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Many mothers will have a sense of ease of finally "unloading" after giving birth, but they do not know that after giving birth, mothers have many important things to do, the most common of which is "breastfeeding".
Compared with children who eat formula, children who eat breast milk have greater advantages, both in terms of physical fitness and IQ. But in the process of breastfeeding, mothers will encounter various problems, such as no milk, milk rise, and "big and small milk".
While breastfeeding, why is the chest "big" and "small"?
There are often mothers who have such a problem consultation: the baby always does not like to eat the milk on one side of the chest, resulting in the fact that now his chest has become large on one side and small on the other, and the unevenness visible to the naked eye.
Not only the difference in appearance, the large side of the milk is very sufficient, and the small side is sparse milk, the mother is worried, once the child eats less than one side of the milk, will not be full?
In fact, such problems are very common in the nursing mother group. Many mothers, after a period of breastfeeding, find an embarrassing situation, that is, the breasts on both sides of them have become different sizes.
So why is this happening?
Whether breastfeeding or not, there is a difference in the size of the breasts on both sides of the woman
Many mothers have experienced asymmetry of the chest on both sides during the postpartum lactation period, believing that such a situation can only occur when breastfeeding mothers.
However, it is worth noting that neither breast is completely symmetrical in either breast, whether it is a lactating woman or not, and in general, the size of the woman's left breast is slightly larger than the size of the right breast.
This is because the human heart is in the left position, and the beating of the heart will promote the development of the chest, so there will be some gaps in the chest on both sides.
However, such a subtle gap is almost invisible in appearance, so many women are not aware of such a problem. After the baby enters the lactation period, because of some incorrect feeding methods, the size gap between the two breasts of the nursing mother becomes more and more obvious, which is what we commonly call "big and small milk".
The baby prefers to eat while feeding, why does the situation of "eating partial milk" occur?
The strength of the baby eating the mother's two chests is inconsistent, the time of feeding is very different, and if it lasts for a period of time, it will cause the imbalance of milk production on both sides of the mother's chest, and there will be a significant gap between the two breasts.
Such a situation not only has an impact on the mother, but also on the baby's development impact can not be ignored, such a situation belongs to the "partial milk", usually caused by the baby is not enough to eat or malnutrition results.
Eating partial milk is generally caused by two reasons: one is that the mother does not pay attention to balancing the time of feeding on both sides; the other is that the baby has a special preference for the milk on one side and prefers the milk on one side.
Wrong feeding methods: Some mothers are always accustomed to using the same side when breastfeeding, or when breastfeeding, each time they are fed to the same side first, which will make the baby dependent, accustomed to the posture and orientation of breastfeeding, and will naturally be more inclined to eat breast milk on one side;
Babies prefer milk on one side: the distribution of the ducts and lobes of the breast on the two breasts of a woman is different, which results in different amounts of milk secreted on each side.
For babies, they prefer those sides that are easy to breastfeed and less energetic, and after a long time, it will lead to an imbalance in breastfeeding on both sides.
Breastfeeding mothers have "one big and one small" breasts, how to improve such a situation?
For the baby likes to eat partial milk problem, the mother can not let go, ignore, although the baby will resist because of the habit in the process of correction, but the mother still has to find a way to remedy and correct, it is best to complete before the baby leaves the milk.
The best way is to artificially intervene in the number, time, and frequency of sucking on both sides of the baby's chest; like trying to breastfeed the baby with less milk, before each breastfeeding, you must start from the side with less milk, and more time you must also use the side with less milk to breastfeed.
For the case of inconsistent breast size, the mother still has to correct the better as early as possible, so that it is easier to restore the balance of the breasts on both sides, once the baby has formed a habit of not willing to cooperate, then can only rely on massage and hand milk to recover.
In fact, the best way is to prevent such a situation, do not wait until the two sides are inconsistent before taking intervention, in the first feeding time to pay attention to the balance of both sides, in order to avoid the occurrence of "big and small milk" situation to the greatest extent.
Tuanzi Mama wants to say:
For the balance of large and small milk, it is not possible to solve it in a day or two, it needs to be adhered to for a long time, and in the process of correction, not only the mother feels awkward, the biggest reaction is still the child.
But the mother can not give up because the baby resists, must insist on rotating the two sides of the feeding, after a period of time, there will be an effect.