The mother has more milk on one side and less milk on the other

If a mother finds that one side has more milk and the other side has less milk when breastfeeding, the most common reason is that the mother is not feeding properly and is not adjusting the breasts well to feed the baby. In fact, this habit is very bad. If the milk is not completely emptied, it can easily lead to milk stagnation, which is an important cause of mastitis and can easily lead to blockage of the mammary ducts. Let's take a look at this aspect.

The mother has more milk on one side and less milk on the other

Uneven breast milk secretion may be caused by uneven lactation. If you often drink milk from one side, it may cause the breast on that side to secrete milk faster and produce more milk.

Therefore, if this happens, you should let your baby suck more on the breast with less milk, which will help stimulate lactation. Pay attention to regular breast massage and drink more soup to help with milk secretion.

Breastfeeding precautions

1. Breast care: If a pregnant mother decides to breastfeed, she should start taking care of her breasts before pregnancy, pay attention to massage when bathing, wear a loose bra to avoid compression of the mammary glands and blockage. If there are problems such as inverted nipples, you can consult a doctor and try to correct them as early as possible.

In addition, the mother's nipples should always be kept clean to prevent nipple and breast diseases. If you use the right posture and method when feeding in the future, there won’t be any big problem. After each feeding, if the baby does not suck the breasts empty, the excess milk should be sucked out with a breast pump. This is not a waste. Emptying the breasts can promote more milk secretion, reduce the pain of milk engorgement for new mothers, and also has a health-care effect on the health of the breasts.

2. Start breastfeeding as soon as possible: Generally speaking, 30 minutes after delivery, although the new mother has not yet started breastfeeding and there may not be enough milk in the breast, you should still try your best to let the baby suck the breast and cultivate the baby's habit of sucking the breast as soon as possible. Otherwise, the baby may reject the mother's breast in the future.

3. Do not discard colostrum: The milk secreted by the mother within five days after delivery is called colostrum. Some mothers think that colostrum is "dirty" or has no nutritional value, so they squeeze it out and throw it away, which is a pity. In fact, colostrum is the essence of nutrition. It is rich in the highest human immune factors and growth factors, which can enhance the baby's immunity and promote the baby's development. Therefore, you should feed your baby whenever he is hungry within five days after delivery and try to give him as much supplements as possible.

4. Pay attention to insufficient breast milk: When the mother's breast milk is insufficient, the breasts often do not swell before breastfeeding, the baby swallows less during breastfeeding, the baby sleeps short and restless after breastfeeding, often cries, and the weight does not increase or increases slowly. At this time, the mother needs to find out the reasons and correct them.

5. It is harmful for babies to sleep while feeding: Do not let your baby sleep with the nipple in his mouth. This is not only unhygienic, but also easily causes suffocation and vomiting. It will also affect the development of the baby's gums and cause deformities.

6. Keep a happy mood: Mothers should breastfeed in a relaxed mood. If the mother is mentally burdened or very nervous, it will affect the secretion of milk.