Jelly Bean Mom | a childcare jun
For women, some people secrete more milk, and some people secrete less milk. For babies, some children can eat and some children can't eat. If the mother produces good milk and the child can eat it, don't worry. But if the mother does not produce milk well, or the baby falls asleep quickly and does not eat, it is often worrying. After giving birth to a baby, there are often mothers who worry that they have no milk or insufficient milk, and they must not think that they do not milk the next day after giving birth to a baby, and there are certain individual differences in breast milk. Some women may already have milk in the third trimester of pregnancy, but some women may not milk until a week after birth, which is related to individual differences, under normal circumstances, it is believed that after a week of birth, the baby's weight should return to the weight at birth, but now many babies only return to the weight at birth until 10 days. Therefore, after a week, the baby has not returned to the weight at birth, and it cannot be determined that there is insufficient breast milk.
In short, breastfeeding should be insisted on the first half of the month. During this period, even if the baby's weight loss is caused by insufficient breast milk, it can be compensated quickly after the milk is enough, and there is no need to worry about whether it will cause other problems such as brain development delay.
When the milk is not well secreted, it is best to put the baby's bed next to the mother's bed so that the baby will feed it as soon as the baby cries. Getting your baby to pump is the best stimulus to boost breast milk production, so the more times the better. There is no need to worry about the irregularity of life that the indefinite timing of breastfeeding will lead to irregularities in life. The most important issue at the moment is to promote the production of breast milk. The milk is good, the milk is sufficient, and the feeding time is naturally regular. There is no limit to the number of feedings, but to prevent nipple rupture, alternate feedings should be made on both sides of the breast, and one side should not be too long, no more than 15 minutes.
But in real life, some mothers have congenital breast dysplasia. The breasts do not enlarge during pregnancy, the breasts do not swell after childbirth, and the size of the breasts on both sides is different, and the milk secretion is not good at this time. In addition, new-time women over the age of 30, no matter how hard they try, there is also a situation of insufficient milk secretion.
If you do feel that you are not breastfeeding enough, you can try the following methods before deciding whether to breastfeed:
First, parent-child contact
Start skin contact as early as possible after the baby is born, when the mother is in direct contact with the baby's skin, it will increase the baby's sense of security, the heartbeat, breathing is more stable, and will stimulate the baby's spontaneous milk-seeking instinct, look at the baby pouting small mouth everywhere "looking for food" look, will instantly make the mother love burst, it is really a wonderful experience!
Also, choose the right breastfeeding position
Cross cradle holding method, cradle holding method, rugby holding method, side lying style can be, mainly the mother herself should feel comfortable, and then pick up the baby, and the baby "chest to chest, abdomen to abdomen, nose tip to nipple", so that the baby's head and body in a straight line.
From left to right, they are: side horizontal, rugby, cross, cradle.
After that, to help the baby latch correctly, you can gently touch the baby's mouth or cheek with the nipple, while the baby's mouth is fully open, let the baby hold as many nipples and areola as possible.
After that, it is determined whether breast milk is really insufficient
Maybe as long as the baby wakes up, he keeps sucking, and even sucks for a while and starts crying. At this time, the mother and family may think that the baby is not full, so they must keep sucking and crying hungry.
In fact, even if the baby is full, she still has the need to suck, mainly to get psychological comfort, while continuing to consume a small amount of fat-rich posterior milk. Therefore, non-stop sucking does not mean that breast milk is insufficient.
If your baby is in the correct position to latch on, the sucking action stimulates the nerve endings of the areola and nipple, stimulating the breast to allow milk to flow out of the ducts of the breast, and this process is called the "milk spray reflex".
Therefore, breast milk is produced while sucking, and the more you suck, the more frequently the breasts are emptied, and the more milk is produced. Some mothers touch their breasts and collapse, thinking that they need to save more breast milk to let the baby eat at once, which is actually a wrong view.
Each mother's milk spray reflex is also very different, some are spray-like, some are a little bit of outward drops, some are flowing out, some may be sucked for 1-2 minutes before the milk spray reflex appears, and some will appear soon.
Therefore, when the mother and the baby have not fully cooperated with each other, some babies will cry after sucking for a while without eating breast milk, but with the increase in the number of breastfeeding, this situation will become less and less.
As a mom, be more confident and believe that most breastfeeding difficulties can be improved by correct breastfeeding positions, the correct way your baby feeds, and frequent feedings.
