How to tell if you are breastfeeding enough

The World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) joint initiative is to exclusively breastfeed for at least six months and to continue breastfeeding for more than 24 months with the addition of complementary foods. However, not all mothers have enough breast milk. First, how to judge whether the breast milk is sufficient Judge whether the breast milk is sufficient, you can use the following methods: 1, pay attention to the fullness of the breasts: breasts of people with sufficient breast milk, such as to burst the general rise, nipple upright, the tip of the breasts will have a feeling of electricity, and there will be a sense of fullness of the milk overflow. Insufficient breast milk when the above two phenomena are not, and the breasts have returned to the size of the pre-pregnancy; 2, pay attention to the baby’s weight changes: breast milk is sufficient, the baby’s weight gain in a month between 500-1000 grams, is a normal growth and development. However, insufficient breast milk is manifested in a week the baby’s weight gain of less than 100 grams; 3, pay attention to the length of the breastfeeding time: sufficient breast milk when the interval between breastfeeding time is long, the frequency of breastfeeding basically every three hours or so a. The baby’s weight growth in a week is less than 100 grams. Insufficient breast milk feeding time is very long, but the interval between feeds is very short; 4, pay attention to the baby’s mood and sleep: sufficient breast milk to sleep for more than an hour after eating milk, and no mood, crying and restlessness and other manifestations. But not enough breast milk after eating milk sleep time shorter than 1 hour, and often manifested as a bad mood, crying and restlessness. Second, how to promote milk secretion For breastfeeding mothers, to promote milk secretion is the concern of every mother, you can let the baby suckle diligently; maintain a happy mood, pay attention to rest; drink more crucian carp soup, lamb soup, pig’s trotters soup, raw milk and other methods to promote the secretion of milk.