What to do if you have no milk after giving birth

For a mother who has just given birth to a baby, the most worrying thing is the lack of milk. The more anxious she is, the less milk she will have. So, what should I do if I have no milk after giving birth? Low milk supply mainly refers to very little milk within three days after delivery, or even no milk at all. Don't be too anxious at this time. You can choose massage or lactation methods to stimulate milk production. Mothers must not be anxious and get angry, so as to avoid less and less milk or even no milk. If there is really no milk, you can choose to feed with milk powder.

What to do if you have no milk after giving birth

Postpartum milk deficiency can be alleviated through moderate massage, so that women who become mothers for the first time will not have any regrets. Some mothers give up breastfeeding because they have little or no milk right after giving birth, missing out on the happy experience of breastfeeding themselves.

Breast milk is superior to any other type of milk, including any formula. If there is really no breast milk or the mother has some other diseases and cannot breastfeed, you can choose suitable milk powder for feeding. Formula feeding should also be gradual, increasing the amount from small amounts to large amounts. The baby needs a process to adapt to the formula. Some babies may not be adapted to milk powder, and may defecate frequently or not at all after eating it.

However, many people are still worried that the baby will not be full in the early stage of breastfeeding and may have problems with hypoglycemia. In fact, newborns have relatively abundant energy reserves and blood sugar maintenance capabilities when they are born, especially they contain relatively abundant brown fat that can quickly provide energy. The risk of severe dehydration and hypoglycemia in newborns during the first three days of life is low if the baby loses no more than 7% of his or her body weight.

Of course, if your baby’s needs are still not met after your best efforts (starting breastfeeding as early as possible and frequent sucking), it is not impossible to use formula milk as a transition first. In particular, some mothers are already very tired after giving birth, and sometimes it is particularly painful to start breastfeeding. The baby is also crying loudly because he is not full, and the mother has poor sleep, making her physically and mentally exhausted. In fact, the secretion of milk is also related to the mother's spirit, mood, and nutritional status.

In this case, how to make a choice really requires comprehensive consideration. At this point, some mothers may worry that if they give their babies milk powder first, the babies will like drinking milk powder and refuse to drink breast milk because it is easier to suck the bottle. One way to deal with this is to feed your baby formula with a spoon or something like that instead of a bottle.