It is natural to be happy as a first-time mother, but breastfeeding is also a common time to have insufficient milk, poor milk flow and even red, swollen and lumpy breasts, leading to mastitis during breastfeeding. How to breastfeed properly, prevent mastitis effectively and be a happy mother? First of all, the mother should be emotionally stable and live in a harmonious and calm atmosphere. It is not advisable to be overly stressed every day, and not only should you have confidence in nurturing your child, but you should also actively try to turn your love into action. It is a great pleasure to see your child grow up day and night. Don’t worry too much when you encounter something unpleasant, sulking, sadness or anger, otherwise it will make your breast milk decrease or not lactate well. Breastfeeding should be done in a fixed place and in a quiet environment. When breastfeeding, the mother should sit in a comfortable position with her feet slightly padded on the breastfeeding side; let the baby’s head rest on the bend of the mother’s arm, with the whole body sideways to the mother’s chest, head slightly higher, feet slightly lower, and mouth facing the nipple. When the baby is picked up by the mother, lying in the same position, as long as the smell of the mother’s breast will be appetizing, eager to use the small mouth to find the nipple sucking milk. When the baby opens her mouth, the mother should bring the nipple into their mouth at the right time, taking care to insert the dark areola around the nipple together. This way, when the baby shuts up and sucks, she presses on the small sac full of milk under the areola, ejecting milk into the baby’s mouth and swallowing it. When the nipples are poorly stretched and the baby cannot suck effectively, you can squeeze out some milk by hand or use a hot towel to make the breasts soft and help the baby suck effectively. The mother can try different positions for the baby to suckle while breastfeeding and alternate between the two breasts to avoid blockage of the mammary glands. When the baby stops sucking, gently press the baby’s tightly closed lower lip with your index finger to allow air to enter the mouth and eliminate negative pressure; then gently remove the nipple to avoid forcing the nipple out under strong negative pressure and breaking it. Keep the baby awake as much as possible during the whole breastfeeding process. After breastfeeding, hold the baby straight, with the head on the mother’s shoulder, facing the mother’s back, and gently pat the back to expel the air inhaled into the stomach during breastfeeding. Then, put the baby’s head slightly higher and lie down on the right side of the bed, do not turn over and do not shake to avoid overflow. Here are some points to remind new mothers: 1. Be prepared to breastfeed yourself in late pregnancy, and learn how to care for your breasts and massage them during prenatal checkups. If you have nipple invagination, you should actively correct it to avoid difficulties in breastfeeding after delivery. 2. Start breastfeeding early after delivery and breastfeed on demand within 2-3 months after birth. Breastfeeding on demand means that breastfeeding should be given according to the fullness of the breast and the hunger of the baby within 2-3 months after birth. Before and after each nursing session, the baby’s condition should be carefully observed and nursing should be given immediately when the baby sleeps, stirs, cries or is hungry. After 3 months, as the infant sleeps longer at night, the infant can sleep for 5-6 hours at a time, and the number of night feedings will be reduced once. It is important to alternate breastfeeding between the right and left breast at a time so that each breast has the opportunity to be completely emptied. The emptier your breasts are, the more you can promote lactation, and the best lactation stimulant is for the baby to suck the breasts empty each time. Through the interaction between mother and baby, both sides gradually adapt to each other to establish a breastfeeding routine, so that babies can eat in a pleasant eating environment and emotion from birth, forming good eating habits that will benefit them throughout their lives. 3, mothers pay attention to their own health care during the breastfeeding process, which is the most basic condition for successful breastfeeding. Only when the mother is healthy can she have enough milk to feed her child, and she has the strength and spirit to nurture and take care of her child, so she should pay close attention to her own health care. You should get enough rest and sleep every day, adjust your rest time according to the baby’s sleep rhythm, and sleep at least 8-9 hours day and night. Special advice: Although you should pay attention to bed rest after childbirth, you should not stay in bed all day, you can walk outdoors and do suitable exercises during the day. 4.Ensure sufficient nutritious meals, but it is not necessary to be too nutritious. The diet should not only meet the health needs of the mother, but also meet the lactation and provide the baby with the required nutrients. Therefore, it is important to have a wide variety of food, sufficient quantity, and reasonable preparation so that the food has high nutritional value and meets the requirements of a balanced diet. In addition to the normal three meals, meals can be increased 2-3 times in the morning, afternoon and evening. Food should be mixed with dry and thin, pay attention to more soup and water, and feed more liquid than usual 1000-1500ml for lactation. Limit spicy and strong stimulating foods, prohibit smoking and alcohol. If you are constipated, pass stools in time. In order to increase the amount of lactation, mothers generally eat more meat, fish and poultry soup, as well as soybean and peanut stew and porridge to promote lactation, but in order to prevent inflammation of the mammary glands caused by milk stagnation, it is not advisable to eat more meat and fishy foods, but to eat more seafood such as kelp, nori, shrimp and other foods rich in calcium, iron and iodine, more vegetarian dishes, especially green leafy vegetables, and drink rice wine soup and porridge to promote the smooth flow of breast ducts The first thing you need to do is to take a drink of rice wine soup and porridge to facilitate milk secretion and prevent the occurrence of milk accumulation and inflammation of the breast. Finally, we remind new mothers that once the redness and swelling of the breast lumps occur and the flow of milk is not smooth, please go to a breast specialist as soon as possible to prevent further development of the disease.