Nursing women often feel, after a few weeks, the impression that they no longer produce enough milk.
Mom of two little boys whom I breastfed (see photo below), I myself was confronted with this situation.
Worried, I was afraid of not being able to feed my baby enough.
It is not always easy to interpret his crying, and not knowing how much milk he drank during the last feeding can be worrying.
However, you should know that it is exceptional that a mother cannot actually provide enough milk to feed her child.
Know that you have enough milk if:
- baby wets his diapers well, i.e. 3 to 4 complete changes per day (very full diapers);
- baby's stools, whose frequency is variable (from one at each change to approximately one stool per week), are soft or liquid;
- baby takes at least 120 g per week for the first three months.
Then it should continue to grow, even if a breastfed baby grows slower than a bottle-fed baby.
Everything seems to be going well, since the answers to the previous questions are certainly positive for the vast majority of our readers.
Despite everything, you still want to stimulate your lactation.
Here are some cheap tips (all free in fact, except the last one) and natural tips to achieve this:
Taking care of yourself is essential:it is essential to be well rested so that your body finds the energy to produce breast milk.
As often as you can, place your baby naked or in a diaper against your bare chest for at least an hour. The smell of his mother, the warmth she gives off, will calm him down and help him suckle.
Practiced all over the world, this technique encourages the newborn to take the breast well and to have effective suction.
Feedings that are too far apart can lead to a drop in lactation (this one adapts to the needs of the baby).
To restore milk secretion to the top level, do a few days of intensive breastfeeding:
Leave the baby on the breast for as long as he wants to nurse. Change breast several times during feeding (when baby gets angry or falls asleep), even if it means offering each breast several times.
Try it, you will see that this super alternating method gives amazing results!
I drank gallons and gallons of it over the 18 months (in total) of nursing my kids. My favorite:Weleda breastfeeding tea.
Drinking plenty is important, and it's even better if this water contains lactation-promoting plants, such as fennel, anise, fenugreek and caraway.
At €4.30 for 20 sachets, it is a product accessible to mothers. Its taste may be surprising at first, but it is delicious to drink throughout the day.
