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Chen Jiaorui in the TV series "I Really Love You", the encounter is heart-wrenching. Because of the lack of milk, she suffered a lot of sneers from her mother-in-law.
"Or breast milk is better, you know?" In order to increase her milk, the mother-in-law forced her to drink the prolactin soup. The baby is always crying at night, the husband does not care, she carries the baby alone, it is really physically and mentally exhausted.
Her husband not only did not see her hard work, but also did not care about her emotions and mood, but was just busy with the company's affairs. Because of the lack of milk in breast milk, the mother-in-law has been nagging at her, either making her a variety of prolactin soups or blaming her for taking care of the baby.
In fact, these prolactin soups, she drank to the point of vomiting, but the mother-in-law did not give up, and her husband also stood by and watched, which made her very disappointed.
Once during a fight, she cried out in a broken voice, "I don't know if breast milk is good?" Don't I want to give her the best nutrition? The child does not have enough to eat, am I not distressed? But you are constantly accusing me of what a failure! ”
Breastfeeding mothers like Chen Jiaorui are really not easy, and it is not her fault that there is too little breast milk. She has also been positive and has drunk a lot of prolactin soup.
However, the result is not what she wants to see, insufficient breast milk will indeed affect the baby's physical development, but we can solve this problem by mixed feeding, rather than the elderly blindly insisting on breastfeeding, too little nutritional intake, but will hinder the development of the baby's body.
There are 6 signals that the mother-to-be mother's breast milk is insufficient, and the expectant mother should not be careless, which will affect the development of the baby's body
One: The baby has less than 10 minutes to feed and still needs to feed
If the mother-to-be's milk is more sufficient, the baby will swallow more obviously when feeding.
If the expectant mother has less milk, not only can not hear the baby's swallowing sound, but also the baby's feeding time is too short, and even there is no milk array.
If your baby feels satisfied after feeding, he will stop swallowing and play contentedly on the side.
On the contrary, if the baby is not full, he will always pestering the expectant mother and wanting to feed. Driven by hunger, he instinctively went to find the source of breast milk and burrowed into the arms of his mother-to-be.
Two: Expectant mother's breasts take more than 2 hours to fill the milk
Normally, after the baby feeds, the mother-to-be's breast is almost empty, because the milk is increased or decreased according to the baby's demand. Babies feed a lot and secrete more breast milk. Babies eat less milk and produce less breast milk.
The interval between feedings, the expectant mother's breasts take 2 hours before the milk is full again. However, if the mother-to-be's milk secretion is too small, even if 2 hours have passed, the milk is not enough, and it takes 3-4 hours for the milk to gradually be filled.
Three: The baby urinates less than 6 times, and the use of diapers is less than 4 tablets
For babies aged 0-6 months, breast milk is the baby's most important ration.
The moisture content in breast milk is 90%, and if breast milk is sufficient, the baby does not need to drink additional water for 6 months.
However, if the mother-to-be's breast milk is not enough, it means that the baby's water intake is not enough, the baby's number of urination is less than 6 times, and even some babies use less than 4 tablets of diapers a day.
The baby's urine is small, which is not conducive to the development of the baby's body.
Four: The interval between two breastfeedings is less than 2 hours, and the baby is always clamoring to breastfeed
Babies who are not yet full moons have a shorter time to breastfeed. After the baby grows up, the breastfeeding interval is basically 2 hours, that is, the expectant mother has to feed the baby every 2 hours.
If the mother-to-be breastfeeds, it has not yet reached 2 hours, and the baby will have to feed again.
If the baby's nap is not steady, and it is not long before it is noisy to breastfeed, this is a signal that the mother-to-be is not breastfeeding. Because the stomach is hungry, the baby can't sleep, so he has to chase after his mother to feed.
Five: Babies who have not yet had a full moon have too little bowel movements and have too much stool
Babies naturally like the taste of breast milk, and babies who have eaten breast milk may be more reluctant to eat milk powder.
Because the baby is young, he will not drink water on his own. If the breast milk is not enough, it will lead to less water intake in the baby, the number of excretion times the baby will also be reduced, and the stool will be too dry and hard.
Six: The baby's development is not up to standard
One of the most important indicators to measure whether the mother-to-be has enough breast milk is whether the baby's development is within the normal range.
Even if there is a difference in the weight of the baby's birth, as long as it is not a premature baby, the baby's weight gain in a month is 2 pounds, indicating that the baby's body development is normal.
If the baby's weight gain in a month is less than 2 pounds, and the baby only eats breast milk, it means that the mother-to-be has too little milk, which affects the baby's physical development.
Because the baby absorbs too little breast milk, in addition to slow weight gain, the baby will also have drowsiness, lack of energy and other manifestations.
What if the mother-to-be does not have enough breast milk? 4 methods to learn up
1. Mixed feeding
It's certainly good that expectant mothers can breastfeed exclusively. However, some people have less milk, and there is no need to be too harsh on themselves.
Less breast milk does not mean that expectant mothers do not love their babies enough. Instead, we can choose another method, which is mixed feeding.
Mixed feeding can not only alleviate the anxiety caused by too little breast milk for expectant mothers, avoid excessive pressure on expectant mothers, but also supplement nutrition to the baby in time to avoid the baby's development too slowly.
Expectant mothers only need to take good care of the baby and let the baby's development keep up, and do not need to be too rigid in the way of feeding.
2. Drink prolactin soup
Expectant mothers with too little breast milk can drink prolactin soup.
I remember when I gave birth to Xiao Bao, my breast milk was not enough. I was also very anxious in my heart, and my mother-in-law stewed crucian carp soup and pig's trotter soup for me to promote the secretion of milk. In order to let the baby drink more milk, I also drank it hard.
If there is really not enough milk, expectant mothers may wish to consider drinking some prolactin soup appropriately.
3. For babies aged six months, add complementary foods
Babies within 6 months of age, the mother-to-be does not have enough milk and can be mixed feeding. After 6 months of baby, if the mother-to-be has less milk, she can also have other options, add complementary food to the baby, rice cereal is a good choice.
Babies eat rice cereal, not only can be full, but also add calcium and other trace elements of rice cereal, can also be used as a supplement to other nutrition for the baby.
After 6 months, my little treasure likes to eat rice paste, I am a spoonful to feed him, the body is well developed, and the height is also tall.
4. Wean the baby and let the baby eat formula
Not all expectant mothers are suitable for breastfeeding their babies.
If the expectant mother is not suitable for breastfeeding because of physical reasons, or too little breast milk, so that the mother and child are more uncomfortable, after the baby 6 months, the expectant mother can consider weaning the baby, let the baby eat milk powder, but also add complementary food to ensure the baby's nutrient absorption.
epilogue
The amount of milk actually varies from person to person. There is no need for expectant mothers to blame themselves too much because of the lack of milk, as long as we take good care of our babies, we are also competent parents.
However, if the expectant mother finds these 6 signs of insufficient breast milk, we must respond early and learn these 4 methods, so as not to affect the development of the baby's body.