There are many new mothers who are very unfamiliar with taking care of newborns. They don’t know where to start and a series of judgments, especially feeding issues. For example: How should mothers tell whether their 4-month-old baby is getting enough milk? Question: I have a baby who has just turned 4 months old. When I breastfeed my baby, I find that sometimes she sucks for a long time, about 30 minutes, and sometimes she only sucks for 10 minutes. How should I control the time to feed my baby, and how can I determine the baby\’s hunger and fullness? Answer: It is incorrect to judge whether the baby is full just by the length of time the baby takes to feed. Because some babies will continue to suck for 10 minutes or more after finishing sucking milk. Doudehui suggests that novice mothers can use the following methods to judge: 1. The baby can sleep quietly after feeding, and does not cry until the next feeding. This is a sign of fullness. 3. If the baby struggles to feed, falls asleep soon after sucking, wakes up crying after less than 1 to 2 hours of sleep, or sometimes sucks hard for a while and then spits out the nipple and starts crying without gaining weight. It is a sign that the baby is not getting enough to eat. 3. When the mother\’s milk supply is insufficient, the baby\’s stool will be thin, green, or more frequent with less volume each time. Your baby\’s normal stool should be yellow and ointment-like. 4. It is more reliable to use the baby\’s weight gain and daily behavior to judge whether he is full. If the baby is in good spirits and in a happy mood when he is awake, and his weight increases day by day, it means that the baby is full.
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