Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Some Problems of breastfeeding and their solutions



Some problems of breast feeding include having a low milk supply,sore nipples, leaking milk, colic, refusing to nurse, biting, and engorgement.
The good news is that there are solutions.

Having a low milk supply can be reduced by increasing the frequency of breastfeeding times. The more the baby sucks the more tha glands are stimulated to produce more milk. In the first few days, some mothers may not enough milk to satisfy the baby's hunger, in such cases, try to augment with bottle feeding.

For sore nipples, in my case, I kept breastfeeding the baby and it healed.

Colic. For this there are some medications for colic in the pharmacies but I cannot guarantee how much help they have helped. The fact is that it will go away as the baby gets older.

Refusing to nurse. Allow the baby to get a little more hungry and he will grab the next opportunity of food which is the breast.

when babies bite, they surprisingly know what they are doing, tap them a little with your finger and draw their attention to your face, hide the smile in your face to let them realize that it is not a joke. This worked for me.

For engorgement, let your partner help you suck the excess milk to prevent more harm.

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