Reasons for frequent feeding of babies

Many parents are taking care of their children for the first time. They always seem to know nothing and feel sorry for their children. As soon as their children cry, they will rush to feed them, hoping that their babies will stop crying. However, this is very bad and will lead to frequent breastfeeding. So what is the reason for babies to breastfeed frequently?

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, whether it is the urgent sucking to satisfy hunger (accompanied by rapid swallowing) or 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.

The above article introduces in detail the reasons why babies need to breastfeed frequently. The mother’s diet must be good. She should eat more nutritious substances, especially those containing calcium, so as to meet the baby’s calcium absorption needs.