Probably, every future mother, staying in an interesting position, dreams that after the birth of the baby will certainly feed him with the breast. Indeed, such a maternal desire arises for a reason. After all, firstly, the importance and usefulness of breast milk for a tiny organism can not be overemphasized, secondly, it is very convenient, and thirdly, it does not hit the family budget, as, for example, the purchase of expensive mixtures with artificial nutrition. Of course, in most cases, the psychological mood for breastfeeding after childbirth does its job, but sometimes it can happen that the baby does not suck well or eventually refuses it altogether. The newly mummy begins to lose confidence in its "nursing" opportunities. She immediately resorted to any other methods of feeding crumbs, even without realizing that thereby depriving him of the ideal food. To correct this difficult situation with the benefit for the baby, you just need to gain strength and patience. And how to teach the baby to breast, we will tell in our article.
Why does not the child want to suckle?
The reasons for the fact that a clearly hungry and crying child begins to suck, and soon throws a breast can be:
- physiological discomfort (wet, hot, etc.);
- poor health (high fever, stomatitis (thrush), etc.);
- colic;
- misapplication, resulting in feeding becomes inconclusive;
- a change in the taste of breast milk due to foods eaten by the mother with a "bright" taste (spices, garlic, onions, lemon) or in connection with the resumption of menstruation (at this time, the taste and composition of milk change under the influence of hormones);
- anatomical features of a crumb (short frenum) or a nursing mother (too large, small or retracted nipples);
- change the smell of the mother's body by applying perfume or deodorant (the baby can not "smell" the native smell and get upset because of this);
- Early acquaintance with the bottle (for example, because of illness of the baby or mother, the baby was fed with a mixture from the bottle.) Sucking from her is much easier than from the breast, so over time the baby begins to lazy and categorically refuses it);
- interest in the world around them (this usually happens when the child is 3-4 months old If you give the child an opportunity to observe what is happening around him, before falling asleep he will enjoy his "delicacy." The feeding in this case can take 20-40 minutes).
If all these reasons are eliminated or excluded, attempts to feed a sleeping or dormant child are unsuccessful, whims and arching "under the breast" continue, most likely, it is a question of a "foreclosure" situation. So a crumb gives signals that you need to change something in his life. To understand what does not suit and how the child is taught to breastfeed, it is necessary to analyze his joint behavior with his mother during the day.
Work on bugs or how to get a baby to suck breast?
It is advisable, as long as possible, not to resort to the enemy of breastfeeding - a bottle. To feed the child with expressed breast milk or supplement (mixtures) is better from a spoon, a cup, a syringe. Otherwise, the ease of getting "food" from a bottle can negatively reduce the likelihood of a return to the breast.
If you use a soother to calm down, until the normalization of breastfeeding, it gradually needs to be removed from the life of the baby. Soothing is necessary in other ways (wearing on the arms (in a sling), rocking on the fitball). It is necessary to try, that after the kid will calm down a little, accurately to enclose a breast to it in a mouth. It is important, having gained patience, not to force him to eat by force.
Quite quickly to accustom to the breast helps a full round-the-clock "tet-a-tete" mother and child. After discarding all the cases, the mother has to deal exclusively with the baby for a few days. The presence of other relatives is not allowed. Contact "skin to skin," a joint sleep, a reaction to every stir in a dream with a suggestion of the breast, the smell of the mother's own body - all this will very soon help the child understand that his mother loves him, and "tasty" breasts easily and reliably soothes.
Remember that patience and work will all peretrut, and for their work very soon you will be rewarded with a calm, well-fed and healthy baby, happily sucking under your breast.