Breast milk is produced in women in different ways - some have more, some less. Some mothers do not understand whether everyone needs to pump after feeding the baby.
How much milk does a baby need
It was customary to express breast milk in order to feed the baby at a specific time. It was considered correct to do so in the past, but modern doctors have a slightly different opinion. The previous method was rejected, considering it unnatural, but the custom of decanting after feeding to the last drop remained.
Milk is produced in women in different quantities. It is really hard for some mothers who have a lot of milk that has not been drunk after feeding their baby. But basically, the body gets used to producing exactly the amount of food that is needed for this particular child. The modern on-demand feeding method ultimately helps to solve the production problem.
Moreover, it is not clear why to pump if the child has enough food. When expressing after feeding, the body strives to quickly make up for the lack of milk, and as a result, it turns out to be produced in much larger quantities.
Do I need to express milk at all?
However, in some cases, pumping is necessary. This can be, for example, when more milk is produced than the baby can swallow, and the mother constantly experiences discomfort due to overcrowding of the breasts. By draining the excess milk, you can return to normal without discomfort in the chest. If pumping is done a little, there will not be a sharp increase in the amount of milk, but it will be possible to get rid of possible problems with the glands.
Expressing is also permissible in cases where the baby, for example, is sick. During this period, he may refuse to eat or suck out very little breast milk. If there is no demand for reserves, the mother's body can begin to produce milk in smaller quantities. The result is that after the child recovers and wants to return to the previous norm of the usual food, it may not be enough. By pumping, it is possible to keep lactation at the same level.
Milk is also expressed by those mothers who often have to leave their baby to other people. Then the milk is collected in a sterilized container, you can store it in the refrigerator and then serve it to the child, warmed up.
Expressing milk after feeding is completely optional, but if circumstances develop in a certain way, you can do so. For women's health, it is much better to get rid of surplus milk naturally, that is, by feeding the baby.
