Hypogalactia is a secretory insufficiency of the mammary glands. The problem is detected in the first 10 days after delivery. Very often mothers in the early stages of breastfeeding face such a problem. If the problem with lactation is not related to health problems or heredity, then it can be solved and eradicated its cause. Get rid of hypogalactia can be through the use of common methods to improve lactation and through the use of traditional medicine.
- main reasons
- Signs of lack of lactation
- Methods to improve
- Nutrition
- more fluid
- baby feeding mode
- breast stimulation
- No, stressful situations
- enough rest
- Night feeding
- hot shower and bath
- Folk remedies for lactation
- fennel seeds
- Carrot juice
- Salad seeds
- Caraway seeds with cream
- Dandelion juice
- Vitamin powder
- Brewer's yeast
- Hot compresses
- Cedarsnuts
- Radish
The main causes of
The most common causes of inadequate milk production in a nursing mother are as follows:
- endocrine disruption;
- intoxication of the body with medical preparations;
- insufficient motivation of the mother for breastfeeding;
- later applying to the baby's chest for the first time;
- rare application of the baby to the breast;
- milk crisis;
- little milk after caesarean section;
- incorrect diet of a nursing mother during pregnancy and feeding;
- stressful situations;
- untimely application of the baby to the breast( non-compliance with the feeding schedule);
- early feeding of infant formula;
- decreased production of prolactin;
- ignoring night feedings.
Signs of lack of lactation
To find out that a breastfeeding mother does not have enough milk, it's worthwhile to follow your baby and pay attention to the following:
- the child is gaining weight very slowly - at each control weigh-in, the baby practically does not gain weight, you canconduct your own study with weekly or daily weighing, weekly gain in weight of the baby should reach 150 grams;
- the child is restless, constantly hungry and crying, the breast grabs greedily and pulls milk hard, but does not swallow;
- with no milk;
- the child seldom goes to the toilet, rare urination - with sufficient feeding the baby should moisten diapers up to 10 times a day, with a lack of milk, this figure is reduced to 3-5 times, the color of urine with a lack of feeding in the baby will be dark.
Methods for improving
There are a number of popular and very effective methods for normalizing the production of breast milk in a nursing mother.
to table of contents ^Proper nutrition
To normalize lactation by balancing nutrition, the following rules should be observed:
- to eat hot liquid dishes at least 2 times a day( soups, broths);
- enter into the diet raw carrots, fresh lettuce leaves;
- eat whole-grain cereals;
- enter into the diet of protein foods;
- use complex carbohydrates;
- in small doses can introduce into the diet vegetable oil;
- do not consume milk products in the first month of breastfeeding.
More fluid
During breastfeeding, nursing mother needs a generous warm drink:
- warm milk;
- green tea;
- green tea with milk;
- green tea with condensed milk;
- herbal teas( licorice, oregano, lemon balm, nettle, dandelion, yarrow);
- broth of wild rose,
- compotes of non-smoked dried fruits.
Toddler feeding mode
The feeding regimen plays an important role during lactation.
There are two options for the feeding regime:
- feeding on demand - you need to put the baby to the chest when he is naughty, crying. The child himself plans a regime, in connection with his own hunger. In most cases, the mother's body begins to adjust to the time required by the baby's milk, and milk is produced at the right time;
- feeding by the hour - you need to put the baby to the chest on a clearly constructed time schedule. Newborns need to be fed often every 2 hours, older children should be fed less often. This method is not much different from the first, since the calculation of the feeding time is also based on the calculation of when the child is hungry.
Breast stimulation
When breastfeeding, the baby sucks mother's breast, thereby stimulating the production of milk. If the milk is not enough and the mother is less likely to put the baby to the breast, then the stimulation, respectively, does not occur.
In modern times, the use of a breast pump is an excellent solution for stimulating the breast and expressing milk.
There are manual and automatic breast pumps that will help young mothers solve a complex problem with stimulation of the breast and adjust the production of milk.
No, to the stressful situations of
The first thing that young moms start to do when a baby is born is to be nervous and worried about everything in the world. Any nervous shocks and experiences affect the production of breast milk. Under stress, the hormone adrenaline is produced, which suppresses the hormones of milk production( prolactin and oxytocin).A young mother should protect herself from stress and anxiety for the benefit of the baby. Calming herbal teas will help calm down and in parallel a warm drink will be beneficial for the production of milk.
to the table of contents ^Sufficient rest
With the advent of the child in the house, everyone is forgetting about rest. But the nursing mother should rest a lot, and most importantly, correctly. Fatigue will affect negatively on lactation. It is necessary to involve the family and friends in the process of caring for the child so that the mother has time to get some elementary sleep.
to the table of contents ^Night feeding
At night in the body of a woman, the hormone prolactin is produced better than during the day. It is more often to put the baby to the breast at night, if it does not eat up during the day. Such a night mode of feeding is very often advised by doctors. The method is effective, after night feeding during the first 1-1,5 months, it is possible to improve the constant production of milk.
to the table of contents ^Hot shower and bath
During pregnancy hot shower and bath are strictly forbidden to a woman. But during the period of feeding stimulation of all tissues and body cells with hot water, it positively affects the production of breast milk. In some cases, women resort to tricks and apply a heating pad to their breasts. Such little tricks are capable of releasing a young mother from lack of lactation in several ways.
to the table of contents ^Folk remedies for lactation
The most accessible and time-tested option for improving lactation is popular methods.
to contents ^Seeds of dill
It is necessary to take 1 large spoonful of dry dill seeds and pour a glass of steep boiling water. Insist dill in a sealed container for 2 hours. Take such dill water in half a glass 2 times a day.
to the table of contents ^Carrot juice
Freshly squeezed juice of carrot juice to drink half the glass up to 3 times a day. It is very useful to eat 200 grams of grated carrots with sugar and sour cream or kefir.
to contents ^Salad seeds
It is necessary to take 1 large spoonful of salad seeds and rub into almost dust. Pour the resulting dust with a glass of steep boiling water. Within 3 hours, persist the remedy.
Drink honey half the glass 2 times a day.
Cumin with cream
Cream cream 15%Fat content in the amount of 2 glasses should be poured into the ceramic container. Add to the dairy product 2 large spoons of cumin seed. The container must be tightly covered. Put the container in the oven for 40 minutes to languish with minimal heating. After the time has passed, cool the dish to an acceptable temperature. Drink 2 times a day for half a glass.
to table of contents ^Dandelion juice
Young leaves of a dandelion plant must be thoroughly washed. Leaves must be passed through a meat grinder to isolate the juice. Dandelion juice should be drunk 2 times a day for half a glass, you can add honey.
to table of contents ^Vitamin gruel
Take 100 grams of dried apricots, raisins, figs and let them through the meat grinder. Add a glass of chopped walnuts to the gruel. Stir the mixture, add honey and butter to it.15 minutes before feeding, eat 1 large spoon of gruel.
to contents ^Brewer's yeast
40 tablets of brewer's yeast dissolve in 0.5 liters of water. Insist day. After a while, boil the mixture. Keep the remedy in the refrigerator. Take 2 times a day for 1 small spoon.
to the table of contents ^Hot compresses
For 15-20 minutes before feeding, a hot compress should be applied to the chest. You can use a wet towel in hot water, a heating pad, a plastic bottle.
to contents ^Pine nuts
Slightly depressed pine nuts in the amount of 1 large spoon pour a glass of steep boiling water and leave to infuse for the night. In the morning, boil the mixture, add 2 large spoons of honey and drink on an empty stomach warm.
to contents ^Radish
It is necessary to extract 100 milliliters of juice from the fruit of black radish. Concentrated juice should be diluted with boiled water in equal parts. In the mixture, you need to dissolve 1 large spoonful of honey. Drink this mixture 1 time a day in the morning.