First-time mothers, the most worrying thing is that the baby does not eat enough, worry about their milk is not enough, worry that they did not find the baby hungry in time …… However, most of the baby is actually not as hungry as the mother thought, need to eat so much, on the contrary, there is overfeeding and spitting up, flatulence, obesity and other health problems. Why are mothers confused about whether their babies are hungry or full? In the end, it is still some long-standing common sense in childcare. The baby’s performance is not necessarily hungry. When the child was first born, the enthusiastic people around you must have taught you a lot of parenting tips, including how to know that the baby is hungry, and you must have heard several versions of the problem. Baby smacking his lips and eating fingers is a sign of hunger? Some mothers say: put a finger on the baby’s mouth, he began to smack his lips and lick his lips, trying to hold the finger with a small mouth, is looking for food. The answer is not necessarily! Babies can suck and smack their lips whether they have enough or not. If you don’t believe me, try putting your finger next to your baby’s mouth when he is drinking good milk, and he will most likely do the same with his finger. 1. Sucking is a skill that babies are born with, especially those between 0 and 3 months old, and they have a sucking reflex at bedtime or when they are bored; 2. In addition to asking you for food, he also wants to communicate with you about his feelings. Is crying a sign that your baby is hungry? Some mothers say that their babies are crying constantly, which means that they are looking for food. The answer is not necessarily! Sometimes the baby cries so often that the mother feeds her baby when she cries, only to have her baby spit up a lot of milk. The baby’s cry can express a lot of information to you in addition to the signal to eat, drink and poop. 1. Crying can be not only because of hunger, but also a signal that the stomach is too full. When a baby eats too much resulting in indigestion, it can cause too much gas to be produced in the stomach. 2, crying may be the baby is sick, if the baby cries sharply, hoarse voice, how to coax can not coax, mothers should pay special attention. 3, crying may also be the baby is not happy. Just after feeding the baby soon after crying, hold and drink the milk emotionally better? Don’t take breastfeeding as the only tool to soothe your child. At this time, the mother should try to comfort the baby with a gentle hug. If the baby is no longer crying, he may not be hungry, but just unhappy because he is not getting your attention. Therefore, when your baby sends the above two signals, mothers should not rush to start feeding immediately. It is better to figure out the reason why your baby is crying and then determine whether your baby is really hungry or fake hungry, based on the approximate time between each feeding. Some mothers are not sure about whether their babies are hungry or not, and hold the mentality that they would rather let their babies hold on than let them be hungry, and when they encounter a crying baby, they all feed them. However, overfeeding is actually a harm to your baby’s body. The mother actually do not need too much tension, if the baby is not full, his body will soon give you feedback. 1, look at the poop situation breast-fed babies poop about 3 to 6 times a day, eating formula babies poop a little less often, more in about 2-5 times a day, burnt. If the baby does not eat enough, the number of stools will be reduced, or even thin, green or increased number of times but the amount of each discharge is small. 2, look at the weight mothers can see whether the baby’s weight increased by month and reached the normal value of the corresponding stage. Generally speaking, full-term babies gain about 720-750 grams in the first month and about 600 grams in the second month. If the weight gain is less than 500 grams per month, it is possible that the baby is not eating enough or is sick. 3, look at the baby’s emotions As mentioned above, if the baby cries, there is no sickness, bowel movements and other factors that make the baby feel uncomfortable, then it is most likely because they feel hungry. At this time, in addition to crying, the baby will be restless, can not play quietly, and even refused to sleep.