Breastfeeding at night is a painful thing for breastfeeding moms. Many mothers are exhausted by night milk, and there is a mixture of worries: Is the habit of eating night milk good or not? Will it damage the teeth?
In the midst of entanglement and boredom, my mother spent one night after another. In fact, for the understanding of eating night milk, many mothers have walked into the misunderstanding, which will make themselves so hard.
Mistake 1: Let your baby sleep with milk for a long time
When breastfeeding at night, in order to avoid the baby waking up again to breastfeed, the mother directly let the baby sleep with the nipple all night. Although this practice is convenient, it is harmful.
1. Babies who sleep for a long time will affect the normal bite of the upper and lower teeth;
2. The mother's breast is easy to block the baby's mouth and nose, increasing the risk of suffocation;
3. In the case of too much milk for the mother, if it is not swallowed in time, it is easy to choke on milk;
4. Baby conditioned reflex sucking when milk sleeps, feeding irregularly, easy to indigestion;
5. Milk is easy to overflow to the ears and other parts, causing otitis media or milk ringworm;
6. It is easy to cause nipple dependence.
Mistake two: Let your baby eat only one side of the milk
The baby has to eat milk two or three times a night, and the mother's feeding posture needs to be reversed several times, which seriously affects sleep, so some mothers simply do not move the nest overnight, and this is harmful to the mother and the baby.
Breastfeeding unilaterally for a long time, the mother is easy to size the milk;
The baby is long-term biased to one side to breastfeed, easy to appear partial head, one side of the muscle is compressed, blood circulation is not circulating, affecting normal development.
Mistake three: Feed your baby with anger
Mother's mood to a certain extent affects the secretion of milk, many mothers because of lack of sleep, often angry and irritable when feeding night milk, this time is not good for mothers and babies. So before the baby can't wean night milk, mothers should feed night milk like this —
1. Wait for your baby to spit out the nipple naturally
Breast milk is very important for the baby's development, and the mother should learn to recognize the hunger signal sent by the baby and then feed in time. After the baby is full, remember to let the baby spit out the nipple naturally, so as to avoid the baby's mood and not sleep for a long time.
2. Learn to lie on your side
It is recommended that the mother sit half on the bed and pick up the baby. For some mothers with a lot of breast milk, holding up and feeding may cause the baby to cough and can lie on her side. Remember to alternate feeding left and right.
3. Do not let your baby lie flat and fall asleep immediately after feeding
After feeding, without waking the baby, gently stroke the baby's back down, and then lean it on the shoulder and hold it for a while to prevent spitting up.
4. Stay awake
Mom must stay awake when feeding night milk, and if she is too tired, she can also seek help from her father. The last point is especially important, many babies eat and sleep, and the mother does not know... Accidents often happen at this time, so staying awake is the first principle of breastfeeding at night.
At last:
In fact, after the baby adds complementary foods, he can sleep through. If night milk seriously affects the quality of sleep for mothers and babies, it is time for mothers to consider weaning. And 6-9 months is the best time to wean the milk.
On the basis of ensuring that there is enough milk to drink during the day, gradually reduce the number of night milk and the amount of each time, and lengthen the interval between night milk. And keep the baby between drinking milk and sleeping, and refuse the form of milk sleep.
Most importantly, be sure to let your baby eat before going to bed. It is recommended to arrange food supplements at 5-6 o'clock at night, and eat more solid food supplements to reduce the possibility of waking up hungry in the middle of the night.
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