Such question is asked, probably, to herself by any mother who decided to nurse the newborn child. To understand the kid first so hardly! Whether the tummy hurts? Weather? Or hungry? How to understand what disturbs him? There are several basic rules which to you will be able precisely to help to learn whether is enough for the child of breast milk.
Instruction
1. The simplest - it observe the child. It is considered that breast milk has to be enough for him for about three hours, in the rest of the time the child of the first months of life mainly sleeps. It is ideal option, but all of us know about gripes, tummies and other children's troubles.
2. It is possible to suspect the shortage of milk on too frequent sucking of a breast, a constant bad dream of the child and his hungry shouts. As the good test in this case "wet diapers" can serve, they will help to learn precisely whether is enough for the child of breast milk.
3. For this purpose you within a day should not put pampers on the child, and just to begin to consider his wet diapers. Normal this indicator has to be more than 12, usually babies pisatsya till 15-17 once a day. At the same time dirty diapers has to be decently too - about 4-7 pieces aged up to two months.
4. If you counted more than 6, but less than 12 diapers, surely address the specialist in breastfeeding. He will look at correctness of applying of the baby to a breast and will make recommendations about increase in development of milk. If diapers less than 6 - it is very life-threatening the kid, immediately see a doctor.
5. Whether one more way to understand enough at you milk is a control weighing. You will need for this purpose exact scales. Several times in day weigh the kid before feeding. So you will be able to determine the average volume of milk which he eats for one feeding. A normal indicator are one fifth body weights of the child.
6. In general, the monthly increase in weight best of all speaks about health. The minimum makes 125 grams in a week, according to 500 grams a month. Average figures fluctuate about 800 grams. At the same time it is not necessary to equal on familiar mummies. Each child gains weight individually, at everyone the constitution and growth rates. You remember it and do not worry once again. As in the first months of life your kid, more than ever, needs quiet and self-assured mother.