Common questions about breastfeeding after childbirth

There are many things that women need to pay attention to after giving birth. Many problems will arise during childbirth. At this time, some good solutions are needed so that there will be no harm to themselves and the baby. So what are the common problems of postpartum breastfeeding? There are also many aspects. The following is a detailed introduction so that women can have some understanding of all aspects of postpartum breastfeeding.

Common questions about breastfeeding after childbirth:

I feel I don’t have enough milk and my child is not full

In fact, the stomach of a newborn baby is only the size of a small glass ball, and a little breast milk is enough. At first, colostrum is translucent and the baby can eat it by sucking. As the child grows, his stomach becomes the size of a ping-pong ball and breast milk becomes sufficient.

Thinking that the child is not full, and eager to feed breast milk or milk substitutes

Human instinct is to survive. After a baby is born, it will find its mother's nipple and feed itself. Nowadays, many parents believe that children cannot eat by themselves and must be fed. This is a misconception. Human beings also have a habit of laziness. They will never do anything troublesome if there is an easy way to do it. The same goes for children. Once they can be filled with milk from a bottle, they will not be willing to make the effort to drink breast milk. It is very strenuous for a child to feed, which is what we usually call "putting in a lot of effort". Therefore, once a child has fed with a bottle, he or she will refuse to be fed with breast milk, making breastfeeding a failure.

Don't rush to breastfeed

Many parents believe that their children must be well nourished after childbirth, and are eager to drink lactation-stimulating juice and milk-inducing soup. Overnight, their breasts swell, become hard as stones, and feel painful and burning. This makes many mothers reluctant to breastfeed. In fact, milk production is a process. Colostrum is enough for the baby within 24-48 hours after delivery. Under the stimulation of the baby's sucking, transitional milk and mature milk are gradually formed within 24-48 hours. As the child grows, breast milk is enough. Good nutrition after delivery can make up for the mother's loss. The result of rushing to produce milk will make the mother fearful and lead to breastfeeding failure.

Get enough sleep

After several or even more than ten hours of effort, the mother completes the childbirth process and is extremely exhausted physically and mentally. Therefore, getting enough rest and sleep is the key to successful breastfeeding. Adequate sleep can adjust the mother's mental state, reduce depression, and prompt the pituitary gland to secrete prolactin to act on the breasts, produce milk, and ensure the success of breastfeeding. We encourage mothers to sleep when their children sleep so that they can get enough rest. The mother must not watch the child or do something else when the child is sleeping, and then feed the child when he wakes up. This will prevent the mother from getting a good rest. At the very least, it will affect the secretion of milk. At worst, it will affect the appetite and cause boredom, which will ultimately lead to breastfeeding failure.

After understanding the common problems of postpartum breastfeeding, women who experience these conditions can follow the above methods to improve the situation. However, it should be noted that these methods should be used reasonably, and when the mother's milk supply is insufficient, some healthy improvement methods should be chosen, which will not harm herself and will also benefit the baby.