How long does it take to produce milk after a normal birth?

Women who give birth for the first time are easily flustered because they have no experience in taking care of children. For newborn babies, the most important thing is timely breastfeeding. Some women find that their milk is not coming or there is insufficient milk after a normal birth, which makes new mothers very anxious and at a loss. So how long does it take to produce milk after a normal birth?

First, how long does it take for milk to come after a normal birth? The time it takes for mothers to produce milk after giving birth is uncertain and varies from person to person. If you are a first-time mother, you may start to produce milk on the 3rd or 4th day after giving birth. If you have given birth to a baby before, it may take you less time to produce milk, and you may start to produce milk on the second day after giving birth.

Second, when you give birth and the placenta is delivered, your hormones will change. In order to prevent your hormones from disappearing, your body will adjust your hormones. After this stage, your milk production stage will begin. In fact, no matter whether your milk comes early or late, the more frequently you feed your baby within 48 to 72 hours after delivery, the faster your milk will come.

Third, in the first two weeks after delivery, the mother's milk secretion is generally less, and the amount of milk gradually increases after two weeks. Although there are large individual differences in the amount of milk, most babies can get enough milk from their mothers and grow up healthily. However, in recent years, the number of mothers who are truly lacking in breast milk has been on the rise. Insufficient breast milk not only brings great trouble to parents, but more importantly, it affects the normal development and physical health of the baby. In this case, the mother should improve the feeding method, correct it in time, and let your baby eat well.

After giving birth, many mothers rush to drink milk-inducing soup or some milk-inducing medicine in order to allow their babies to eat milk. In fact, it is not easy to drink milk-inducing soup too early after giving birth. Under normal circumstances, the milk secretion of mothers who have undergone cesarean section will be slower. If milk-inducing soup is used too early, although it will increase the secretion of milk, if the milk increases too much later, it will inevitably cause milk congestion, and the mother will easily get mastitis, leading to postpartum fever, etc.