Your relationship with baby will increase when you have skin to skin cuddle time. Human touch is soothing for both you and baby, so hold him/her often and stroke him/her gently. 👶👼
Regarding breastmilk- Are you worried that breastmilk is sufficient for your little one or not? Here are some signs by which you can be sure about the same-
1. Check urine colour it must be pale, if its dark than milk is not sufficient for him/her.
2. In the whole day baby should wet atleast 6-8 diapers. The stool should be pasty & soft in texture and is of mustard yellow or green colour.
3. Weight gain- the baby has to be gained 500 gm to 1 kg in every month.
4. Look if your baby's chin touches your breast it means they are taking mouthful milk while feeding.
5. If the baby is taking sufficient milk then he/she will sleep 2-3 hours well.
Signs your baby is hungry:
Regarding breastmilk- Are you worried that breastmilk is sufficient for your little one or not? Here are some signs by which you can be sure about the same-
1. Check urine colour it must be pale, if its dark than milk is not sufficient for him/her.
2. In the whole day baby should wet atleast 6-8 diapers. The stool should be pasty & soft in texture and is of mustard yellow or green colour.
3. Weight gain- the baby has to be gained 500 gm to 1 kg in every month.
4. Look if your baby's chin touches your breast it means they are taking mouthful milk while feeding.
5. If the baby is taking sufficient milk then he/she will sleep 2-3 hours well.
Signs your baby is hungry:
- Moving head side to side
- Opening mouth
- Sticking out tounge
- Puckering lips
- Putting hands & legs on mouth
- Nuzzling against mother's breasts
- Crying
Signs your baby is full:
- Closing lips when bottle gets close
- Turning away from the nipple
- Stop sucking
- Spitting out the nipple
- Shows an interest in surrounding rather than sucking
Also providing some of the foods that boost milk supply-
- Oats
- Flax seeds
- Spinach
- Garlic
- Fennel seeds
- Nuts
- Ginger
- Sesame seeds
- Yogurt
- Water
Breastmilk is more nutritious than any other foods, so it is good to exclusively breastfeed babies for the first 6 months.
Breastfeeding mommies needs to eat more nutritious foods to have enough milk supply and to increase the quality of milk.
There are some mums who are unable to breast feed due to medical or professional reasons, yet their babies tend to grow well in terms of height and weight.
For babies who are not breast fed, Formula milk has been proved to be of great help.
Formula milk helps to gain good weight in most babies, but one needs to be patient in trying out what works for your baby.
Did you know Breast milk helps in increasing height too?
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