Scientists have proved that breastfeeding has a unique biological effect on child health. No modern mixture is not a substitute for mother's milk. During the first months of life the mother's milk completely satisfies the need for food, water, and provides biological shielding. But what if milk mom suddenly became a little? So, the first steps in reducing lactation to preserve breastfeeding.

To begin, consider the most common causes decrease of milk in lactating women. This, of course, illness or stress, poor nutrition, and lactation crisis mom and a hungry crisis in the child. Lactation crisis may occur 3 to 6 weeks, 3 and 4 and 7 and 8 months. More milk the child may require (the so-called hunger crisis) and 3 in the first 6 weeks and then in 3 months. This is connected with intensive growth of the child during these periods.

The shortage of milk:

— прибавка в весе ребенка менее 0,5 кг в месяц;

— мочеиспускание ребенка реже 6 раз в сутки;

— постоянное чувство голода или жажда у матери.

If You find a lack of breast milk, it is not necessary to introduce solid foods or to transfer the child to artificial feeding. To establish lactation will help simple tips.

The first steps in the decline of lactation:

1. You must pay attention to the number of feedings during the day. If less than 8-10 feedings, you need to increase breastfeeding up to 15 times a day.

2. During each feeding, put the baby to both Breasts.

3. Feed the baby on demand and always at night.

4. Temporarily introduce pumping after feedings.

5. To determine whether the baby suckles.

6. To reduce the lure or (if child under 6 months) to completely abandon it.

7. To ensure adequate nutrition of the mother, as well as more relaxing (to do this is to involve relatives to assist the care of the child).

8. To refuse pacifiers and teats.

If the above measures do not help, you can resort to well-known folk ways adding breast milk in nursing mothers. So, to help:

— отвар мелиссы, крапивы и душицы (травы смешивают в равной пропорции, столовую ложку смеси заливают 2 стаканами горячей воды и настаивают в течении 2 часов, пьют по половине стакана перед кормлением);

decoction of fennel seeds or anise seeds (a tablespoon of seeds infuse for about 2 hours in a glass of boiled water, drink 2 table spoons multiple times a day);

— морковный сок (свежеприготовленный сок пьют по половине стакана до 3 раз в день).

There is also drug therapy and fizioterapevticheskie of procedure, the purpose of which should contact a doctor.