Why is there insufficient milk supply but milk is always leaking?

Because breast milk is now popular, everyone knows that exclusive breastfeeding is beneficial to both babies and mothers, so breast milk is a matter of great concern to pregnant women after giving birth. For example, when to induce milk production, if milk production does not start immediately, will you hire a lactation consultant? So what is the reason for milk overflowing even though there is not enough milk? This is the question that will be explained in this article.

What is the reason for insufficient milk supply and frequent milk overflow?

Spitting up milk does not necessarily mean that there is enough breast milk. The cause of spontaneous milk leakage after giving birth is mostly due to weak Qi and blood, sinking of Qi in the middle, or stagnation of fire in the liver meridians, disorder of descending and suppressing, which drives milk out. If the milk supply is not enough and the milk is overflowing, it means that the baby is physically weak and the evaporation is not good, which means that the milk cannot be retained. This type of people generally sweat easily and feel helpless.

What to do if you don't have enough milk?

1. Pay attention to your diet and eat more nutritious products and nourishing soups, such as meat, eggs, beans, peanuts, fruits, vegetables, pig's trotter soup, carp soup, big bone soup, etc. Do not drink strong tea, alcohol or other stimulating foods.

2. Daily life should be regular, with adequate rest, sufficient sleep, and a happy spirit, avoiding emotional excitement or depression.

3. Feed the baby breast milk on time and finish one milk before feeding the other. This will increase the metabolism of milk.

4. If breast milk is still too little as described above, you can use Chinese medicine Angelica sinensis and Vaccaria segetalis to make tea and take them for a few days. You can also add tofu, brown sugar, and fermented rice wine into a bowl of water and boil it, and take it orally. You can also ask a Chinese doctor to do acupuncture to induce lactation.

Reasons for insufficient milk supply:

1. Psychological pressure

The pace of modern society is getting faster and faster. In daily life, the anxious living environment and complicated interpersonal relationships are likely to cause the mother's mood to fluctuate greatly. This mood may indirectly affect the activity of the pregnant woman's pituitary gland, resulting in insufficient or even lack of milk secretion.

2. Unscientific dietary structure

Many women nowadays like to pursue a slim figure, so they eat very little every day, and even only eat vegetables and fruits. However, this is very bad for breast milk secretion. This kind of picky eating usually causes the mother's body to lack protein, fat and other nutrients, resulting in insufficient milk.

3. According to research, if pregnant women give birth in a supine position, it is easy to "suppress" milk secretion, resulting in insufficient milk secretion.

The main symptoms of insufficient milk supply:

1. When breastfeeding, although you can see milk coming out of the breast, you can't hear the baby swallowing sound.

2. Before breastfeeding, I didn’t feel any swelling in my breasts. But before and after breastfeeding, I felt that there was no obvious change in my breasts.

3. About 3 days after birth, the newborn urinates less than 6 times a day, and the 2,000 stools will be black or brown; between 4 days and 1 month, the baby defecates no more than 5 times a day, and the feeding frequency is less than 8 times a day, or the mother feeds more frequently but the baby sucks desperately every time, it may be that the mother's milk secretion is insufficient.

4. When mothers finish feeding their babies, if the babies continue to cry and make a fuss, or if the babies continue to cry and make a fuss after a while, or if the baby's sleep time is greatly shortened after feeding, mothers need to realize that their milk may be insufficient.

Medical care for insufficient milk supply:

1. Mothers should pay attention to rest, have a regular daily life, eat on time, go to bed on time, reduce the emotions caused by themselves in all aspects of daily life, and also ensure reasonable management of emotions to maintain a happy mood every day.

2. You can adopt the method of mixed feeding. Before you prepare to feed the baby with milk powder each time, you can try to feed the baby with breast milk first. When you feel that the milk secretion is insufficient, you can make a small amount of milk powder for the baby.

3. If mothers are still breastfeeding, they don’t need to be too impatient to lose weight and restore their body shape. They can wait until after breastfeeding to improve their body shape.

4. You can massage your breasts regularly to promote breast blood circulation, which also has a certain effect and help on the amount of milk secretion.