What is the most effective way to increase milk production after childbirth?

Breastfeeding is best for babies after childbirth. It is very common for mothers to have little milk. Mothers with insufficient milk can usually adjust it through diet. There are many foods that have the effect of promoting lactation.

Peanuts: Peanuts can be used to treat spleen deficiency, nausea, edema, leucorrhea in women, anemia, various bleeding diseases, dry cough, chronic dry cough, and postpartum lactation.

Luffa: Luffa is a traditional Chinese medicine with a sweet taste and cold nature. If you have breast inflammation, lumps during milk production, or poor milk secretion, Chinese medicine practitioners will recommend stewing the luffa in broth, which can regulate breast qi and blood, promote lactation, and stimulate the appetite and reduce phlegm.

Wild rice: Not only is it delicious and nutritious, it also contains carbohydrates, protein, vitamin B1, B2, vitamin C and a variety of minerals. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wild rice is sweet and cold in nature, and has the effects of relieving heat and toxins, preventing thirst, promoting bowel movements and promoting lactation. Now, wild rice and pig's trotters are often cooked together for consumption, which has a good lactation effect.

Pea: Pea, also known as green beans, is sweet and mild in nature. It is rich in phosphorus, about 400 mg per 100 grams. Pea is beneficial for urination, producing body fluids, relieving sores, stopping diarrhea, and promoting lactation. Green peas can be cooked and eaten lightly or pea seedlings can be mashed and squeezed into juice for consumption, both of which can promote lactation.

Tofu: Tofu has the effects of invigorating qi and harmonizing the middle, promoting body fluid and moistening dryness, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is also a lactation-promoting food. Boiling tofu, brown sugar, and fermented rice in water can produce milk.

Soup: It is said that enough soup is good for milk production. You can choose different lactation soups according to your mother's taste, such as peanut stewed pig's feet, crucian carp soup, yam stewed hen soup, clear stewed black chicken soup, fermented rice and egg drop soup, etc. But mothers should be careful not to drink malted milk or other drinks containing malt, because it will cause milk to return.

Black sesame: Black sesame contains a variety of essential amino acids for the human body. With the participation of vitamin E and vitamin B1, it can accelerate the body's metabolic function. The iron and vitamin E in black sesame are important ingredients for preventing anemia, activating brain cells, and eliminating blood vessel cholesterol. When the mother is in good health, she will naturally be able to produce milk.

Lettuce: Lettuce can be used for leaves or stems, both of which are rich in various nutrients. Except for iron, the content of other nutrients is higher in leaves than in stems. Therefore, when eating lettuce, it is best not to discard the leaves.

Daylily: Daylily is rich in nutrients, with 14.1 grams of protein per 100 grams of dry product, which is almost the same as animal meat. In addition, it also contains a lot of vitamins B1 and B2.

The most effective method to induce lactation

Diet is the most important means for mothers to obtain nutrition. In short, eating "well" is not the so-called tonic. The high fat in traditional pig's trotters, chicken soup, and crucian carp soup will not only block the mammary ducts, which is not conducive to breast milk secretion, but also make mothers fat. Eating right can not only make yourself have sufficient milk, but also restore vitality and have a balanced nutrition without gaining weight. This is the lactation effect that mothers hope to achieve. To obtain high-quality breast milk, it is necessary to change the dietary structure. Through long-term investigation and experiments, modern nutrition verification, and taste blending, a lactation dish has been compiled. If eaten according to the requirements, you can basically have sufficient milk and rich nutrition:

1. Ingredients: a chicken (about 2 pounds), camellia oil (about 25 grams), salt (a little), white sesame seeds (appropriate amount).

2. Production method:

(1) Wash the chicken and drain. Apply camellia oil and salt evenly on the surface of the chicken and sprinkle white sesame seeds on the chicken's abdomen;

(2) Place the chicken on a plate (no need to add water) and then place it in a pot over a simmering fire for about 30 minutes, using the boiling steam to cook the chicken.

3. How to eat:

(1) Eat one meal a day from one week before delivery to one month after delivery;

(2) Drink up the chicken soup before eating the chicken.

Four mores must be adhered to and one reduction must be achieved

1. Feed more

Letting the baby suck more is the best way to stimulate milk production, because the sucking process can promote the secretion of prolactin in the lactating mother, and prolactin can promote the synthesis and secretion of milk. Therefore, as long as the baby wants to eat, he should be fed. Frequent feeding without limiting the time and frequency after delivery can stimulate the secretion of milk, make the milk come earlier, and avoid the subsequent breast swelling. In addition, let the baby suck one breast. If the baby wants to eat more, let him suck the other breast, and start feeding from the other breast for the next meal. In this way, if both breasts are stimulated, more milk can be secreted.

2. Drink milk-promoting soup and light porridge soup

Nearly 90% of breast milk is water, so adequate water intake is beneficial to the synthesis and secretion of milk. Ordinary people should drink at least 1200 ml (about 6 cups of water) a day, and breastfeeding mothers should supplement about 1000 ml more. But if these 1000 ml are all obtained by drinking boiled water, it will be a torture for the nursing mother. Therefore, it is very necessary to drink more water-rich lactation soup and porridge, but remember that the soup should be less oil and salt.

3. Supplement more high-quality protein

That is, eat more fish, shrimp, lean meat of livestock and poultry, eggs, milk and soybeans. These foods can provide a lot of high-quality protein. Protein can account for 1.3% of breast milk. Under normal circumstances, the daily milk secretion is about 750 ml, containing about 9 grams of protein, but the efficiency of converting dietary protein into milk protein in the mother is 70%. Therefore, 13 grams of dietary protein is needed to secrete 750 ml of milk. Therefore, ensuring sufficient intake of high-quality protein can improve the efficiency of conversion into milk protein, which is very important for improving the quantity and quality of milk. If the baby has eczema, reduce fish and shrimp and increase lean meat appropriately.

4. Get plenty of rest

The synthesis and secretion of milk are affected by many hormones. Sufficient sleep and rest are conducive to hormone balance, and hormone balance is conducive to the synthesis and secretion of milk. You should sleep regularly instead of staying up late and sleeping hard the next day.

5. One reduction must be achieved

"One minus" means reducing stress and relaxing. When you relax, the parasympathetic nerves are excited, and the excitement of the parasympathetic nerves can promote milk secretion. Society and family members should try to create a relaxed and comfortable feeding environment. Many breastfeeding skills need to be learned. Young mothers are prone to tension and anxiety. Family members and friends should be more understanding and not blame them indiscriminately, so as not to increase tension and affect milk secretion.

Why does the milk supply suddenly decrease during breastfeeding?

There are many reasons for a sudden decrease in milk supply during lactation, such as changes in the environment after discharge, bad mood, physical fatigue, mental stress, etc. These reasons will affect milk supply. Medically, this situation is called "temporary insufficient breast milk supply", also known as "temporary lactation crisis". It usually occurs within 3 months after delivery, and sometimes a little later. The main reasons for this phenomenon are:

1. After discharge from hospital, due to sudden changes in environment and excessive fatigue and mental stress from taking care of children, or lack of confidence in breastfeeding and insufficient support from family and society;

2. The mother or the baby has ever suffered from a disease;

3. The mother's menstruation resumes;

4. The baby's growth suddenly accelerates;

The lactation crisis usually lasts for 7-10 days and is only a "temporary" phenomenon. However, since most of the mothers today are first-time mothers, they have no experience in breastfeeding and lack understanding of the "temporary lactation crisis". Therefore, once they encounter a temporary decrease in breast milk supply, they become anxious and even doubt their breastfeeding ability, thinking that milk secretion cannot increase, so they rush to add milk, milk powder or other supplementary foods to their children. Little do they know that once the baby's stomach is filled with other foods, he or she will no longer want to suck the mother's breast. Since the nipple is not stimulated enough and the breast cannot be emptied, the milk secretion will decrease sharply. In the end, the temporary lack of milk becomes permanent milk depletion, leading to the failure of breastfeeding.