Will a newborn baby be full after eating breast milk? Will a newborn baby be full after eating breast milk?

Will a newborn baby be full after drinking breast milk? Today, let's talk about some things about newborn babies' feeding. Mothers see that their babies usually take a long time to feed, and they worry that their babies will be full. Do babies really have these problems? Let's talk about these questions about whether newborn babies will be full after drinking breast milk.

Will a newborn baby be full on breast milk?

Newborns will eat on demand. You can feed them as long as they want. It doesn't matter if they are full.

Precautions for breastfeeding newborns (less than 1 month old):

1. No need to schedule feeding. Newborns have a weak ability to suck milk, and they will be tired after a few minutes, so they cannot suck all the milk. Therefore, there is no need to set a feeding time for newborns. Newborns are encouraged to stay in the same room with their mothers, and the mother can feed them when the baby needs it. After one month, if the breast milk is sufficient, the baby can fall asleep quietly after a full suck, and can adjust the time of sucking.

2. Suck out all the milk every time. When feeding the baby, the mother should first suck out one breast, and then the other. If the baby cannot suck out all the milk, use a breast pump to suck out all the milk. When the breasts feel full, even if the baby does not want to drink milk, the milk should be sucked out, otherwise it will be detrimental to the secretion of the breasts and easily block the breast ducts and cause mastitis.

Will the baby be full if the amount of milk he eats is not controlled?

They won't be full, because breast milk is very easy to digest, and knowing hunger and fullness is a human instinct, so babies won't be full. Generally, babies won't eat anymore after they are full.

Babies have their own appetite, and they will feel hungry or full, and they will not be full. So you can breastfeed on demand. In addition, babies spit up milk not because they are full, but because they eat air. After each feeding, you should hold them upright and pat their backs to make them burp to expel the air. Babies crying does not necessarily mean they are hungry. You can hold them more and play with them more. Then observe whether they are really hungry.

Newborn breastfeeding routine

The traditional feeding method is to feed the baby at a fixed time. Whether the baby is sleeping or crying, the baby must be fed at the specified time. This feeding method is unscientific.

Although the stomach capacity of a newborn baby is small, its digestive power is very strong. Although the amount of food eaten each time is not large, it is digested quickly. According to research, babies can digest 70% of the food in their stomach within 5 minutes and 90% within 10 minutes. Since newborn babies eat a small amount each time and the amount they eat each time is not the same, they need to be fed more often and the interval between each feeding is also different.

When should you breastfeed? It should be when the baby cries or when the mother feels breast engorgement. You should feed the baby at irregular times and in irregular quantities, whenever the baby wants to eat. This is called "breastfeeding on demand" in medicine. When the mother feels breast engorgement and needs to breastfeed, she can push the baby to wake him up to feed. Such frequent sucking of the nipple can not only meet the needs of the baby, but also stimulate the nipple, prompting the body to increase milk secretion and prevent breast engorgement. As the baby grows up, the capacity of the stomach is also increasing, and the interval between feedings is also extended accordingly. The time when the baby requires breastfeeding will naturally form its own rules. Therefore, do not mechanically stipulate the time for breastfeeding. When the child is hungry, it is time to breastfeed.