And it's just fine, then the kid is in good, careful and loving hands. Such a mother will apply all conceivable and unthinkable forces, that her baby would get the best that is at her disposal. For such a mother, motherhood is a great joy and pleasure. A caring mother will overcome all difficulties on her way and on her child's way.
So, my mother began to worry about the questions, but does her baby eat, breast milk, how to determine that the baby is not gorging and is it time to inject him with lure? The answers to these questions are very simple, they can be answered by mom herself, with a minimum of effort and maximum observation.
First, you need to pay attention to how much your child pisses. To do this for one day you will need to completely abandon disposable diapers and replace them with rags. A child who, from about 1 week in age, should smear at least 6-8 diapers, and the diaper should be thoroughly wet, if it is not too wet, then two such diapers can be counted for one. If this number is the same, then the baby is certainly full. But the data of this observation will be valid and accurate if the baby receives only breast milk, consumption of water and any medications on that day is excluded, otherwise the information will not be reliable.
Secondly, the degree of satiety of your baby can be controlled by weight gain. The kid on average for a week should gain about 125 grams, but it is better if this figure will approach 200-300 grams. If the weight of the baby for a month was only 500 grams, this is the reason for panic and urgent consultation of the doctor. Only when the child is hung up, you need to remove all clothing from it, up to the diaper.
Thirdly, pay attention to the baby's well-being, if he is cheerful active, cheerful during the waking period, then there is nothing to worry about, he is quite happy with the amount of milk that he receives. Usually children who lack milk are very irritable, whiny and not active.
We talked about how to determine that the baby does not eat. But if, after all, Mamochka has a feeling that her baby does not have enough breast milk, then it should be done, a number of measures that will help increase lactation. First you need to make sure that the baby is in the right position when feeding. In order to have a lot of milk, it is necessary to feed the child on demand, to keep the baby for a long time, how much he wants. It is very common mistake moms that they begin to feed the child at a strictly defined time and only 15-20 minutes is, most likely a stereotype that came from the method of artificial feeding. With artificial feeding, you know exactly how much your baby sucked milk, and in the case of natural feeding, there is no such confidence, so put the baby more often to the breast (in 2-3 hours, but there are also those that require breast every hour). The woman's body is so arranged, if the child is long at the chest, then this is a signal that he does not eat, therefore milk production increases. Another very important factor affecting the amount of breast milk, this is the physical and psychological state of the mother, a young mother should have a good rest, a lot of sleep, and be calm. It must be fenced off from all possible and not desirable stresses. Mom should be a lot out in the fresh air, especially well improve lactation physical exercise in the fresh air. Much attention mothers should give their meals, the diet should be balanced, rich in vitamins and minerals, as well as contain a large number of proteins and fats. One of the main components of breast milk is water, therefore a woman should drink at least 2 liters of liquid a day. In the first months of life, the baby should not be doped, since the child receives everything with the mother's milk, if you have the idea that the baby wants to drink, then give it a better breast, this will be an additional stimulant for producing more milk. Often press your child to your side, as a similar tactile contact (as noted by pediatricians) is a strong stimulus for increasing lactation. Necessarily feed the child at night, and exclude all possible pacifiers and bottles, if there was a need to give the child some liquid, use a spoon or a pipette.
Very often you can hear, among young moms, that effective herbal remedies during the reduction of milk are various herbal tinctures and teas. The most popular are herbs such as nettle, dill, cumin, fennel. They say that the funds made on the basis of walnut help a lot. But all this is another myth, the development of milk affects only the hormones. The maximum that folk lacto-gasses can do is slightly increase the amount of milk, by increasing the consumed liquid, and to a greater extent they have a psychological effect. As a rule, mums are helped by tasty means - they increase the tide of positive emotions; not very tasty - give the realization that it is a sacrifice for the good of the child, self-esteem rises, and as a result, the emergence of positive emotions; laborious - a huge amount of work done, the same improves the mood, distracting from sad thoughts.
The main thing is for the young mother to remember that breastfeeding is the guarantee of the health and well-being of her child, so she must do her best to keep breast milk as long as possible.