Medela do-it-yourself sns feeding system. Breast-feeding

Introduction

The breastfeeding system allows a breastfeeding mother to supplement or supplement her baby with expressed milk, formula, glucose solution with added colostrum, just glucose water without using bottle nipples. Early use of nipples and bottles can cause a baby to "bottle up" or develop "nipple confusion" because it interferes with the baby's attachment to the breast. Actually, baby doesn't confuse anything. The child knows exactly which way the wind is blowing. If first - especially in the very first days - he gets a breast with a little milk and a weak flow, and then a bottle with a strong flow, most babies figure out very quickly what's what

The more correctly the child takes the breast, the easier it is for him to receive milk, especially if his mother has little of it. In the first days there is no excess milk, but it is enough for a child who can suck it out. But if the baby is not able to properly suck milk from the breast due to poor attachment, he may quickly fall asleep during feeding or arch at the breast when the flow of milk slows down. As a result, the baby may refuse to breastfeed, be very restless during feeding, gain weight poorly, lose weight, in the first week it can even lead to dehydration. Mom may have cracked nipples. Although artificial nipples don't always cause problems, using them when things are already going badly rarely improves and often makes things worse. I don't believe the "new" bottle nipples are any better than the ones that came before. Supplementation at the breast is a much better method of supplementation if supplementation is really needed (although proper attachment to the breast often allows the baby to get more milk and thus avoid supplementation). This is more convenient than using a syringe without a needle, finger or cup feeding, or any other method, since the baby is at the breast and suckling. Children, just like adults, learn by doing. Moreover, a child who is supplemented at the breast also receives breast milk from the breast. And breastfeeding is far from just milk alone. Why is supplementary feeding at the breast preferable?

Babies learn to breastfeed when they breastfeed
Mothers learn to breastfeed when they are breastfeeding
The baby continues to receive your milk, even while he is being supplemented.
The baby will not refuse the breast, which can be very likely if he is not being supplemented at the breast.
Breastfeeding is more than just breast milk

The tubes can be bought separately in the online store (the order from Moscow time to St. Petersburg came in a couple of days), so this is not a problem.

If you want to return guards, and not feed them with a mixture for emotional contact through the chest, then there is a tricky moment like this. In all descriptions, it is advised to first let the baby eat the breast, and then, through the SNS, supplement the mixture. That is, do not express with insufficient lactation. But it didn't help us. The OPPOSITE helped.

I exactly DESCENTED EVERYTHING TO THE DROP BEFORE FEEDING! And I filled it all in sns. Then she laid the baby down and without torturing him (the baby sucked weakly, that's why there was little milk), she gave the breast TOGETHER WITH SNS IMMEDIATELY. I took the thinnest tube at first, then almost immediately switched to the medium one, and a month later to the thick one. I’ll make a reservation right away, I took the tubes, focusing on the time the baby was drinking a bottle of sns: in about half an hour I had to eat my norm. More - the tube is thicker, less - the tube was taken thinner. And I also regulated the flow by the height of the suspension of the system on the chest. But digressed...)

so, immediately, with breasts, gave sns. And on an EMPTY, decanted breast -!!! - I felt up to three or four tides during feeding. That is, the breast was given a signal to produce more milk. And when I acted according to the instructions, the baby just slept on the chest, and in despair I turned on the sns, and the milk in the chest did not decrease much, therefore, it was not produced in large quantities.

Then I found an explanation for this. Even in pregnancy courses, we were taught that a child sucks milk simultaneously in two ways: by vacuum and mechanically by tongue. If at least one component is missing, Guards suffer. My child created an excellent vacuum on the nipple (hence the sensation of hot flashes), but mechanically could not capture the nipple (as it turned out, simply because the very notorious "correct grip" did not suit us at all in terms of the structure of my nipple! And as soon as I allowed the baby suck as he likes, and not as expected, it went!)) as a result, I did the mechanical work with my hands (not with a breast pump! It just creates a vacuum!), and then the child added a vacuum and expressed it right in the process of sucking the breast along with sns those last drops of hind milk, which he needed so much and which he himself could not get at all. And the breast was completely emptied: first mechanically, then the vacuum of the baby.

In this mode, we returned to full guards in a couple of weeks, but a month and a half before that I tried on SNS, trying to do everything according to the instructions. If we could have made this little discovery of ours earlier, everything would have happened faster ...

As a result, at 2 months we weighed a little more than during childbirth, but then we shrugged up to 8 months a kilogram per month)) now we are still at guards, we are a year old)

and further. I emphasize that it is necessary to express with your hands in cases like my case. In fact, it is no slower than a breast pump, which also needs to be disassembled, sterilized, dried, reassembled... So after five minutes of sluggish pumping, a rush of milk came and in three minutes both breasts were decanted. It is almost impossible to pump without a tide. When stimulating both breasts, I personally had a rush much earlier, or even more than once. Like an orgasm, honestly)))

And I pumped DIRECTLY BEFORE FEEDING! This is also a very important point. So that the baby takes an empty breast and continues to stimulate it to produce milk.

Yes, our feedings were strictly according to the regimen. But when they switched completely to the chest, they returned to feeding on demand, I didn’t find anything terrible in this))

You really need to wash your SNS right away. But this is a trifle compared to everything else, the right word!)) of course, those two months were a feat, I bow to the girls who feed through SNS for a year and more, this is hard labor! But he is worth the results.

And they also say that it is better not to store (your own) milk for the reason that morning and evening milk differ in composition. I don’t know how true this is, but I noticed that if freshly milked milk is poured into the sns, the stomach does not bother the baby, and if it stands for at least three hours, it is already digested worse ... It rumbles, colic bothers more.

There was no allergy to the plaster, I still use it, it is better than the usual pharmacy one, it soaks in water, so you can peel it off without injuring the delicate skin of the chest, slightly wetting it.

Yes, another important technical nuance with the tubes: at first, as expected, I attached both tubes to different breasts. No milk flowed at all. Or flowed from both tubes. As a result, I figured it out with my husband: attach one tube to the active nipple, and RAISE the second one A LEVEL ABOVE this "working nipple" to the other breast. Somewhere in the middle of feeding, I changed my breasts, and the position of the tubes, too, respectively. The second tube must be raised high enough (almost attached to the shoulder) so that there is a sufficient flow of air into the bottle. The one provided by the design is too small and does not allow milk to flow out at all. Or was it a design defect?

So experiment and don't despair! Gv return is absolutely real!))

all milk rivers with jelly banks!)

Among young and experienced mothers, breastfeeding systems have recently gained particular popularity. Simple devices allow, simultaneously with feeding the baby with mother's milk, to saturate the baby with complementary foods. Thanks to this, the child receives the beneficial elements of breast milk, supplemented with artificial compounds. It is recommended to purchase a supplementary feeding device at a pharmacy or do it yourself, there will be no particular difficulties here.

SNS is a simple device recommended for mothers whose babies are not getting adequate nutrition due to lack of milk. The system is a thin long tube. One end is attached to the nipple of the female breast, the second - to the container with the mixture. The tank is placed on a special tripod. Some models allow you to attach the container directly to the chest, which is more convenient - feeding can be carried out outside the apartment - at a party, in nature.

The infant feeding device allows the baby to receive a portion of mother's milk and a nutritional composition at the same time. The system is easy to operate and maintain - it is easy to clean and, if used correctly, will last a long time.

Benefits of the SNA

If you carefully study all the advantages of a supplementary feeding device, it is easy to see that there are many advantages.

Among the most important advantages of mothers who feed their baby with the help of SNS are:

without much difficulty, it is possible to introduce complementary foods into the diet of the child;
the device can be used repeatedly;
due to regular stimulation of the female breast, more milk is produced;
the baby gets an excellent breast sucking training, due to an artificially created vacuum;
maternal instincts are supported and stimulated;
a bond is established between mother and baby.

What problems can cause

Despite the many advantages of the supplementary feeding system, it is not uncommon for women who use a feeding device to feed their baby to face some difficulties. Among the shortcomings, the child's refusal to continue to feed without the use of SNS is noted.

It is almost impossible to cope with the habit of the baby, so you have to give up trying to accustom the baby to mother's milk obtained without adaptation.
Another drawback that women note is that difficulties often arise when trying to properly slip a tube on a child.
It turns out, in the absence of skill and experience, this is far from being the case for everyone, so you have to repeat the process several times. This causes irritation in the baby, he is able to refuse feeding altogether.
If the reservoir with additional mixtures is attached to the woman's chest, the patch often leaves behind red marks or irritation.

On sensitive skin, prone to irritation, a profuse rash often appears. In such cases, it is necessary to use a tripod to maintain the capacity or temporarily abandon the use of the system.
How to DIY
The feeding system is so simple that it is recommended to do it yourself. For manufacturing, you will need an ordinary bottle from which babies are fed, and a catheter used in medicine for intragastric feeding (a transparent thin tube made of silicone has holes at the ends). Be sure to purchase a quality pacifier.
Step by step production of the system:
Make a hole in the nipple, the hole should not exceed the diameter of the catheter.
Lower the tube into the bottle, always with the end where the fixative is located.
Attach the other end of the tube to the female breast with a medical plaster.

The self-made system is completely ready for feeding the baby, and in terms of efficiency it is in no way inferior to the expensive devices offered at the pharmacy. It is not recommended to use other components for the manufacture of the device - experiments can lead to a complete refusal of the baby to eat in this way.
This will immediately affect growth, development, a child who receives less nutrients quickly loses weight.

You can avoid mistakes in one way - by fully complying with medical recommendations and using the experience of other mothers who have already convinced themselves of the effectiveness of a simple do-it-yourself device.
Tricks of use
There are secrets and tricks in using the system for feeding a baby, which will turn the feeding process into a pleasant pastime for mom and baby. The first thing to remember is that it is recommended to keep the container of complementary foods not at chest level, but slightly lower. This forces the baby to put in more effort to suck milk, which stimulates the activity of the baby.
To increase the flow and quantity of donor milk, it is recommended to open a non-working posting. Be sure to raise its end up and secure it over the female breast - this will avoid losses, not a single drop of the composition will leak.
Regular closing of the second (free) end allows you to create an imitation of feeding with hot flashes. Be sure to do this with clean hands, previously washed with soap - getting bacteria into the tube threatens the penetration of microbes into the child's body. Closing the free end of the tube has a positive effect on lactation. After such processes, the production of milk in a woman is stimulated, often, after regular procedures, the need for supplementary feeding disappears.
SNS Care
A prerequisite, when using a supplementary feeding device, is careful care. Moms should remember that with such feeding, harmful bacteria can easily enter the small body, causing diseases or even simple indigestion or indigestion.
Washing the system should begin with the bottle and nipple. Wash them with a special detergent for children's dishes. Rinse under running cold water. Rinse for at least 2-3 minutes. Once a day, sterilize the bottle and teat. It is recommended to purchase several feeding containers at once and use them alternately. Rinse the tube thoroughly. It is not recommended to boil it - silicone is able to deform at high temperatures. If possible, change the catheter every week.
Be sure to thoroughly dry the components of the system. It is recommended to do this on a soft, clean cloth. Use for feeding only after thorough drying. The system for supplementary feeding of the child allows you to make up for the lack of mother's milk, which often happens if a woman after childbirth has not managed to put lactation in order. The baby, thanks to the device, also receives excellent sucking skills, so there are no problems with breastfeeding in the future.

Even a self-made system allows you to cope with problems by actively supplying the child with the nutrients necessary for growth and development.

By the hour: the required daily volume of the mixture is divided into equal portions and given at regular intervals during the day between 6 and 24 hours (for example, 40 g at 6, 10, 14, 18 and 22 hours).

Around dreams: supplementary feeding is offered to the child after waking up and before the next falling asleep. In this case, it is necessary to carefully monitor that the required volume of the mixture is collected per day.

There are a few more rules when organizing supplementary feeding:

after supplementary feeding, be sure to offer the breast;
stop in time! Do not insist that the baby eat everything that you have prepared for him - imagine him to control his own nutritional needs;
if the baby spilled something or did not finish eating this time, do not add the amount of the mixture equal to the uneaten one to the next portion;
do not create negative associations with the process of supplementing. If the baby resists or shows displeasure, offer the mixture differently;
the lack of milk must be compensated by physical contact with mom! Leave the baby alone as little as possible, hold it in your arms more often, wear it in special devices, sleep together, learn baby massage techniques. The baby constantly needs mother's caress and warmth!

Supplementation is not needed

But here is another, often occurring situation: the mother has enough milk, the baby “walks” well both in a large and in a small way. But he gains weight very slowly, behaves restlessly during sucking, or refuses to breastfeed at all. And others still tend to blame the lack of mother's milk and insist on supplementary feeding. Try to find the real causes of the problem.

Growth and weight gain are influenced by stress factors. These are difficult births, and infantile colic, and the treatment of a baby, and simply a lack of mother's attention or inept care. Such a cause of problems may be the state of health of the baby.

Restless, weeping, jerky breast sucking sometimes causes incorrect application. Maybe due to the use of a pacifier or the presence of a shortened bridle - and he just needs help to apply correctly!

Not breastfeeding has nothing to do with how much milk is in the breast. Children suck on a pacifier or a finger, from which nothing flows at all. Therefore, if you are sure that there is enough milk, and for a problem that has arisen, you are strongly recommended to introduce a mixture, arguing that it is “better” and “more useful”, do not rush.

Understand the situation

contact a more competent doctor;
call a lactation specialist for advice;
look for up-to-date scientific information on lactation issues (on the Internet, in documents of the World Health Organization);
Look for support among relatives and friends. And don't be discouraged!

From what to supplement the child with a mixture: the choice is yours!

The easiest way to feed - This is spoon feeding a baby. Fill a clean teaspoon halfway. After the baby opens his mouth wide, bring the contents inside deep enough and pour it on his side, behind the cheek (everything that gets on the tongue, the baby pushes out).

Now you can buy special soft spoons. There are also spoons with a bottle on the handle. During feeding, the baby can be held in a horizontal or semi-vertical position, or placed in a car seat or stroller. When offering the next portion, make sure that the baby swallowed the previous one.

The unwillingness of the baby to open his mouth or swallow is a signal to stop feeding. Most likely, he satisfied his hunger and now wants to "drink" with his mother's milk or fall asleep by sucking on his breast.

Some mothers find it easier to supplement from a pipette with a rounded end. The baby can be in a supine position or half-sitting. After filling the pipette, put it in the corner of the child's mouth so that the liquid spills over his cheek. Take your time, let your baby determine the speed of feeding and the amount needed.

Many children prefer to receive formula from a small cup this method is recommended for premature babies. What if your baby also likes to sip from a small container? It can be both a plastic beaker and a doll cup. The main thing is the safe material from which it is made.

And finally, the best, but little known way. This so-called Supplemental Feeding System (SNS). What does this fixture look like? Mom puts on an inverted bottle not around the neck (on a small cord), at the end of which, instead of a nipple, there is a thin tube attached to the breast next to the nipple. The baby receives the mixture in the process of sucking the breast!

This method preserves all the psychological aspects and advantages of breastfeeding and solves the problem of lack of nutrition for the baby. If you don't have SNS capability, try making one yourself. Or use a cone from a disposable syringe or any thin tube (for example, a nasogastric tube for newborns).

Mom can't be replaced

What if you still can't breastfeed? Milk did not come after childbirth, there was not enough strength to fight for its preservation, it was impossible for medical reasons, it was not possible to receive qualified assistance in time ... As a result, the baby grows up on artificial feeding. Many mothers are aware of this as their fault, intuitively feeling incomplete motherhood.

Is there a way out of the impasse of spiritual discomfort to the expanses of joy and full-blooded communication with the baby? Of course there is! Here are some solutions:

Return milk. Yes, it takes a lot of work and patience plus professional help, but it's possible. Both abroad and in Russia, numerous breastfeeding consultants regularly deal with such cases.

Use the Supplemental Feeding System (SNS). This is how, for example, some mothers feed their adopted child. The main condition for using this method is the consent of the baby to suck on your breast! To teach him this, most likely, you will also need the help of a specialist.

Use bottles and pacifiers as breast substitutes. But not in the way we often see: a baby rides in a stroller and procrastinates a nipple in his mouth, or a swaddled bag lies alone in a crib and, falling asleep, sucks a bottle. In this scenario, some of the love and affection intended in the baby shower for mom is transferred to these nursing accessories.

A little man in a difficult moment, out of habit, reaches out not to his mother, but to a bottle. Therefore, even at an older age, he will also seek solace on the side. And you just have to grab your head when the child begins a transitional age and the problem of lack of contact and understanding with a teenager will become an edge.

Formula feeding rules

Only the mother feeds the baby from the bottle. In mother's absence, supplementary feeding is given from a spoon (cups, pipettes, etc.).

Try to buy the most comfortable and safe to suck on bottles and pacifiers. A bottle made in the shape of a mother's breast has appeared on the Russian market - the best option for a bottle feeding situation. During feeding, you can hide it under your clothes (like a pacifier) - so that the baby has a complete illusion of sucking at the breast.

For suckling, the baby is located in the mother's arms, facing the chest. Nowhere else should he suck anything (for example, lying in a stroller, or crib, or in the arms of another person).

He falls asleep in the process of sucking in his mother's arms(as when breastfeeding). Decided to put a sleeping baby away? Wait until he releases the pacifier from his mouth, or take it away before putting the baby away.

Only mom offers a pacifier. The pacifier can be used to soothe the baby and fall asleep. In mother's absence, children calmly fall asleep from motion sickness in the arms of any well-known person, without sucking anything.

You are together!

Psychologists warn about the negative consequences of artificial feeding. But we will not focus our attention on them, but we will try to do everything to compensate for the lack of breastfeeding through competent care of the baby.

So, we make up for the lack of contact with the breast with constant physical contact. We hold the baby in our arms as much as possible, we carry it on ourselves, we organize skin-to-skin contact, we practice joint sleep. We go for walks during wakefulness in the arms of my mother. We try to do all the homework without leaving the baby alone.

During pregnancy, the mother's body gives life to the baby. And the baby expects that it will be so after the birth. Mother's breast and milk will ensure the successful further development of the child. And a baby who is bottle-fed, thanks to such continuous bodily communication with his mother, will also not forget that it is she who is the source of his life support and the most reliable assistant in all stages of his growth.

The second condition is the adequate use of sucking objects. The baby should perceive breast substitutes not as separate, independent objects, but as part of his beloved mother. The comfort and sense of security that they provide him should be associated exclusively with his mother.

The Supplemental Feeding System* is the ideal way to provide additional nutrition to breastfed babies. The system strengthens the unique bond between mother and baby, allowing them to achieve ever better breastfeeding results. This is possible because with the help of SNS, the baby can get exactly the amount of additional milk that he needs, while continuing to feed from his mother's breast.

Additional feeding system strengthens the bond

“Thanks to the SNS system, I can breastfeed again. This is a real gift of fate! I think this system opens up a huge opportunity for a lot of women.” Christian K.

The SNS is designed to enable mothers to breastfeed when breastfeeding would not be possible without the system, and to help the baby develop suckling skills. The system has the following advantages.

It can be used by mothers who are low on milk or who feel like they are low on milk.
It helps to stimulate the mother's milk production by suckling directly at the breast.
It can be used in cases where supplementary feeding is needed in addition to breast milk.
This system trains the baby to suckle correctly at the breast by creating a vacuum.

An additional feeding system is a reservoir that is filled with additional food. It can be placed on the mother's chest or on a tripod. Very thin, flexible tubes are attached to the mother's nipples and deliver extra milk and nutrients while the baby is nursing.

Benefits of SNS

This special feeding aid provides your baby with extra nutrition while breastfeeding.

The tank can be placed on the mother's chest.

Very thin flexible tubes are attached to the mother's nipples.

The device can be used repeatedly after washing and processing in accordance with the instructions for use.

Allows mothers to breastfeed in cases where it would be impossible without an additional system.
Helps to stimulate the mother's milk production through direct breast sucking.
Trains the baby to suckle correctly at the breast by creating a vacuum.
Stimulates, supports and develops parental instincts.
Supports the unique bond between mom and baby.
Allows you to breastfeed adopted children.

Literature

Niefert, M. & Seacat, J. Practical aspects of breast feeding the premature infant. Perin neonatol12, 24-30 (1988). - Nifert M. and Sikat J., "Practical aspects of breastfeeding premature infants." Perine Neonatol 12, 24-30 (1988).