Breastfeeding tips for new moms
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It is hardly hard enough to comprehend an array of emotions a new mother goes through, from feeling euphoric and ecstatic to quickly sinking into self-loathing and anxiety. The experience of the new mother can be either gratifying or vexing.
It is already hard enough to comprehend an array of emotions a new mother goes through, from feeling euphoric and ecstatic to quickly sinking into self-loathing and anxiety. The experience of the new mother can be either gratifying or vexing.
The commencement of the motherhood is a time of excitement as well as uncertainty. However, one of the major issues for almost all new mothers is their inability and unfamiliarity to breastfeed their child. It is the most common notion that something as simple as breastfeeding should come naturally to new mothers while it is only a widespread myth. It brings women immense amount of frustration and inadequacy when women fail to perform it naturally. However, it’s certainly not the easiest job in the world to be a mother and it is certainly not easy to breastfeed your child.
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New mothers need a good deal of care and knowledge to keep their child well fed and healthy. If you are a new mom as well and sweating with breastfeeding, here are several tips that can help you in your preliminary days.
- Baby’s cue. Look for and listen to baby’s cue. Babies are good at giving signals by putting their hands in their mouth or touching your nipples.
- Skin touch. Newborns are blessed with a sharp sense of smell, so keeping your baby close; skin-to-skin comforts him/her hunt for the nipple to begin breastfeeding.
- Stay hydrated. It is the key because it brings your body at ease to make more milk. Keep an alarm or app handy that reminds you to drink water after every hour.
- Avoid stress. It is the central factor that affects new mothers psychologically and physiologically. Happier the mother is, more the milk she will produce.
- Help and Care. Don’t be afraid to ask for help in times of need from family and friends. Don’t overwhelm yourself with domestic or professional work and stress.
- Say no to bottles or pacifiers. It is a preventive measure to not familiarize newborns to bottles or pacifiers until s/he stops breastfeeding entirely, else the kid will simply stop drinking your milk. This is not good for his/her health, at all. Remember, the more you breastfeed, the more milk your body produces.
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