How to change breasts while breastfeeding. Pregnancy and childbirth

I am tormented by the question of whether I am doing everything right ... I know that with frequent attachment, you need to change the breast every 2-3 hours. Now the question arises, what should be considered frequent applications? Today I kept a special diary of the day. here's what happened...

I'll start from yesterday evening 02/22/13
20:30 bathing
21:00 feeding
22:00 daughter finally fell asleep at the breast

23.02.12
01:30 my daughter woke up, I took her out of the crib, put her with me, gave her breasts. we ate, fell asleep, woke up, pooped, walked a little and finally the daughter fell asleep at the chest at 03:00.

06:00 daughter woke up, gave another breast, fell asleep together.

08:00 wake up. we woke up chewing on the tit, groaning and tossing and turning. I conclude that it's time to get up. daughter woke up, we undressed, did exercises, massage, pooped, walked.

09:00 the daughter fell asleep in the crib herself, having a little prank before that. I just wanted to take her (while I was washing myself) I see she is already sleeping ...

09:50 daughter woke up, cried, I gave her another breast. sucked for 10-15 minutes fell asleep. I left her in my arms. because I know that if I put it in a crib, she will cry and still have to take it.

11:10 daughter started tossing and turning in her sleep, but didn't wake up

11:45 I put her in the crib

12:20 daughter whimpered in her sleep. I took her in my arms, gave her breasts (the same as in the previous feeding).
12:45 woke up, before that she pooped in a dream ... also in a dream I changed her diaper. we walked around for a bit until we started to whimper.

13:15 gave another breast before the walk. daughter ate min 10-15 and fell asleep at the chest.

13:50 went outside
15:35 came from the street

16:00 my daughter woke up, I gave her breasts (the same as in the previous feeding), sucked for a very short time, pooped. because I had a good sleep before that, I woke up in a good mood. we undressed, did a massage, walked, talked.

17:00 gave another breast, daughter fell asleep on her tit.

18:00 daughter woke up again in a good mood, we talked to her, but at 18:20 colic began

We have it at the same time, but not every day. does not take the breast, or takes it and throws it right there, yells, arches, tucks his legs, waves his arms. I usually take her in my arms with my tummy down on my palm and we walk like that, dance, look at pictures ...

19:00 tired, began to calm down, I gave her a breast (the same as at 17:00), she sucked it and threw it. immediately gave another breast - sucked, ate and fell asleep. sucked 15 min.
slept on the handles until 20:00, then I shifted her to the crib.

20:45 after the final awakening, we bathed.

21:15 breastfeeding.

21:50 daughter fell asleep at the tits completely, shifted her to the crib. Now I have to sleep until 2 am.

This is how we spent the day. It turns out with us, together with the night ones, for today 9 applications and 7 times I changed my breasts. about 5.5 hours during these days, the daughter was awake (so much is normal?).
Tell me if I'm doing everything right (I feel that it's not quite right). Where are my mistakes, what needs to be changed.
The main question for changing breasts!

The question of the rules for feeding a newborn baby is of interest to all young mothers. When choosing natural feeding, you need to familiarize yourself with the key rules that will allow you to meet the nutritional needs of the baby without the risk of undesirable consequences. In matters of breastfeeding, not only the frequency and duration of the procedure is important, but also the regularity of the alternation of the mammary glands.

Breastfeeding Rules

Being in the walls of the maternity hospital, a young mother gets acquainted with the basics of proper breastfeeding of a newborn baby. Conducting introductory conversations, obstetricians and gynecologists explain the need for alternating mammary glands with each feeding of the baby. This event allows you to evenly empty the chest, preventing.

If we talk about alternating breasts during one feeding, then one of the mammary glands is used for one application. This is due to the fact that during feeding, the baby receives not only portions of foremilk, but also hindmilk, which is rich in fats and other components. In addition, the alternation of the mammary glands during one feeding will lead to incomplete emptying of each of them and the formation of congestion.

In order for the breasts to empty evenly and in a timely manner, it is important for a young mother to feed them in turn. This need can be explained by the following reasons:

1. The baby's need for anterior and posterior portions of mother's milk. The consistency of mother's milk is heterogeneous. At the beginning of each application, the baby's body receives watery portions of mother's milk, which contain milk sugar (lactose) and enzymes that promote breakdown.

The initial portions of milk are necessary for the child's body to fill the need for fluid. For complete saturation, the baby needs back portions of milk containing fats, proteins and vitamins. The female breast has a structure that only allows the posterior portions of milk to come out when the anterior portions are consumed. That is why in one application the baby must suck on the right or left mammary gland;

This opinion is erroneous, moreover, regular pumping leads to a decrease in lactogenic function. The only effective way to prevent congestion is considered to be the emptying of the mammary glands when feeding a newborn baby.

Often, young mothers practice changing the mammary glands during one feeding. The reason for this is the whims of the child that occurs when the anterior portions of milk are empty. The thing is that sucking out the rear portions of milk requires considerable effort, so babies begin to show anxiety and act up. The lack of experience in young mothers makes them change the mammary glands in order to calm the child.

This practice leads to a lack of calories and nutrients, resulting in slow and developmental problems. In addition, incomplete emptying of the mammary glands forces the young mother to resort to the practice of expressing milk.

Most medical specialists in the field of pediatrics are inclined to believe that the predominant use of the anterior portions of breast milk leads to the formation of digestive disorders in a newborn baby. These disorders are expressed in excessive gas formation in the intestines, regurgitation and intestinal colic. A similar condition is caused by excessive intake of milk sugar in the child's body.

In order for the diet of a newborn baby to be complete and balanced, a nursing mother can use one mammary gland during one feeding. This will avoid negative consequences on the part of the child's body and maintain the health of the mammary glands.

How often should you rotate your breasts while feeding?

Questions about the alternation of the mammary glands during breastfeeding, one way or another, arises before every mother. How to do the right thing to keep breastfeeding effective? Let's consider the main points. For an effective lactation process in the period up to 6 months, an infant should receive only one breast at a time.

The nutritional needs of the baby are fully satisfied. He receives everything he needs from the breast for his growth and active development. Only after the age of six months, the nutritional needs of the growing crumbs increase, and it will already be possible to give him both breasts for one feeding.

A mother should not be in a hurry to offer milk from two breasts to a child under 6 months old. Even if the baby is worried, and it seems to the mother that he does not eat enough. In this case, it is worth looking for the true causes of a lack of milk, and not feeding from both breasts. Why is it so harmful to feed from two breasts ahead of physiological dates? Let's figure it out. Recall that a baby who suckles the mother's breast first receives upper milk (it serves as a drink for the crumbs), and then eats thick lower milk (serves as food). Both milks are important for satiating the baby.

However, only lower milk provides him with a feeling of satiety. It also gives the child everything necessary to gain weight well and develop actively. Therefore, receiving lower milk is vital for the baby. What happens if a mother often changes breasts during feeding? The baby easily sucks out the easily flowing upper milk, which satisfies his need for liquid. However, he does not suck up to the lower milk.

The reasons may be different:

the baby is accustomed to the nipple and is “lazy” to suck the lower milk that is difficult to come out of the breast;

The result is the same: the child does not eat up, requires more milk. Mom offers him another breast, from which he also quickly sucks out the top milk and again cries for more. For many women, at such moments, they “lose their nerves”, and they give the baby a mixture. And in vain. In fact, you just need to adjust the order of breast rotation during feeding (or better yet, avoid such problems so that you do not have to deal with them later).

If a baby aged 0 to 6 months eats only one breast for the indicated two hours, then he will receive both upper and lower milk. The baby will feel full at the end of the feed and will not be naughty 9 (at least because of malnutrition). His body will receive all the necessary nutrients, which will be eloquently indicated by excellent weight gain (taking into account the individual constitution, of course).

During the formation of lactation (that is, in the first two to three months of the baby's life), the mother should feed the baby with one breast for about two hours. It does not matter whether the baby has kissed once or many times during this period of time. It is important that a nursing woman offer the second breast no earlier than two hours after the first. If it happens that two hours have passed and your newborn is still sleeping peacefully, try to gently wake him up and attach him to the breast. To do this, you just need to unwrap the baby. The air in the room is always below the body temperature of the child. Freed from diapers or clothes, your baby will wake up and ask for a breast. And then there will be no problems with applying on time.

Why is it important that a child in the first two or three months of life should be breastfed at least once every two hours? Because in this way he stimulates lactation, as if "making an order for milk." In general, the more often the baby suckles, the more milk the mother will produce. An interval of two hours is optimal (if the child himself installed it and only when he does not ask for a breast more often). It is possible to make intervals between feedings for more than two hours only after three months of age and no more than twice a week. In this way, you will keep breastfeeding effective, long and successful.

Ivanova Ekaterina Alexandrovna

We are 2 weeks old and we only feed on mother's milk. the regime has not yet been established, then we eat after 3 hours, then after half an hour. in time, too, so far in different ways, sometimes 5-10 minutes, sometimes an hour and a half.
Question: how often to change breasts at one feeding? if the child ate for 5-10 minutes and after half an hour requires more, then feed the same breast? Or suggest another? and if he cannot fall asleep for a long time and "hangs" on one breast, should he be fed up to the "victorious" one from the same one or offer another one?
a couple of times it happened that after I changed my breast, after a couple of minutes the child fell asleep. but before that I check - in the breast that has been fed for an hour or more, there is enough milk, and it is expressed manually and the child swallows actively. but between that he sleeps for 5 minutes.
how and when is it better to change the breast, so that the child is saturated and there are no congestions?

how often to change breasts at one feeding?

I changed breasts every 2.5-3 hours.

if the child ate for 5-10 minutes and after half an hour requires more, then feed the same breast?

according to my system (described above) with the same breast!

if he cannot fall asleep for a long time and "hangs" on one breast, should he be fed to the "victorious" one from the same one or offer another one?

you can offer))) if after that Ryo falls asleep sweetly))

how and when is it better to change the breast, so that the child is saturated and there are no congestions?

it is also better to navigate by sensations: if Re hangs for a long time on one breast, then milk also resides in the other, i.e. it hardens and hardens, which means that you can apply re to it so that some kind of slug does not begin. unpleasant processes in full tita In general, I personally made it a rule for myself: to feed on demand (child or my own (when the chest is full)) and change the breast every 2.5-3 hours. Grkd I had A before B, during B and during GV it became C and there were no problems with GV! Up to six months we ate only my mother's tit and still we suck her to sleep)))
So good luck! And most importantly, confidence in a successful GV!

Ingylka, usually you need to change the breast according to the feeling of filling / emptying. But in the first weeks, these sensations are blurred, so you can change the breast every 1.5-2 hours. Over time, this interval will increase and the alternations will be tied to sleep-wake rhythms.
If the child sucked for 10 minutes, then in half an hour the same breast, yes. If it sucks for an hour and a half, then you can change it if the second one overflows.
This is feeding on mutual demand, when there are no stagnations and the child is saturated.

Delicious milk and good nights!

thanks a lot for the replies.

I have a new problem.
we still have jaundice, for elimination we drink Hofitol 3 times a day and the doctor also prescribed coal 3 times a day. those. practical with each feeding the child gets "kaku" to taste. it became worse to take the breast, takes it and after a minute begins to cry and spit. if from the first grip it doesn’t take correctly, then it also starts to cry, you have to calm it down and apply it again. and almost every time there is enough air. those. we start eating after a series - she grabbed her chest, coughed, sat in a column, cried, calmed down and try to eat again. and so 3 times before he starts to really eat.

I do now so, from the beginning of the medicine, then eat. Removed all distractions. turn off the big light, TV, computer, if they are turned on.
I'm afraid that she may have an association - breasts, milk - so now they will give some kind of filth. and thereby will refuse to breast (TTT)