The child is restless, and you think that he did not have enough milk: breast feeding after empty, and for the next feeding is not reached until well perceptible density? How do you know that the baby eats?
Keep an eye on the child's weight
To understand the child enough milk or not, you need to watch weight baby. This is the only sure way, all the rest - are undependable. According to the rules of a child up to 6 months on a monthly basis to gain at least 500 g, ie a week - 125 g Observe the dynamics.
It seems that the breast is soft and half-empty
- If you feed your baby on demand, the breasts should be soft, the milk should not stagnate. Process milk production should be continuous.
- If the breast is soft, it means that it is actively working.
- Filled, compacted breast suspend its work. Such sohranny mechanism of the female body.
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Check to see if the child is attached to your chest correctly
Also draws attention to how the child sucks the breast, if he swallows the milk during suckling. If the baby suckles effectively, it makes the slow movements of the lower jaw. If jaw movements are very frequent - most likely, the kid working "idle." Check to see if the baby is attached to the breast correctly. This is very important: the complete emptying of the breast leads to an increase in milk production is already on the next day.
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IMPORTANT! To the milk was enough to need:
- put the baby to the breast on demand
- often to feed during the day
- to feed at night.
Be sure to discard the use of pacifiers, bottles, pads on her nipples! If these rules are complied with, drink some tea for lactation, special herbs does not make sense, since they are not critical for lactation.
Suppose that you have enough milk, your baby is growing big and healthy!
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