Mothers often want to know whether their milk can meet their baby's needs. So how do you know if breast milk is enough to eat?

Observe whether the child can eat enough. The baby has a continuous swallowing sound when nursing. After eating, he can sleep quietly for 3 ~ 4 hours every month, wake up happily and gain weight steadily. The above situation shows that there is enough milk.

If the baby needs to spend a lot of effort when sucking milk, or still holds the nipple after eating empty milk, sometimes he vomits the nipple and cries after sucking for a while, wakes up and cries after sleeping for 1 hour, and falls asleep again after feeding, repeatedly; All indicate that breast milk is insufficient.

Observe the baby's urine and urine. Stool 2 ~ 3 times a day, golden in color, sticky or shaped, indicating that there is enough milk; Less stool or green loose stool, changing diapers less than 8 times a day, and defecating less than 1 time, indicating insufficient breast milk.

Weigh the baby. From 10 day after the baby is born, weigh the baby before and after breastfeeding, and the weight difference is the milk quantity. You don't need to undress or change diapers when weighing (diapers don't need to be changed). If the milk quantity is140g at 3 months and180g at 6 months, it means that the milk is sufficient.

Breastfeeding time. If breastfeeding lasts more than 20 minutes, or even more than 30 minutes, the child always eats when breastfeeding, stops, and finally refuses to put the nipple in, so it can be concluded that the milk is insufficient.

Breastfeeding interval. Two weeks after birth, the interval of breastfeeding is still very short, and breastfeeding 1 hour or so makes you want to eat again. It can also be concluded that breast milk is insufficient.

Observe whether the breasts are full. About 2 weeks after delivery, if the breasts are full and the superficial veins are exposed, it is a manifestation of sufficient breast milk.

Method for strengthening milk

Breast milk is the source of children's life, and many pregnant women are anxious because of lack of milk or even no milk. In order to ensure sufficient milk, the parturient should first establish confidence, keep cheerful and emotional stability, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, supplement rich nutrition, master the correct breastfeeding methods, and take breastfeeding drugs when necessary. Don't be afraid of the shortage of milk, or worry about the decrease of milk secretion, but build up confidence in breast-feeding.

Sucking early and breastfeeding frequently are the best ways to increase milk. Early breastfeeding can make milk secrete early, while frequent breastfeeding can accelerate the production and secretion of milk. The data shows that the earlier the baby sucks, the more milk the mother secretes. Even if the breast milk has not been secreted, the baby will start to secrete milk after sucking the nipple several times.

As long as the baby is properly fed, the milk will be enough. When breast-feeding, breast-feed as needed, feed when the milk swells, and feed when the baby is hungry. If you can't eat all the milk at once, you should squeeze it out to make your breasts empty, so that you can produce more milk. Otherwise, the breasts will always swell up and the milk will hold back.

As long as the correct breastfeeding method is mastered, the mother's milk will definitely meet the baby's needs. Be careful not to add milk or sugar water to your baby at will, and don't use a bottle with a rubber nipple for your baby. Because pacifiers can make babies have nipple illusion, which will make them unwilling to suck breast milk hard, thus making breast milk secretion less and less.

In addition, mothers should strengthen diet nutrition, eat more foods rich in protein, fat and sugar, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and ensure the needs of vitamins. Soup food is also essential. Adequate sleep and good mood are also important factors to ensure milk secretion.

Drink more soup, such as stewed trotters with peanuts, crucian carp soup, stewed hens with yam, stewed black-bone chicken soup and fermented egg drop soup.

Have enough soup and a reasonable and balanced diet to ensure the quality and quantity of milk. In addition, the parturient should keep a happy mood. Milk production is slow, don't worry, if the parturient is anxious, milk production will be slower.

Maternal women should pay attention not to drink malt-containing drinks such as malt extract and not to eat irritating food.