What is the feeding time for newborn babies?

When many women become mothers for the first time, they may lack some knowledge about breastfeeding. Many mothers do not know how many times a day to feed their children or when to feed their children. Some mothers have heard that their children should be fed every two hours, so they will feed them when the time is up. This has caused some bad effects, as the parents don't even know whether their children are hungry or not. Mothers who don’t know how to breastfeed, how much milk to feed the baby every day, and how many times to feed the baby a day can read the explanation given by the experts below.

How many times a day should a newborn be fed?

There are different opinions on this. In the past, it was generally believed that breastfeeding should be done at regular intervals, every 3 hours. Therefore, some mothers set an alarm clock and never breastfeed before the time. As a result, both the baby and the mother are very nervous, which leads to breastfeeding failure.

What is advocated now is "breastfeeding on demand", that is, the newborn is fed when he is hungry, and the mother feeds the baby when her breasts are full. This is because the newborn's stomach capacity is small, the sucking ability is weak, and the sucking time is short. It cannot be full at one time and sustain for a long time. At the same time, in the first few days after the birth of the newborn, the mother's breasts do not secrete a large amount of milk at one time, so the baby needs to be sucked frequently to meet the baby's needs. On the basis of the newborn's early sucking, feed the newborn as soon as possible and as early as possible, preferably not more than 6 hours, and breastfeed on demand to continuously stimulate the nipples, adjust the hormone secretion in the mother's body, and secrete more milk.

In order to breastfeed on demand, the mother and baby must be in the same room to facilitate feeding at any time, ensure the baby's nutrition, reduce the physiological weight loss of the newborn, and recover early. At the same time, the mother can see her baby frequently, thus strengthening the relationship between mother and baby. How long should each breastfeeding last? There is no specific requirement. If the mother has enough milk, the baby can absorb most of the milk in the breast about 10 minutes after starting sucking. At this time, it is best to switch to the other breast for the baby to suck. A healthy baby will automatically spit out the nipple when full and feel satisfied. Some babies eat intermittently, which is a break between feedings. You need to be patient and wait. However, parents often mistakenly think that the baby is unwell, and pick up the baby and pat his back to expel the gas, thus ruining the mood of breastfeeding. Some people also mistakenly believe that the baby is full, so they stop feeding. In this way, the baby cannot eat the hind milk which contains more fat, so the heat energy supplied to the baby is reduced. Feeding in this way for a long time will affect the baby's growth and development.

After reading the explanations and introductions given by the experts above about how to make things difficult for children during the day, everyone should know that feeding children is not about time, but about feeding according to the child’s hunger level, and feeding needs to be done on demand. Sometimes children do not cry just because they are hungry. Parents should feed their children according to their habits, and there is no need to feed them at specific times.