Myth 1: Milk must be urged
The mother will start to produce milk after 3 days of delivery, at this time the mother will feel breast swelling and pain, and some external interventions can only play a certain auxiliary role, and are not the decisive factor for milk secretion.
Because after the baby is delivered from the mother's body, the placenta is also removed, and the level of progesterone at this time will drop, and the milk will naturally be produced.
Recommendation: Mothers can rest for a few days after childbirth, but try to take the baby with them, which is convenient for breastfeeding and allows the baby to stimulate the mother's milk secretion.
Myth two: prolactin requires drinking a lot of soup
In the traditional concept of the older generation, confinement should drink a variety of soups, such as chicken soup, rib soup, fish soup, etc., which is not only to allow the mother to absorb more nutrients and promote postpartum recovery, but more importantly, to allow the mother to secrete more milk.
But in fact, doing so does not help the secretion of milk, but will aggravate the "edema" of the mother's body.
Recommendation: After childbirth, mothers can drink water normally, and they can eat some light and nutritious foods, but not too greasy.
Myth three: breast weakness and softness are insufficient milk
Mothers who have just given birth to a baby, colostrum is relatively small, and the breasts at this time are also softer, but the birth mother should not worry too much, this is a normal phenomenon after childbirth.
It is generally not until 3 days after childbirth to produce more milk, and the appetite of babies born one or two days is also very small.
Tip: If the mother doesn't have milk on the first day of delivery, try feeding your baby some milk.