Why does my baby always want to breastfeed?

Many parents will definitely encounter such a symptom when raising children, that is, the baby likes to breastfeed frequently, and will start to eat again not long after just one feeding. This makes us confused whether the baby is really hungry or for other reasons, because the health of the child is our biggest concern. If the baby keeps breastfeeding frequently, parents will worry whether the child is sick. So why does the baby always want to breastfeed?

Studies have found that in order to ensure the amount of nutrients the baby gets, the breast milk production process sometimes deprives the mother of her own nutrients to meet the nutrients in breast milk. Therefore, breastfeeding mothers must pay attention to their diet and rest, eat more nutritious foods, especially calcium supplements.

As for the baby suddenly breastfeeding more frequently than before, many new mothers have similar complaints: "Why does he only eat milk!" In the first few months of a newborn, there are always frequent breastfeeding times. He nicknamed such children "marathon runners." This is because he is going through a growth spurt. Generally speaking, growth spurts occur around three weeks, six weeks, three months, and six months. At this time, the baby needs more nutrients, so he stimulates the mother to produce more milk by sucking frequently. At this time, insist on frequent feeding for a few days. Once the amount of milk secretion reaches the baby's requirements, his sucking will naturally become less frequent.

Breast milk is not like a well; it will not dry up due to excessive extraction. In fact, quite the opposite is true. The more your baby eats, the more milk your breasts will produce. In this case, your baby's large appetite is simply nature's way of ensuring that your body can increase the amount of breast milk it produces to meet the growing needs of your child. ”

Another thing new mothers should keep in mind is that the baby's frequent search for the nipple does not necessarily mean that he is hungry. In addition to breastfeeding, a newborn also has the need to suck for pleasure, which is a very important part of his growth process. With careful observation, a mother will soon be able to tell when her baby is breastfeeding, which is the urgent sucking to satisfy hunger (accompanied by rapid swallowing), and which is the gentle sucking to comfort herself and revel in it. Many babies frequently seek nipples so that they can lie comfortably in their mother's arms for a while, listen to their mother's heartbeat, feel their mother's body temperature, feel the mother's love and gain a sense of security in the familiar smell of their mother. A newborn baby suddenly comes from a warm, comfortable and closed womb to an open, spacious, cold and strange world. He or she will experience anxiety, irritability, fear and other psychological problems. Sometimes he or she will also have some physical discomfort. For example, the air swallowed while feeding may make the lower abdomen feel uncomfortable. For babies who cannot speak, the way they express any dissatisfaction is by crying. This requires us as mothers to have a particularly sensitive heart, and at the same time we need patience to observe the baby and find out why he or she feels aggrieved.

In fact, compared with many newborns, Heidi's baby's breastfeeding frequency during the "growth spurt" was moderate, not excessive.

The fact is, almost all mothers have enough milk to feed their babies.

There is a difference between physiological and pathological reasons for a baby's frequent breastfeeding. If it is physiological, then it is possible that it is related to the baby's milk. If the milk is insufficient and the baby is not full at one time, the baby will want to eat every moment until he is full, but no matter how much he eats, he will never be full. If it is pathological, you need to see if the child suffers from hyperthyroidism. This disease will make the child feel hungry at all times.