How to help pregnant women to stimulate lactation

After a woman gives birth, breast milk may not be able to meet the normal needs of the baby. At this time, some professional methods are needed to induce lactation. For example, you can massage to stimulate lactation, which can stimulate the secretion of more breast milk. You can also stimulate lactation through food. Among them, massage is the more common and effective way to stimulate lactation. Massage can dredge the body's meridians, regulate qi and activate blood circulation, and has an ideal effect in promoting lactation.

Here are some methods to stimulate lactation.

The principle of massage to promote lactation is to regulate qi and activate blood circulation, relax muscles and tendons, and dredge meridians. The basic techniques used include tapping, pressing, kneading and holding. However, in actual application, multiple techniques must be coordinated with each other. Massage and lactation therapy can promote local capillary dilation, increase vascular permeability, accelerate blood flow, improve local blood circulation, and facilitate the secretion and discharge of milk.

People usually give mothers crucian carp soup, pig's trotter soup and the like on the 3rd to 4th day after giving birth. This makes sense, but when to drink, how much to drink and what to pay attention to when drinking the soup are other issues.

Pig's trotter soup: It is rich in protein, which is exactly what postpartum women need. The preparation method is to stew 5 to 6 pig's trotters and 7 to 8 eggs together for several hours until the trotters are soft and tender. But be sure not to add salt during the production process, because the baby is likely to ingest salt through the mother's breast milk, which will affect the development of the kidneys. When stewing pig's trotters, you can also add soybeans, peanut kernels, etc. according to the taste of the mother.

Some mothers have very little or no milk after giving birth. The milk is thin, the breasts are soft, and there is no feeling of fullness (no milk to produce). This can easily cause the baby to dislike sucking. Many mothers give up breastfeeding because they are afraid that the baby will not be full. Even most mothers still do not produce milk after hiring a lactation consultant, which further increases the psychological burden on them.

In fact, there are some small methods that can promote lactation. For example, wet a towel with warm water, then wipe the surface of the areola, and wipe it repeatedly for about 15 minutes to promote lactation. In addition, during the breastfeeding period, the mother must maintain a happy mood, because if the mood fluctuates greatly, it will affect the production of milk, which is not conducive to breastfeeding.