Breastfeeding problems and Solutions

By Aditi | April 18, 2009 11:50 pm |
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andrea_diningroom_170 New mothers often face many problems in breastfeeding. Sometimes they complain of leaking breasts, sometimes they complain of pain. When such problems arise, new mothers should not worry about anything, because there are several solutions to cure such breastfeeding problems.

Sometimes the moms experience main in breasts while feeding their babies. For this problem, letdown reflex is the main cause. Also known as milk ejection reflex, in letdown reflex a particular type of hormone is released when the baby sucks. This pain does takes place only in initial breastfeeding days and goes away on its own.

Some mothers complain of producing too much milk. For this problem of breastfeeding, the only cure would be to release the milk either by feeding the baby or pumping out the excess milk to make yourself feel lighter.

Then, another problem with which many mothers suffer is that their babies bite while breastfeeding. For this problem, try to distract the babies when they feed, so they don’t bite you. Another solution is to feed the babies when they are asleep. Even then if the baby continues to bite while breastfeeding, then try to recognize when he is about to complete feeding, as many babies bite at the end of the feeding.

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