What to do if breast milk is insufficient at six months

Babies aged six months can generally start to eat complementary foods. At this time, you don’t have to worry too much about insufficient breast milk. You can add some complementary foods to supplement the baby’s body nutrition. Also, as a mother, you should eat nutritious foods on a regular basis and avoid eating greasy, spicy and irritating foods, otherwise it will affect the quality of breast milk. You also need to adjust your mood, as the mother's mood will also indirectly affect the baby.

1. Feed frequently:

Try to take more time to concentrate on breastfeeding each time, and let your baby breastfeed as long as possible each time. Many new mothers, when they see their babies getting "angry" or even refusing breast milk because they cannot get breast milk, will give in to their babies' psychological needs and add complementary foods to their children prematurely. Once the baby gets the idea that drinking formula is faster than breast milk, it will be more difficult to get the baby to drink breast milk. Therefore, in the beginning, it is best for mothers to be patient and concentrate on breastfeeding the baby. It is recommended that babies should not be exposed to bottles or other pacifiers at ordinary times, so that babies will be more patient in drinking breast milk.

Feed the baby from both sides. If the baby is not full on one side, let the baby switch to the other side. Both breasts can be used in one feeding. This can stimulate the secretion of breast milk in a balanced way. It is generally believed that the baby's sucking is the best way to stimulate the secretion of breast milk.

2. Mothers should pay attention to a balanced diet

You can eat more foods that promote milk secretion, ensure adequate water intake, etc. For example, foods such as pig's trotters, peanuts, papaya, chicken soup, etc. are what breastfeeding women should eat more of. In addition, they should also eat less raw and cold foods that will affect milk secretion, such as leeks, malt, ginseng, etc.

During the breastfeeding period, mothers not only have to go through postpartum physical recovery, but also have to take on the responsibility of taking care of their babies. Especially for some mothers whose breast milk secretion is insufficient and who have to worry about not affecting their children's growth, the mental pressure can be imagined. At this time, it is most important for mothers to make timely psychological adjustments. In addition to taking good care of the baby's daily life, the most important thing is to let themselves have a good rest, such as taking a nap with the baby, getting proper rest, listening to more music, maintaining a good mental state, etc., which are all conducive to increasing milk secretion.

It is recommended that other family members should also try their best to help the mother to take on the responsibility of caring for the children, give her more spiritual support, and create a good family atmosphere.

4. Traditional Chinese Medicine

If you have tried the above methods but still cannot secrete enough milk for your baby, it is recommended to take some lactation-promoting medicines, such as lactation herb, fenugreek, or use traditional Chinese medicine massage to promote milk secretion.

One of the things to note when breastfeeding: a reasonable diet

The process of breastfeeding is destined to make the baby and the mother one. The mother digests and absorbs food through the stomach and intestines, and then converts it into blood. After a certain chemical reaction, it becomes breast milk, and then is absorbed by the baby. Therefore, whatever nutrients the mother eats will be absorbed by the baby to a large extent. Many mothers do not pay attention to their diet during breastfeeding, causing food poisoning, and finally suffering from constant diarrhea and vomiting, and finally the whole person is in a very bad spirit. At this time, if the baby is breastfed, it is easy to be affected by the mother and thus have diarrhea and other problems.

During the few months of breastfeeding, the mother's diet should be light, delicious, easily digestible, nutritious and non-greasy. Fresh fruits and vegetables can be eaten, but out-of-season fruits and vegetables should be avoided as much as possible. Bananas, apples, durian and green vegetables should be eaten according to seasonal changes. Bananas must be eaten in summer. Bananas in other seasons are ripened with ripening agents. Eating such bananas will cause sub-health in the body. It is also better not to eat many puffed foods, spicy foods, high-fat, high-calorie, and high-sugar foods. Eating them can easily cause breast milk to be impure, and may even contain viruses, causing gastrointestinal diseases in children, and even food poisoning.

During breastfeeding, you can eat more fresh pork ribs soup, soybean soup, tofu soup, pig's trotter soup, chicken soup, eggs, chicken, etc. Protein-rich foods can help the baby absorb quickly, improve the body's resistance and immunity quickly, and grow taller and stronger faster.

Breastfeeding precautions 2: Keep your body clean

During breastfeeding, the mother's body must be kept clean, including the nipples, chest, and even fingers, because if the mother has a skin disease, it may cause cross infection to the baby, and eventually the baby will have a more serious condition. In particular, the nipples should be wiped clean with warm water before each feeding to ensure that the area around the nipples is clean to avoid bacterial residues that enter the baby's stomach and intestines through the baby's sucking and cause various diseases. For the health of the baby, the mother should trim her nails frequently while breastfeeding, keep her body clean every day, and promptly treat any skin diseases. If the condition is very serious during treatment, squeeze out the breast milk and feed the baby with a bottle to avoid direct contact between the baby and the mother's body, which may cause unnecessary infection.

Breastfeeding precautions 3: Follow the feeding rules of eating small and frequent meals

When breastfeeding, do not set a set time for the baby. Feed the baby when he is hungry. Do not wake the baby up to feed him when he is still sleeping, and do not wait until the baby is really hungry before feeding him. This can easily cause the baby to have anorexia problems. Do not feed your baby too much every time when breastfeeding. This can easily cause the baby to spit up milk, spit up milk, burp constantly, etc. In order to avoid these problems, you must feed your baby small meals frequently to ensure the baby's healthy growth. You will also avoid problems such as difficulty sleeping due to overfeeding, and constant noise due to underfeeding.