Just gave birth to a baby how long to nurse?

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Generally speaking, just born children's intestines and stomach are not fully developed, but they need a lot of nutrition to maintain their growth and development needs. Because the baby's teeth have not yet grown sick and can't eat solid food, so it can only take liquid milk as food. Breast milk is the best food for children. It is rich in nutrition and easy to digest and absorb, which can meet the needs of children's natural development. However, some puerpera can add formula milk appropriately because of their physical reasons or if they can't only breastfeed due to lack of milk. As the main food ration for the baby, parents must attach great importance to it. How long will the baby be fed after birth? Now let's talk about it.

Just gave birth to a baby how long to nurse?

Generally 24 hours after birth can be suckling. Just after giving birth to the child, we should feed the child as soon as possible. Let the baby suck the mother's nipple as early as possible. The earlier the baby sucks, the more sufficient the milk will be. You should pay attention to water, because one of the main components of milk is water, so you must drink some soup water food, which is the basis of ensuring sufficient milk.

If it's breast-feeding, it's provided on demand, because I don't know how much the baby drinks every time. As long as the baby needs it, I'll give it to him. However, sucking breast milk is more difficult. Many children fall asleep after two drinks. At this time, parents can gently pinch the child's nose and ears to let her get up and continue to drink milk. Generally, a meal of breast milk can last about two hours. Sometimes the baby in the confinement will go through a few days of surge, and may drink more.

If it's milk powder feeding, it's not as easy to digest and absorb as breast milk. It takes about three to four hours to feed it. The newborn will drink about 30ml per meal. After a day or two, it can slowly reach 60ml. If it feels that the baby wakes up faster after a meal of milk, or continues to cry after drinking, and obviously has not had enough to drink, you can add 10ml each time. In addition, if the milk powder is fed, it's better to give the child some water to clear the mouth after drinking milk, in addition, it can also avoid causing the child to get angry.

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Therefore, a child who is breast-feeding should drink once every two hours. It's almost time for him to drink when he starts crying. Because breast milk is easier to digest and absorb, if the child is fed with milk powder, it will take about three to four hours to drink a meal. If the child does not have enough to drink a meal, he will continue to cry. In this way, parents can add some more to the child. In addition, they can add 10 milliliters of milk properly in the next time.