What to do if the milk becomes less after getting angry

After giving birth, mothers have fewer opportunities to interact with others, and it is inevitable that they will feel depressed. This is why breastfeeding mothers are a high-risk group for depression. Mothers should learn to relax when encountering upset things during breastfeeding. Getting angry during breastfeeding will reduce breast milk. Folk customs also say that if mothers get angry, breast milk will become less. What should mother do if she has already had a lack of milk due to anger?

Why does a mother’s milk supply decrease after she gets angry?

The secretion and retention of milk during lactation is regulated by the neuro-hormone mechanism. Work stress and negative emotions will increase the secretion of adrenal hormones in mothers, which will have an inhibitory effect on the secretion of female hormones in breast milk and cause a decrease in milk supply.

Although anger can cause the mother's milk to stop flowing, fortunately, the milk stop is only temporary. Once the mother adjusts her mood and the body's hormones recover, breast milk will return to the same level as before. So it is very important to maintain a happy mood.

What should mother do if she has already had a lack of milk due to anger?

1. Don’t rush to add baby formula, frequent sucking is the hard truth

During the period of weaning, mothers must not rush to add infant formula to their babies. Once the baby accepts bottle feeding, it is likely to reject the nipple and cannot be sucked effectively. The amount of milk secretion will become lower and lower. Therefore, only by letting the baby suck more can the breast milk be recovered.

2. Drink more nourishing soup

Mothers should drink more water and can also cook some light-flavored vegetarian soup or porridge to drink. It is not recommended to drink pig's trotter soup, bone soup, etc. during this period, because the meridians may be blocked when you are angry. If you drink a lot of greasy nourishing soup, it is easy to cause breast obstruction and mastitis.

3. Don’t feel guilty, adjust your attitude

Some mothers find that their milk is drying up, and they feel sad that their babies are hungry. They blame themselves for the fault, and negative emotions such as guilt and sadness overflow, causing the secretion of breast milk to decrease. At this time, you should communicate more with your family and friends, and adjust your emotional and inner anxiety in time. For the sake of your baby, you should also make yourself happy.

If the mother's breast milk becomes less and less after an attack and the above methods are still ineffective, she can ask a lactation consultant to perform breast infusion. There are many reasons why milk supply becomes less and less. The most reassuring and quickest way is to find a lactation consultant, which can also help mothers achieve twice the result with half the effort on the path of exclusive breastfeeding.