First went!
Prolactin is in the male and in the female body. But at the moment we are interested in the latter. Or rather, the functions that the hormone performs in it. How does it affect the formation of breast milk and whether it is possible to force it to work more on occasion? To do this, you need to understand all the features of prolactin production. In a state where the mother does not feed her baby with a breast, this hormone in her body is very small. It is necessary to attach the baby to the breast - and after a few minutes the amount of prolactin increases dramatically. At different times of the day, the intensity of prolactin formation varies. Nature is so arranged that most of the hormone is released from about 3 am to 8 am (of course, if the child at that time eats from the breast). Appearing a few minutes after the beginning of sucking, prolactin forms milk only after a few hours. We draw conclusions! In order to develop prolactin, the baby should be applied as often as possible to the chest. Especially at night! In addition, you need to monitor whether the baby is taking the nipple correctly. So, everything for the flow of milk is ready. Now you need to start the selection process. For this, another hormone, oxytocin, is responsible.
Under the second number
Together with Prolactinum after the beginning of sucking, oxytocin is also allocated, the task of which is to "advance" the milk along the ducts and cut the cells around the lobes of the breast. It seems there can not be any difficulties here. No matter how it is! Oxytocin is a hormone, very gentle in circulation. On its number affects not only the physiology of women, but also her thoughts, feelings, emotions. Often they contribute to the release of the hormone. But they can also prevent this. Mom overwhelmed love for the baby? Then her pituitary gland begins to produce oxytocin. At this moment, the woman feels "bursting" in the chest, the so-called tide. We can say that the amount of milk is a kind of measure of the magnitude of the mother's love for the child. Does the mother want to breastfeed? Oxytocin is produced, which means that milk will be available! Is there a lot of milk? This does not mean that you do not like crumbs. Just fatigue outweighed tender feelings. Have a rest! And try to think positively, because negative emotions prevent lactation:
- anxiety and fear;
- pain (especially that which a woman experiences during feeding);
- embarrassment and shame;
- unwillingness to breastfeed;
- Mom's confidence that she is "non-dairy";
- a feeling of complete dependence on the child.
Mom is positive and confident in her ability to breastfeed, as well as the need for natural feeding for the baby? Milk comes and stands out well. Doubts about the possibility of breastfeeding? Her experiences can be an obstacle to the formation of good lactation. Here are such subtle matter ... By the way, in some women the process is so "tied" on the child that they can not express a drop with the help of a breast pump. But they are safely fed a crumb breast. All because a plastic bottle and the absence of a baby nearby do not induce the pituitary to produce oxytocin. But it's worth taking the tiny bit on your hands - and the milk is coming. Do you think that you have little milk? Analyze yourself! With what thoughts do you live, what do you feel with regard to the crumbs, do you bear the burden of breastfeeding? If so, we advise you to change your attitude.
Is there a problem?
You make every effort, but milk is less. Is it really missing? According to statistics, only 3% of women who suspect problems with lactation have a real lack of milk. Perhaps, many of them will have to stop fighting for natural feeding. Alas, this is the physiology of their body ... In 55% of cases, the lack of milk is temporary. The reason for the improperly organized process of feeding. Here the pediatrician or the adviser on thoracal feeding will help. In 42% of cases, there is a false lack of milk, that is, in fact, it lacks. How do you know if the baby is eating enough? It's simple: count how many times he goes a little a day (assuming that he receives nothing but milk). With normal lactation, this should occur at least 8 times, ideally 10-12 times or more. If the child urinates less, then urgent measures are needed to increase the amount of milk. Some children have even to feed!
Toolkit
Modern pharmacologists have not invented any miraculous pills to stimulate lactation. And no wonder: we do remember that the main trigger mechanism is in the mind of the mother. And yet there are means that are considered to be good helpers in milk production. Among them, the leading place is occupied by phyto-tea. And then the question arises: what exactly helps? The composition or sensations that the mother receives by brewing a fragrant drink, and then enjoying the warm liquid in a pleasant atmosphere of love for her little one. But this is not important at all. True? The main thing that works! Now we know how the mother's milk appears, what it takes to appear.