Can I breastfeed if my baby cries during breastfeeding?

The lactation period is a very important period. The nutrition needed by the child's body at this time mainly comes from breast milk. Any factors that affect milk secretion may affect the child. It is normal to cry when you are sad, but once you reach the breastfeeding period, as a new mother you will be very worried that it will affect your baby's feeding. So, can I still breastfeed if my baby cries during breastfeeding? Let’s take a closer look below.

From a medical point of view, a mother's stress and depression will change the hormone levels in her body, and changes in hormone levels will directly affect the amount and quality of milk secretion. Moreover, when a mother is angry, a kind of "toxin" will be produced in the body, which will enter the baby's body and affect the baby's growth and development. If the mother is in a bad mood, it will also affect the emotional communication between mother and child, making the baby unable to feel the warm maternal love.

Just imagine if the mother's mood affects the secretion of milk, which directly leads to the baby's developmental delay and inadequate feeding, how serious the consequences will be. The most direct source of food for a newborn baby is breast milk, so for the healthy growth of the baby, no matter what happens, you should try your best to control your mood and adjust yourself to the best state. Only in this way can you complete the arduous task of breastfeeding. So how do you adjust your mood?

1. When something unpleasant happens, you must restrain yourself, don't lose your temper, and try to calm yourself down. When a person is in a calm and uncalm state, the attitude towards dealing with problems is different.

2. Find someone to talk to and vent your dissatisfaction at any time. The person you talk to may be your lover, family, or other new mothers you met online. Human depression is caused by lack of communication. When people vent their anger, they will feel much better.

3. Try to change yourself. When you cannot change others, you have to change yourself and adjust yourself. Only by learning to adjust yourself can you change the status quo. For example, taking care of a baby is very hard work, but if you can think of the baby's cuteness, and think that this is a little life that you have exchanged for your own life, and it is worth the hard work and sacrifice of your flesh and blood, you will not feel so wronged. Adjust your state to that of a mother, give up some of the mentality of a little girl, and maybe you will have an easy time in the days after giving birth. Postpartum depression is often caused by not being accustomed to life after childbirth and wanting to return to the free days before pregnancy. In fact, giving birth is a process of maturity for women. It is impossible for them to stay young at the age of 20 forever. Maturity is also a kind of beauty. New mothers should accept this fact.

4. Seek help from family members, especially father, and ask for more care and understanding. As a new mother, taking care of children is exhausting, not to mention having to deal with the tedious housework. If your grandparents are willing to help, it is really a happy and grateful thing. Of course, as a lifelong partner, in addition to helping share the burden, the father should also pay more attention to and understand the mother during this period.