How to avoid running out of milk

For women who have just given birth, the biggest worry is that their milk secretion is insufficient. At this time, the mother should maintain an optimistic and cheerful attitude and not get angry, because getting angry may lead to insufficient milk secretion. She should start breastfeeding as soon as possible. This is something that must be done after giving birth, especially colostrum is very important. We know that colostrum contains a large amount of antibodies, which is very important for the health of the child.

1. Start breastfeeding as soon as possible

This is something a mother must do. At the beginning, the colostrum is yellowish. At this time, the colostrum contains a large amount of antibodies, which is particularly helpful to the health of the child. In addition, starting breastfeeding as early as possible can help promote milk secretion from the mother's breasts, increase the amount of estrogen and oxytocin in the mother's body, thereby promoting increased breast milk secretion, ensuring sufficient milk supply, and ensuring adequate nutrition for the child.

2. Massage

Breast massage can stimulate the mother's hormone secretion, which in turn stimulates the breasts to secrete milk. This is a good way to help postpartum mothers produce milk. In addition, regular massage can also help postpartum mothers shape their breasts and make their breasts fuller and more upright.

3. Feed on demand

When mothers are feeding their children, they should not deliberately set feeding times for their children. Although the baby's digestive system basically maintains a certain speed, it may sometimes digest quickly and sometimes slowly. This will cause the child to feel hungry early sometimes and not feel hungry for a long time at other times. Therefore, it is best for mothers to feed their children on demand to ensure that they are not hungry or lack nutrition.

Embrace sitting feeding method

1. The new mother sits on a chair next to the bed, moves the chair close to the bed, leans her body against the back of the chair, relaxes her back and shoulders, and forms a certain angle between her body and the bed.

2. The baby's body is placed on the new mother's bed. A quilt or pillow can be used to pad the baby's body under it to ensure that the baby's body is exactly on the bed when the new mother hugs the baby's upper body to breastfeed.

3. New mothers only need to hold the baby's upper body in a ring-shaped hug to breastfeed, and the baby will not come into contact with the abdominal wound.

3 benefits of the hugging sitting position for breastfeeding

1. Use the embrace-style sitting position for breastfeeding under the bed. The baby's weight is supported by the bed, and the new mother only needs to hold the baby's upper body, which reduces her own burden and controls the baby's head, allowing the mother and baby to be chest to chest.

2. It is easy for the baby to hold the nipple and areola and suck effectively. This can ensure effective sucking time and correctly suck the nipple and most of the areola, avoiding nipple pain and nipple cracking in new mothers, which affects breastfeeding.

3. Effective sucking can also promote milk ejection reflex and the secretion of prolactin, which is beneficial to breast emptying and increased milk secretion. Moreover, new mothers can feel satisfied when breastfeeding, which can enhance their confidence in breastfeeding, reduce milk engorgement, and promote uterine involution. In short, as long as she maintains a good attitude, breastfeeds early, takes appropriate analgesia, and adopts the right body position, any new mother who has a caesarean section can successfully breastfeed.