Why is my milk so clear?

There are many different problems with milk supply after women give birth. Some women have insufficient milk, while others have light milk. Many people want to know why their breast milk is clear. If the breast milk is clear, you should pay attention to whether it is caused by insufficient nutrition. If the breast milk is clear, you can consume more protein.

1. It is wrong to judge the nutritional value from the color of breast milk. The color of breast milk can be dark or light, thin or thick, which is related to many factors. Within 1 to 2 weeks after delivery, the milk secreted by mothers is indeed lighter and somewhat like water. However, it contains more protein, less fat, and more trace element zinc and immune substances than breast milk secreted later, making it a rare nutrient for babies.

Breast milk is generally divided into foremilk and hindmilk. Foremilk is thinner and contains more water, while hindmilk contains more fat and other nutrients and appears thicker and whiter. Some mothers are accustomed to feeding their babies on one breast for a few minutes and then switching to the other breast. In this way, the baby feeds the foremilk from both breasts, and most of it is water, but the nutrients in the hindmilk are not fed. This way of feeding is neither hunger-resistant nor nutritious. The correct way is to empty one breast first, and then feed the other breast if the baby is not full. This will ensure that the baby gets enough nutrition.

3. Generally, when breast milk becomes clear, it means that there is no nutrition. Normal breast milk is white and very thick. Clear breast milk means that the protein and fat content is low. It is recommended to increase comprehensive nutrition, strengthen physical fitness, drink more bone soup, fish soup, etc. to improve the quality of breast milk.