Every second young mother faces the problem of lack of breast milk. Unfortunately, many women buy formula at the first sign of insufficient lactation. But, if you act correctly, you can increase the amount of breast milk and feed your baby for a long time.
Instructions
Step 1
Breastfeed your baby as often as possible. The baby regulates the amount of mother's milk by himself when he is fed on demand. If your baby is premature, weak, sleeps a lot and does not ask for a breast often, use a breast pump to stimulate milk production.
Step 2
Do not feed your baby with formula at the first sign of a milk shortage. Formula takes longer to digest than breast milk. A well-fed baby will not ask for breast and stimulate lactation. Having recognized that it is easier to suck from the bottle, the baby may even give up the breast altogether.
Step 3
Sleep with your baby. Sleeping together helps mom sleep and improve breastfeeding. Scientists have proven that the constant presence of the baby, the feeling of his skin and smell, on a psychological level, has a positive effect on the production of breast milk.
Step 4
Drink a lot and eat well. Place a warm cup of tea next to you when you feed. Drink warm drinks every time you feed. Many mothers benefit from lactation teas, supplements, and instant milk drinks for nursing.
Step 5
When establishing breastfeeding, leave household chores for a while or entrust the chores around the house to another person. You need to focus on the child and yourself. Spend the day in bed with your little one, resting while he sleeps.
Step 6
Keep in mind that even mums with enough breast milk have “lactation crises” from time to time - periods when there is not enough milk. This happens at 3-6 weeks, at 3, 4, 7 months. Growing up, the baby ceases to be saturated with the former amount of milk. He shows anxiety, sleeps less, asks for food more often, does not gorge on one breast. This is an absolutely normal, temporary phenomenon that goes away after 2-3 days.
