Hello everyone, I'm Eleven Mom! Welcome to eleven moms' breastfeeding tips. Before a mother consulted with me: [The baby is 21 days old, and recently the amount of milk I drink has suddenly become larger, and my milk is a bit unable to keep up with the baby's meal. The baby seems to never have enough to eat, always wakes up at night, has a temper and becomes grumpy, often cries, what is wrong? ]
When I asked more closely, I found that it had been two days since my baby was breastfeeding frequently.
However, there is no obvious change in stool, and the diapers are full every day. This shows that the baby's growth and development is completely normal.
As you may have guessed, this 21-day baby is entering a period of surge.
In a previous article, I mentioned that babies do not grow at a uniform rate, and there will be rapid growth at certain stages.
At this time, the baby's weight, height, and head circumference increase faster than usual, so the baby's food intake will also rise very much. This stage is called the surge period.
But you may have this worry, will my milk not be enough for him during the surge period? Will your baby run out of food? Do you want to add some formula to your baby?
Today I will talk to you about how to deal with the surge period.
First, the performance of the soaring period: frequent feeding, reduced sleep, the baby is easy to be irritable
In general, when the baby is violent for a long time, there will be three manifestations:
1. Breastfeeding is particularly frequent.
2. Sleep decreases, and night awakening increases.
3, especially irritable.
Second, the response method of the soaring period: breastfeeding on demand, synchronizing with the baby's work and rest time, and comforting the baby
For these three performances, I will give my mother three different ways to cope.
1. Breastfeed as needed
The first method is to breastfeed on demand.
Breastfeeding on demand means that as long as the baby wants to drink milk, the mother will immediately satisfy him.
The period of sharp rise does not refer to a period of time alone, but will appear many times.
It generally occurs on the 7th to 10th day of birth, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 4 months, 6 months, 8.5 months, 10.5 months, 12.5 months after the baby is born.
Of course, each baby's specific situation is different, and it may also appear early or backward.
Do you feel that your head is bigger when you see these mothers? The surge period occurs so frequently that it is too difficult to judge which day the baby will enter the surge period.
In fact, in the face of the baby's frequent demand for milk, the only thing the mother can do is to put aside other things when the baby wants to drink, and pick up clothes to feed.
When the baby needs to drink, the mother will feed when to meet the baby's growth needs. Don't worry about whether it's in a period of sharp rise.
The surge period usually ends within a week. After the long period of meng has passed, the amount of milk in the mother will increase greatly, and there will be a problem of swollen milk. But don't worry, after about 24 hours, the milk volume will be readjusted on its own.
2. Synchronize the work and rest time with the baby
During the surge period, the baby's demand for milk at night will also increase greatly, which will consume the mother's energy very much.
Therefore, my second suggestion is that the mother can try to synchronize her schedule with her baby's.
When the baby sleeps, the mother also seizes the time to sleep, and when the baby eats, use the position that feels most comfortable to feed the baby.
For example, the semi-lying style mentioned in the previous article, so that the mother can also rest for a while while the baby is drinking milk.
Because of the limited energy when the surge occurs, it is recommended that the mother should only focus on breastfeeding, put other things aside, or ask the child's father to help with it.
3. Comfort the baby: Hold the baby back and forth and gently shake him
Babies will become particularly irritable during the long term, such as crying often, not being serious when feeding, and even tearing the mother's nipples.
What to do when your baby is showing irritability?
This brings us to the third piece of advice, which is to walk your baby back and forth and gently shake it. This action is simple, but this is your baby's favorite and most effective way to soothe. Mom doesn't have to worry about what frequency to use to move around and shake, you instinctively follow the baby's rhythm to change.
When the baby is crying urgently, it is faster, and the baby's crying is weaker.
Third, can the baby eat enough during the soaring period?
After talking about the three coping methods of the surge period, the mother may have another question, can the baby eat enough in the cute long term?
Just like the mother in the opening story, when encountering a surge, the mother's confidence in breastfeeding began to waver, do you want to add some formula to the baby?
Here to tell you, do not worry about the problem of insufficient milk to eat, the baby will be able to eat in the long term.
Don't forget that mom's breasts are like a milk-producing factory. The baby is the customer who places the order, and when the order is continuous, the breast will not strike without authorization.
This means that your breast and baby will automatically match perfectly, and the amount of milk will keep up with your baby's needs. On the contrary, if you add milk powder to your baby and reduce the amount of breastfeeding, the breast will default to not producing as much milk for itself, and it will slowly become less.
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.
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