Many mothers-to-be and new mothers hear experienced old people or friends say that women with small breasts have little milk. Is there any truth in saying that only full breasts can produce enough milk? How can you produce more milk so that your baby can have enough to eat? A. The rhythm of sucking can stimulate lactation The adequacy of milk is not much related to the size of the breast. What will affect the amount of milk? It is the effective sucking of the baby. Many new mothers see that the colostrum is only a faint few drops, while the baby cries and the elderly urge to add formula, they feel that they do not have enough milk and finally give up on breast milk. In fact, the most crucial thing at this time is to let the baby suck effectively, the baby contains the tissue including the areola nipple, rhythmic sucking is the most important factor to stimulate breast lactation. Generally, only colostrum is less available. After the baby is born, you should not reduce the frequency of breastfeeding just because you have less milk. It is generally recommended to start breastfeeding half an hour after the baby is born, so that the baby can suck diligently to stimulate the mammary glands and make more and more milk secretion. Second, the diet is full of soup and nutrients When babies come into the world, everything is slowly adapting. In the very first week, the baby’s stomach capacity grows from 1ml, 5ml, to 30ml, and the mother’s milk is also adapting in sync with the baby. At the beginning of breastfeeding, it requires the mother’s own persistence, the support of her family, and the baby’s own adaptation and efforts. The next step is to drink more soup, supplement with multivitamins, calcium and iron, and if possible, supplement with mother’s milk powder. The mother’s mood and mental state can directly affect lactation. If a young mother has someone to help take care of her baby, rest well and sleep well, and keep up with the nutritional diet, the milk will be more and more adequate; but some mothers are mentally stressed, coupled with poor rest, may directly affect the secretion of milk, resulting in the baby is not full, the baby is not full will be crying, easy to make the new mother anxious, into a vicious circle. Therefore, during breastfeeding, the family should maintain a relaxed and happy state of mind. The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have a good idea of what you are doing. Even is hanging milk, hanging milk is to arrange a few days, so that the baby does not leave their body, a chance to feed milk, generally adhere to two or three days will see results. 2. Take turns to feed both breasts, after feeding one side then the other, if the baby cries, do not rush to give formula. A feeding can increase the number of times to replace the breast, the milk will not be eaten dry, but the more you eat more. 3, mixed feeding mothers, you can gradually reduce the number of milk powder, if the milk is not enough, first feed breast milk, and then feed milk powder according to the baby eating milk. It is best to let the baby have a few meals purely breast milk, not looking forward to the formula. Slowly reduce the amount and number of formula, which requires mothers to be gradual. 4. If you have mastitis and your milk is suddenly less, you should also start breastfeeding frequently from the beginning. Drink more soup, breast massage, unclog the milk ducts, and for mothers who cannot breastfeed temporarily, express the breast milk regularly to stimulate milk production.