How can I tell if my baby is full when he can’t express himself yet?

As a new mother, the most worrying thing is whether the baby is full or not. Feeding your baby is a real headache for parents. Because babies can’t talk, as long as the feeding time is shorter than usual, parents start to wonder if the baby is not full. The formula feeding is better, you can visually see how many milliliters the baby has eaten, while breastfeeding mothers are in trouble… To know if your baby is full, you must first understand the baby’s stomach capacity. The signals of baby’s hunger Newborn babies are not that stupid, will silently endure hunger, if the baby is not full, will certainly send some signals to let the mother know, the mother as long as careful observation, you can decipher the information. 1, hunger crying: hungry, little baby must make a fuss, if the baby has not eaten for some time, and began to cry, is generally a signal to eat something. Special reminder: do not feed as soon as you cry. Once a baby is born, he or she has all kinds of needs, but the only way to express them is to cry. Some new mothers think that when their babies cry, they are hungry and rush to feed them. In fact, many times, babies cry because their diapers are wet, they need to be caressed, they are sleepy, or they are uncomfortable. To find out why your baby is crying, you can’t just feed him or her when he or she cries, otherwise it’s easy to overfeed. 2, with a small mouth to find the nipple: In addition to crying, if there is something next to the baby’s mouth, he will tilt the small mouth to the side, making eagerly looking for the action, in general, this time the baby to find something to eat the signal. When the nipple is brought to his mouth, he will eagerly hold the nipple and suck it with satisfaction. 3, eat to the milk, eat very seriously is difficult to be disturbed by the surrounding movement, indicating that the baby is hungry. Baby’s performance of being full 1.Eating milk carelessly, sucking strength is weakened. 2.Stop sucking at the slightest movement, or even put down the nipple or pacifier and turn his head to look for the source of sound. 3.Use his little tongue to push the nipple or pacifier out, put it in again, and push it out again. 4.It is more reliable to use the baby’s weight gain to determine whether the baby is full or not. If the baby is in good spirits and happy when awake, and the weight increases day by day, it means that the baby is full; if the baby’s weight grows slowly for a long time, and the possibility of suffering from a certain disease is ruled out, it means that the baby is usually considered full when he is not full. 5. Look at the way of eating milk. The baby can sleep quietly after eating milk, and only cry a little before the next feeding. Or sometimes sucking hard for a while, then spitting out the nipple and crying, and not gaining weight, this is a sign that the baby is not full. If the baby is struggling to eat milk and falls asleep soon after sucking, and wakes up crying again in less than 1~2 hours, or sometimes sucks milk, this is also a sign that the baby is not full. You can tell if your baby is full from the time he or she eats milk! Generally speaking, it is not correct to judge whether your baby is full or not just by the length of time he or she has been breastfeeding, because some babies will continue to suckle for 10 minutes or more after they are empty, and some babies just like to suckle for fun. It is also not possible to accurately determine whether a baby is hungry just from his or her crying, because babies often cry for other reasons as well.