When your baby's milk supply suddenly decreases, you should master these methods to promote milk secretion

As long as mothers feed their babies regularly, the milk supply will be sufficient, because the more they suck, the more milk they will produce. The mammary glands will be opened during the sucking process, and more and more mammary glands will open and secrete more and more milk. However, many breastfeeding women will encounter the phenomenon of less milk supply. At this time, you can eat more chocolate, high-calorie foods, and greasy foods to increase milk secretion.

So what foods will affect the quality of breast milk ?

1. Chocolate : Chocolate is made of a large amount of cocoa powder. After the cocoa alkali in the cocoa powder is absorbed by the pregnant mother, it will penetrate into the breast milk. Thecocoa alkali is very harmful to the baby's nervous system. The baby absorbs it through breast milk, and the baby is prone to diarrhea. The sleep quality is also affected, and the baby will wake up frequently at night. Therefore, for mothers who often eat chocolate, the quality of breast milk will decline, affecting the baby's absorption of nutrients.

2. High-sugar and high-calorie foods : When it comes to high-sugar and high-calorie foods, the first thing that comes to mind is cake. Of course, there are other sweeter foods, such as various snacks, which basically contain high calories and sugar. The nutritional value of these foods is not high, and eating too much will reduce the mother's digestive ability and the quality of milk will deteriorate. Therefore, it is recommended that mothers try not to eat these during breastfeeding.

3. Greasy food : The child’s nutrition during this period comes directly from the mother’s breast milk, so the mother also has some dietary taboos. It is not recommended for women to eat greasy, fried, or high-fat foods during breastfeeding. This type of food is not easy to digest. Breastfeeding mothers have weak digestive ability, and the nutrients in fried food have been lost a lot during the frying process. Eating it during breastfeeding is not good for postpartum recovery.

4. Coffee and other beverages : These contain caffeine and other harmful substances. Many mothers start working while breastfeeding. After all, it is not long since they gave birth, and their physical strength and energy may not be able to keep up. Even so, do not use coffee or other beverages to help you refresh yourself. Especially for some office workers, they often have to work overtime, but if the baby drinks such breast milk, it will seriously affect the baby's brain development!

5. Spicy food : Breastfeeding mothers should try to eat less irritating food, such as leeks, chili peppers, pepper, fennel and other foods. Spicy food can not only easily damage body fluids, consume qi and blood, aggravate qi and blood deficiency, and cause constipation, but also easily enter the baby's body through breast milk and affect the baby's health. However, a small amount of condiments, such as pepper, vinegar, etc. can still be eaten.

6. Foods containing MSG : MSG contains a lot of sodium glutamate, which can inhibit the body's absorption of various nutrients. Adults have stronger resistance, so eating some MSG occasionally may not cause much harm. However, if breastfeeding mothers often eat MSG and think that adding some MSG when cooking can make the food more fragrant, then if the child drinks such breast milk, the child may suffer from adverse phenomena such as developmental abnormalities.

The breastfeeding period is very short, but it is crucial to the baby's physical growth and health, so mothers must control their mouths during breastfeeding. As the saying goes, "If the mother can endure it for a while, the baby will be healthy for a lifetime"! After the baby is weaned, we mothers can eat whatever we want!