Hello everyone, I'm Eleven Mom! Welcome to eleven moms' breastfeeding tips. Your child's [gollum] suckling is probably the most beautiful sound in the world, and your milk is something you're particularly proud of for allowing your baby to grow up healthy. However, some mothers do not have enough milk for various reasons, and they need to have a skillful milk chase.
Today, I will teach you the criteria for judging whether you need to chase milk and the three correct ways to chase milk.
First, the three indicators to determine whether you need to chase milk: urine output, poop, and weight
Before I talk about the method, I want to say the big truth -
Most mothers don't have to chase milk, and the milk is not enough, mainly depending on whether the baby is full, not saying that you have to become a [big cow] to be enough. In general, you just need to feed on demand.
So how to judge whether the baby is full or not?
Mainly look at the three indicators, they are stool, urination, weight, specific reference standards, I said in detail in the previous article "Three standards for the baby to eat", if you don't remember clearly, you can go back to see it.
If the above three indicators of the baby are normal, then you do not have to chase the milk.
But if your baby is mixed-feeding to exclusive breastfeeding, or you feel like your baby isn't full, it's time to start chasing.
Second, the milk chasing method: more parent feeding, the use of breast pumps, slowly reduce the formula
1. Feed more
First of all, let's talk about [multi-kissing], which is the most recommended method.
Why?
In fact, the main reason for the lack of milk is one - the lack of sucking by the baby.
As I said before, breasts are very smart, like a factory, the baby is the guest, if the customer's order is reduced, the factory's production will also decrease.
Milk production is stimulated when your baby sucks, and using this method will not only increase your milk intake, but also allow your baby to drink more breast milk.
However, if you feel that your baby is sucking but does not play a role in chasing milk, there may be two secondary reasons, namely incorrect milk position and nipple confusion.
Therefore, to sum up, the so-called [multi-parent feeding] should pay attention to three points -
One is to breastfeed at least 8 to 12 times a day;
The second is to pay attention to the baby's milk-bearing posture, so that the baby [deep milk];
The third is to pay attention to the use of correct breastfeeding positions so that the baby can better feed.
Specifically, it contains milk and breastfeeding position. As shown in the figure:
2. Use a breast pump to chase milk
Of course, if the baby is not willing to help you pump breast milk, you can also use the breast pump to imitate the baby's sucking method, which is the second way to chase milk - to use the breast pump to chase milk. Here I have a step for you -
First, stimulate the breast using the pump's stimulation mode before switching to sucking mode.
When using the sucking mode, you can adjust the suction gear up, adjust to a certain gear, you feel uncomfortable, and then go down a notch, this is your most suitable suction, and the milk that can be sucked out is also the most.
It is important to note here that when wearing the cleavage protective cover of the breast pump, make sure that only a small amount of areola enters the duct and that the nipple can move freely within the tube.
Second, while milking, you can gently press the breast so that there will be more milk.
Third, after sucking, hand milk for another 3 to 5 minutes to help the milk in the breast continue to drain.
There are two more things to pay attention to when using a breast pump to pump and chase milk:
First, frequency is more important than duration.
In other words, how often you squeeze is more important than how long you squeeze at once. In general, after the milk has been squirted twice, the breasts are given a break and squeezed after an hour.
Second, it is usually about eight minutes each time milking
You can observe how you use the breast pump yourself. If, during the milking process, after one milk spray, the second time is delayed, there is no need to squeeze again.
The expressed breast milk you can freeze in the refrigerator and slowly take it to your baby to drink.
3. Slowly reduce formula
The third method is more suitable for babies who start drinking formula, if your baby has already started drinking formula and you have difficulty finding time to use a breast pump, you can also use the slow reduction formula method to chase milk.
You can first roughly list the time points when your baby needs to add formula and the amount of each addition, and then sort the number of additions to see which time is the time your baby is most willing to stay in the breast, and you will start to reduce the amount of formula from this time.
It is recommended that you try to subtract 10 ml on the first day, and then reduce between 10 ml and 30 ml per day according to your baby's mood, and do not exceed 50 ml at most.
Third, the misunderstanding of milk chasing: drinking confinement wine, making the drink of thick soup milk, and inducing the grandmother to massage and induce milk
After talking about the three milk chasing methods, I will make up for the three milk chasing mistakes.
The first misunderstanding is to drink confinement wine to milk, which is a widely spread folk milk artifact. In fact, confinement wine not only can not milk, but also reduce the yield of breast milk, lactation should try not to drink alcohol, no matter how much, small farmers how low.
The second misconception is to drink thick soup under the milk. This method is also very common. In fact, most pregnant mothers are already well nourished during pregnancy, and the soup will only make you drink more fat and make you fat. Not to mention that drinking a lot of soup also increases the risk of mastitis. The final misconception is asking a hypnotist to massage the milk. As for the harm of massaging breasts, I have already said that violent massage will only make the breasts worse and worse.
In fact, I understand the kind of anxiety when my mother doesn't have enough milk. However, since there are scientific and effective methods, you may wish to try more, which is a better choice for you and your baby.
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.
This article is original by the little man at home, welcome to pay attention, take you along with long knowledge!