in the first six months of breastfeeding, the need for additional supplements is basically only vitamin D, the specific supplement is to eat supplements directly.
Starting from the second week of birth, supplement 10 micrograms per day, or 400 IU of 400 IU, 400 IU.
It is not recommended that the baby supplement the skin of the baby by basking in the sun, and the skin of the baby is very delicate, and the sun may be sunburned for a long time.
As for other nutrients, including calcium, iron, zinc, selenium, DHA, etc., the mother's breast milk has them, as long as the mother's nutrition is balanced, you can ensure the baby's nutrition.
On how to achieve a balanced mother's nutrition, we will say in the later article Lactation Diet.
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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