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How do we know when a newborn baby is full?
Most of the mothers witnessed their babies sucking their thumbs during the examinations during their pregnancy. This is because babies have developed sucking reflexes while still in the womb. That is why all babies try to suckle directly when they are brought to their mothers' breasts from the first moment they are born. New mothers may have less milk for the first few days after giving birth. However, as the baby suckles on its mother's breast, breast milk will increase day by day.
Anxiety levels increase in the puerperium due to the changes in the hormone levels of the mothers giving birth. Since they cannot understand how much milk their baby is sucking while breastfeeding, they worry that their baby is not full until they are in order. Actually, there is nothing to worry about. Because babies' stomachs are already very small and their tiny stomachs will be filled with a small amount of milk.
How Much Breastmilk Do Newborn Babies Get in the First Month?
Babies' abdominal capacities are very small in the first weeks. The first day they are born, 1.5 teaspoons (cherry size), the third day 1.5 tablespoons (walnut size), the first week 3-4 tablespoons (apricot size), the first month 0.5-1 tea glass (egg size) breast milk. enough to gain weight.
If the mother's milk is low or she cannot breastfeed for some reason, the baby should be started with breast milk continuation formulas under the control of the pediatrician. Otherwise, the baby may not be able to feed in sufficient amounts, and there may be problems in its growth.
How Do We Know When Newborn Babies Are Full?
Newborn babies try to get away from the mother's breast or bottle by looking backwards when their stomach is full. This is one of the signs that newborn babies are full and do not want to continue breastfeeding.
The newborn baby, whose stomach is filled with breast milk, starts to play and linger with the mother's breast. In this way, it can be understood that the newborn baby is full.
After breastfeeding, the newborn baby, who is well fed, usually begins to sleep on the mother's breast. He sleeps uninterruptedly for a while when he is laid on his bed. Sleeping comfortably is an indication that his stomach is full of breast milk. If the baby wakes up 5-10 minutes after being put to sleep and is fussy, it may be that he is not satiated and therefore cannot sleep.
The fact that the newborn baby is full can also be understood from the loosening of the arms and legs of the baby after breastfeeding. A satisfied baby is relaxed and calm.
How Do We Know If Newborn Babies Are Not Full?
At the end of the first week, babies lose about 10% of their body weight by removing the edema in their bodies from their birth weight. This is a normal process. After the first week, the baby should gain weight again. The pediatrician, who regularly checks the baby in the first weeks after birth, gives information about the development of the baby by measuring the weight gain. If the newborn baby's weight is low as a result of the measurements, the doctor will try to find the reason for the weight loss by discussing the following options with the family.
It can be seen that some babies do not gain weight or even weaken in the controls made for babies. This may be an indication that the newborn baby is not full or the breast milk is not enough.
Improper breastfeeding can also cause the newborn baby not to be satisfied. Proper breastfeeding is provided by the baby sucking not only the tip of the breast, but also most of the brown part called areola. Continuing to breastfeed with the baby's lower lip folded out is an indication of adequate and correct intake of the mother's breast. But if the baby is not being properly breastfed and is only holding the nipple in his mouth, he may be wasting his suckling. This may cause the baby not to be able to take milk properly and feed it.
The number of soiling the diapers of babies on a daily basis is also among the saturation criteria of newborns. Under normal conditions, depending on the feeding of babies during the day, it is necessary to change their diapers by soiling their diapers 6-8 times. If he urinates less than 6 times a day, dark colored, with a strong smell, the newborn baby is not satiated. In this case, the doctor should be contacted and reported without waiting for the doctor's control.
Babies whose stomach is not full do not want to leave their mother's breast easily. When put to bed to sleep, they often cry and become restless. If there are these and similar problems, it may be a sign that the newborn baby is not satisfied.
Babies communicate by crying and they cry for many reasons. One of the reasons for crying may be that they are not satiated. When newborn babies cry, they should be observed well and the possibility of not being satiated should be reviewed.
The fact that the breast milk accumulated in the mother's breast is not discharged and the feeling of fullness it creates is an indication that the baby is not getting enough milk. In such a case, support from a lactation specialist or pediatrician should be sought to regulate feeding.