My cousin paused when he heard this, and then said to me, but he cried, which means he is hungry, and I feel that the baby eats very little every time and falls asleep without eating a few mouthfuls.
? "There is a hunger that makes your mother think you are hungry."
We often joke that there is a hunger that makes your mother think you are hungry.
Take myself for example. Every time I go home, my mother cooks a table of dishes. I obviously ate a lot, but in my mother's eyes, I will never get enough to eat. Eat this, this is delicious and have another bowl of rice. "This is your favorite dish when you were a child." ......
Later, with the baby, I continued my mother's behavior, especially when the baby was born. As soon as the baby cried, I was worried about whether he was hungry or not, so I began to nurse her.
Later, my best friend, the pediatrician, told me that actually, when the baby cried, it was not necessarily because he was hungry, but because he was sleepy, tired and wanted to pee ... Feeding the baby so frequently could easily lead to overfeeding, which would not only make the baby obese, but also be unfriendly to the baby's spleen and stomach function.
? How much milk does a newborn need a day?
Before talking about overfeeding, let's find out how much milk a newborn needs a day, so that mothers can feed their babies more scientifically.
In fact, how much a baby can eat is determined by his stomach. Newborns develop rapidly and their intestines and stomach change rapidly. When you know how big the baby's belly is at different stages, you may know how much the baby can eat at a time.
? This picture can visually show the amount of milk that the baby can't accommodate at different stages.
? The baby was born 1-2 days.
The newborn baby's belly is actually very small, only the size of a pea. At this time, it can hold about 7- 13ml of milk. The baby has little milk these two days, so the mother doesn't have to worry about the lack of milk at all.
? The baby is 3-6 days old.
On the third day, the capacity of the baby's stomach increased rapidly, from the previous peas to the size of grapes, which can hold about 22~28ml of milk. At this time, it is necessary to gradually increase the number of times the baby feeds. But don't be nervous, the normal mother's breast milk can completely meet the baby's milk powder demand at this stage.
? Baby 7-2 1 day.
After the seventh day, the baby's stomach will become the size of an apricot peach. At this time, the amount of milk that can be accommodated is about 45~60ml.
? The baby was born for one month.
After the baby is full moon, his stomach is about the size of a pear. At this time, it can hold 85~ 150ml of milk, and at this stage, the baby has mastered the skills of drinking milk, and the time for drinking milk is much shorter than before.
? The baby was born for 3 months.
For 3-month-old newborns, the capacity of the stomach has been further expanded, and the amount of milk in one meal has reached 90- 100ml. At this time, it is necessary to feed the baby as needed, and the baby can give milk at any time when he is hungry.
Of course, the above is the average level, because the development of newborns is different, so we can't generalize ~
? How to judge whether the baby is full or not?
(1) Look at the performance during breastfeeding.
If the baby suddenly stops eating, you can try to give it to the baby again. If the baby continues to suck at this time, it means that the baby still has an appetite and is not full.
If the baby vomits when giving it to the baby again, or cries when it is near, it means that the baby is full and can't eat any more.
2 look at growth and development.
In fact, it is the most accurate to judge whether the baby is full and observe the growth.
If the baby's weight continues to grow, the height, waist circumference, head circumference and other indicators are within the normal range, indicating that the baby is not malnourished, and the mother does not have to worry that the baby is not full.
3 Look at the baby's daily urine volume.
Want to know whether the baby is full, in fact, you can also judge by the baby's daily urine volume. If the baby's urine volume is similar to usual, there is no need to increase the milk volume.
? When the baby shows these signals, it means that he is really hungry.
Many mothers think that the baby often cries because he doesn't have enough food and milk. In fact, there is really no direct relationship between baby crying and milk quantity. When the baby shows the following signals, it means that he is really hungry!
Hungry and crying
As we mentioned earlier, crying doesn't mean that the baby is hungry, but when the baby is hungry, it means that the baby is really hungry. What is hungry crying? It means that when a baby cries, he can't help sticking out his tongue and sucking.
At this time, feeding him will find that the baby will calm down immediately.
2 I can't wait to suck when I drink milk.
When the baby can't wait to suck when drinking milk, and eat it seriously, it shows that the baby is really hungry.
(3) small mouth arch to arch to find milk.
When the mother was holding the baby, she found that the baby's mouth was arched to find the mother's milk source, which also indicated that the baby was hungry.
? In fact, newborns usually need to be fed milk every 2-3 hours, and the daily milk quantity is about 150ml.
However, when the baby often spits milk, has abnormal stool and flatulence, it means that the baby has been overfeed. In fact, overfeeding is still quite harmful to the baby's spleen and stomach. Mothers must be careful not to overfeed.