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Breastfeeding in the first few days, weeks, and possibly months is 'fired' by prolactin, the milk-making hormone. It's this, together with the removal of milk by the baby, that stimulates your body to make milk. Most women find their breasts sometimes feel 'full' between feeds.
The prolactin levels gradually fall in the first six months after your baby's birth, and milk is made more directly in response to how often and how much your baby eats. In fact, studies have shown that prolactin levels are back to pre-pregnancy levels by the time your baby is six months old, yet it is perfectly possible to supply all the milk your baby needs, simply by feeding him. However, your breasts won't feel full, because the milk is being made more efficiently and more responsively, according to your baby's needs. You're not storing lots of 'extra' milk between feeds now that your body is relying on your baby's stimulus, rather than your hormones, to make milk.
Sometimes mothers worry, thinking that feeling less full means they don't have enough milk. You may feel even more anxious if your baby starts to shorten his feeds to just a few minutes, which many infants do as they get older. When this happens, putting your baby on the breast again may make him cry -- but not because there's no milk there. He's just finished, and you and he are working so well together he gets what he needs in a shorter time.
Breastfeeding gets easier as your baby grows and you gain more confidence as your baby feeds better. He may be nursing for lesser number of feeds and for a shorter duration than before. You may have to adjust the manner in which you hold your baby in your lap during a feed as he grows bigger. Now that he has mastered breastfeeding he may get distracted easily and may want to communicate with you by cooing or caressing your face.
Your breast milk is perfect for your baby and remains a nourishing, comforting, health-giving food and drink for however long you continue.
Breastfeeding in the first few days, weeks, and possibly months is 'fired' by prolactin, the milk-making hormone. It's this, together with the removal of milk by the baby, that stimulates your body to make milk. Most women find their breasts sometimes feel 'full' between feeds.
The prolactin levels gradually fall in the first six months after your baby's birth, and milk is made more directly in response to how often and how much your baby eats. In fact, studies have shown that prolactin levels are back to pre-pregnancy levels by the time your baby is six months old, yet it is perfectly possible to supply all the milk your baby needs, simply by feeding him. However, your breasts won't feel full, because the milk is being made more efficiently and more responsively, according to your baby's needs. You're not storing lots of 'extra' milk between feeds now that your body is relying on your baby's stimulus, rather than your hormones, to make milk.
Sometimes mothers worry, thinking that feeling less full means they don't have enough milk. You may feel even more anxious if your baby starts to shorten his feeds to just a few minutes, which many infants do as they get older. When this happens, putting your baby on the breast again may make him cry -- but not because there's no milk there. He's just finished, and you and he are working so well together he gets what he needs in a shorter time.
Breastfeeding gets easier as your baby grows and you gain more confidence as your baby feeds better. He may be nursing for lesser number of feeds and for a shorter duration than before. You may have to adjust the manner in which you hold your baby in your lap during a feed as he grows bigger. Now that he has mastered breastfeeding he may get distracted easily and may want to communicate with you by cooing or caressing your face.
Your breast milk is perfect for your baby and remains a nourishing, comforting, health-giving food and drink for however long you continue.
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