What are the foods that produce breast milk? Why do lactation experts and elderly people have completely different opinions?

There is a fetish that releases breasts, and that is the husband.

If I say that this magical thing does not exist at all, I will definitely attract attacks from the majority of female compatriots, and I will use various evidences to testify, such as drinking pig trotter soup and immediately producing breast milk. Well, after drinking crucian carp soup, breast milk will be released immediately, and after drinking rice wine, breast milk will be released immediately. In short, there are many test methods that can prove that there is a magical thing that can promote lactation.

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Regarding the relationship between lactation and food, it basically doesn’t matter. Because milk is not simply transformed from food, but recombined. To put it simply, eating chicken wings cannot grow a wing, and eating pig skin cannot grow good skin (this is another topic).

In any case, the most critical factor in whether you can produce milk is prolactin, and prolactin is very directly related to the baby's sucking and the mother's mood.

The following is based on the experiences of our two babies to reveal the truth for everyone.

The experience of my first baby. My wife had her first cesarean section. Because I was not mentally prepared, it took a day after the operation to get out of bed, and the wound was also very painful. Therefore, the whole person's mood is tense. In addition, the reaction during pregnancy is more severe, so the body is also relatively weak.

When looking at a newborn child, everyone’s first reaction is that they must not be hungry. In addition, the doctor said that drinking water is helpful to remove jaundice. So I tried to use a bottle for my child on the first day (note, don’t do this). As a result, the children did not cooperate in sucking.

Later, the child's jaundice refused to go away, so he was admitted to the neonatal ward. Although pig's trotter soup and fish soup are served every day, there is no milk production. By the time the child is half a year old, there is basically no milk. Then there is my battle against milk powder.

The experience of the second baby. My wife was fully mentally prepared. Although she still had a cesarean section, she already knew the general process, so she was still mentally relaxed.

After the cesarean section, I was not in a hurry to feed the child, but encouraged the child to suck. The first two days were really strenuous, and it took a long time for milk to come out. It gets better and better later on, you can see her swallowing movements, and the milk is getting more and more. No more making milk powder at night.

Many people say that you must eat food without salt to ensure milk supply. However, about three months after giving birth to the second child, my wife started eating with everyone, and her milk supply did not decrease and was still enough for the baby. It was only when he was one year old that he was given milk powder. Because he went out for a long time, he was weaned off. Of course, low salt is understandable, so as to avoid consuming a lot of water due to urination.

Compare and summarize the process of the two babies,

1. The baby’s initial sucking is very important, as it is the key to stimulating prolactin. Never be afraid of your baby being hungry. The water and nutrients stored in the baby's body are enough to sustain them for 2-3 days without eating.

2. The mother’s mood is really important. When the first baby was born, my wife was in a very bad mood. This directly affected lactation. By the time the second baby was born, she was completely relaxed and refreshed, and her milk was rising at any time.

3. As for the food, the food in our house was exactly the same twice. This comparative experiment is still meaningful. Of course, it is necessary to replenish enough water, because the main component of breast milk is still water. Adding more soup will help lactation. Of course, you must also ensure the intake of protein and fat, otherwise the breast shape will change.

It suddenly occurred to me that there is a magical creature that releases breasts, and that is the husband. You must adjust the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at home and give your wife a good mood. As for what to eat, that comes second.

There are different opinions about lactation accelerators and old people, because the elderly are based on the experience of breastfeeding from young to old reality; and lactation accelerators are also based on scientific nutritional ratios. In some places, The two are different! Pig's trotters, papaya, and tangerine are all good assistants for inducing lactation. Here we introduce several postpartum lactation recipes for new mothers:

1. Live crucian carp stew: One live crucian carp, clean it, add 5 grams of grass, put it all into a casserole, add water and bring to a boil, then simmer it over a slow fire. When the fish soup turns milky white, add 5 green onions and a little salt, continue to cook for 3 minutes before eating

< p> 2. Peanut stewed pig's trotters: 150 grams of raw peanut kernels, one pig's trotter (300~500 grams), wash and cut into pieces, add water to make soup, season with a little salt, drink the soup after boiling, and eat peanuts and pig's trotters together

3. Stew pig's trotters with Tongcao: 2 pig's trotters, 24 grams of Tongcao, stew together.

Remove the grass, eat pig's trotters and drink the soup

4. Astragalus and Angelica pig's trotters soup: 30 grams of raw astragalus, 9 grams of angelica, stewed pig's trotters. Eating pig's trotters and drinking soup is especially suitable for those with obvious weakness of Qi and blood

5. External treatment: If there is a lump in the breast, apply it locally with orange peel decoction in water. If the breast is swollen and painful, you can wash the breast with hot water and green onion soup.

Breast milk is the most ideal natural food for babies, so:

1. Try to choose natural delivery: The rate of cesarean section has been increasing in recent years, and mothers have little or no lactation after cesarean section. Breasts are more common. Most of the maternal milk production in the first three days after surgery cannot meet the nutritional needs of the newborn, causing the newborn's weight to drop quickly and rise slowly. In addition, after cesarean section, maternal breastfeeding is delayed and milk production is reduced, and often requires a variety of lactation measures to produce enough milk. Therefore, encouraging mothers to give birth naturally can increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding

2. Wet nurses need adequate nutrition: Under normal circumstances, wet nurses secrete about 800 ml of milk every day. Milk is rich in protein, lactic acid, fat, vitamins and minerals. Therefore, wet nurses need to consume enough protein (mainly animal protein), fat, various vitamins, etc. to meet the needs of the baby. Also pay attention to drinking more water and eating water-rich foods such as rice porridge, noodles, soup, etc.

3. The amount of breast milk secretion is closely related to mental factors, such as insomnia, overwork, anxiety, anger, pain, etc. Will reduce lotion secretion. Therefore, the mother should keep a comfortable mood, avoid depression, and pay attention to adequate rest.

Under normal circumstances, the mother's breast milk can meet the baby's supply. However, in real life, many mothers experience insufficient milk supply, which results in the inability to provide their babies with adequate nutrition and adversely affects their growth and development. So what should mothers do if they don’t have enough milk? How to release breast milk? Since the use of drugs to produce milk will lead to unhealthy babies, most mothers will use dietary therapy to produce milk.

There are many foods that have lactation-stimulating effects, including vegetables, fruits, beans, and cereals.

Peanuts: Peanuts are a relatively common food that can be used for spleen deficiency, regurgitation, edema, leucorrhea in women, anemia, various hemorrhages, dry cough, dry cough, postpartum lactation and other diseases.

Luffa: Luffa is a kind of Chinese medicinal material. It is sweet in taste and cold in nature. If there is inflammation of the breast, lumps during milking, or poor milk secretion, Chinese medicine will recommend placing loofah on the Stewing in broth can regulate breast qi and blood, promote lactation, appetize and reduce phlegm.

Wild rice: It is not only delicious and nutritious, but also contains carbohydrates, protein, vitamins B1, B2, vitamin C and various minerals. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wild rice is sweet and cold in nature, and has the effects of relieving heat and toxins, preventing polydipsia, promoting bowel movements and promoting lactation. Nowadays, wild rice and pig's trotters are often used to cook and eat together, which has a good lactation effect.

Peas: Also known as green adzuki beans, peas have a sweet and mild taste and are very rich in phosphorus, with about 400 mg of phosphorus per 100 grams. Peas are beneficial to urination, produce body fluids, relieve sores, stop diarrhea and relieve lactation. Boiled green peas can be eaten lightly or pea shoots mashed and squeezed into juice can help relieve breast problems.

Tofu: Tofu is good for qi and neutralization, promotes body fluids and moisturizes dryness, clears away heat and detoxifies. It is also a lactation food. Boil tofu, brown sugar, and rice wine in water to produce milk.

Soup: It is said that enough soup is good for breastfeeding. You can choose different lactation soups according to the mother's taste, such as peanut stewed pig's feet, crucian carp soup, yam stewed hen soup, clear stewed black chicken soup, fermented egg drop soup, etc. But mothers should be careful not to drink malted milk and other malt-containing drinks, as this will cause lactation.

Black sesame seeds: Black sesame seeds contain a variety of essential amino acids for the human body. With the participation of vitamin E and vitamin B1, they can accelerate the body’s metabolic function; the iron in black sesame seeds Vitamin E and vitamin E are important ingredients for preventing anemia, activating brain cells, and eliminating blood vessel cholesterol. When a mother is in good health, she will naturally be able to produce milk.

Lettuce: There are two types of lettuce: leaves and stems, both of which are rich in nutrients. Except for iron, the leaves are higher in other nutrients than the stems. Therefore, when eating lettuce, it is best not to discard the leaves

Luffa

Loofah is a Chinese medicinal material. If there is inflammation of the breast, lumps during lactation, or poor milk secretion, it is recommended to stew the loofah in broth, which can regulate breast qi and blood and promote lactation. effect.

Daylily: Daylily is very rich in nutrients, with 14.1 grams of protein per 100 grams of dry product, which is almost similar to animal meat. In addition, it also contains a large amount of vitamins B1, B2, etc.

Millet porridge

Rich in vitamin B, dietary fiber and iron. Millet can be cooked alone or combined with rice to have a good nutritional effect.

Fish

Rich in nutrients, delicious and high in protein. Braised crucian carp and carp are good lactation-inducing foods.

Sesame

Rich in protein, iron, calcium, phosphorus and other nutrients, it nourishes the body and is very suitable for the nutritional requirements of pregnant women.

Vegetables and fruits

They are rich in vitamin C and various minerals, which help digestion and excretion and increase appetite. But don’t eat too much or too cold

The confinement nurse recommends a few recipes for you, I hope it will be helpful to you:

Tofu and rice wine soup

< p> This soup has the functions of nourishing and activating blood, promoting lactation, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Women who eat regularly after childbirth can not only increase the secretion of milk, but also promote the recovery of the uterus, which is beneficial to the elimination of postpartum lochia.

Ingredients:

250 grams of tofu, 50 grams of brown sugar and fermented rice wine.

Production:

1. Cut the tofu into small domino pieces.

2. Put the pot on the fire, add appropriate amount of water to boil, put the tofu, brown sugar and fermented rice into the pot, cook for 15-20 minutes and then serve.

Features: The soup is sweet and the wine tastes fragrant.

Crucian carp stewed eggs

Crucian carp contains free amino acids, protein, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, calcium, sodium, iron, and phosphorus wait. It has the effects of replenishing vital energy, promoting diuresis and promoting lactation. It is a high-protein, low-fat food.

A dish made of crucian carp and eggs that nourish yin, moisturize dryness, nourish blood and relieve wind. It has the effects of producing sperm and nourishing blood, tonifying viscera, and promoting lactation. When consumed by women after childbirth, it can not only increase milk secretion, but also promote maternal recovery, which complement each other.

Ingredients: 2 crucian carp (about 500g), 1 egg, 5g shredded ginger, 6g refined salt, 15g vegetable oil.

Production:

1. Remove the scales, strontium and internal organs of the fresh crucian carp, wash them with clean water, and make a few oblique cuts on both sides of the fish body.

2. Put the pot on the fire, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, add crucian carp and 5 grams of refined salt, cook for about 1 minute, put the soup into a bowl, and wait.

3. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add 125 grams of water and 1 gram of refined salt, stir evenly, steam until solid, take out, then put the crucian carp on top, pour in the original fish soup, and sprinkle Drizzle the shredded ginger with vegetable oil, put it in a steamer, steam it over high heat for 5-10 minutes, then take it out and eat it.

Peanut Chicken Feet Soup

This soup contains protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, vitamin C, etc. It has the effects of nourishing blood, promoting lactation, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding, and strengthening muscles and bones. If consumed by women after childbirth, it can promote milk secretion, facilitate uterine recovery, promote lochia elimination, and prevent postpartum hemorrhage.

Ingredients:

10 chicken feet (about 200g), 50g peanuts, 5g rice wine, 3g each ginger slices and refined salt, 1g MSG, 10g chicken fat .

Preparation:

1. Cut off the tips of the chicken feet and wash them; soak the peanuts in warm water for half an hour, change to fresh water and wash them.

2. Put the pot on the fire, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, add chicken feet, peanuts, rice wine and ginger slices, Cover the pot, cook for 2 hours, add refined salt and MSG to adjust the taste, simmer for a while, drizzle with chicken oil, and serve.

Features: Light and delicious.

Guiqi mutton soup

Ingredients: 400 grams of mutton, 20 grams of angelica, 15 grams of astragalus, appropriate amounts of ginger slices, salt, cooking wine, and soy sauce.

Method: Wash the Angelica sinensis and cut into slices. Mutton

Suitable for: Angelica sinensis is warm in nature, has the effect of nourishing yin and blood, moistening the intestines and laxative. Mutton is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene and B vitamins. It is suitable for mothers with symptoms such as blood deficiency, less milk, and persistent lochia after childbirth.

Pig's trotter soup with milk

Ingredients: Wang 10 grams of Asparagus, 10 grams of Reed, 6 grams of female clove, 15 grams of Trichosanthes, 10 grams of Bombyx mori, 10 grams of Pangolin, and a pair of pig's trotters.

Method: Decoct the herbs in water 3 times, remove the residue and leave the juice each time, and cook the pig's trotters with the liquid until rotten. Drink the soup and eat

Pig's trotters, take it in divided meals.

Applicable: Wangbuliuxing has a sweet and bitter nature and taste, and it can promote blood circulation and open the lower pores; Pangolin has a salty and cold nature and is good at running around. Powdered, Trichosanthes is sweet and cold to promote fluid production, Bombyx morifolium is used to dissipate knots and unblock meridians, treat lactation problems and leaking heat, reduce swelling and lactation; Clove regulates qi and relieves pain; Pig's trotters fills essence and blood, and Yin-nourishing liquid fills breast milk. All flavors are combined, and the smell is fragrant. It is tonifying, not greasy and hinders the stomach, and is a commonly used dietary therapy for lactation. It is suitable for mothers whose breasts are not producing enough milk after childbirth, and their breasts are swollen, painful, lumpy, and tender when pressed.

Breast milk is the baby's golden food, so mothers must ensure that their milk is sufficient to meet the baby's supply. If there is insufficient milk supply, you can use the above dietary therapy methods to release milk.

Because it depends on why there is no milk. If it is because of insufficient nutrition, it is necessary to supplement chicken, duck and fish soup after two days of plain eating, so that the mother can have milk.

However, there is another situation where the mother has already produced milk in her body, but the mammary glands are blocked and blocked, so the baby cannot eat milk. In this case, you should eat something light, because the more greasy you eat, the more severe the blockage will be.

Hello, I have interviewed several gold medal confinement sisters. What they recommend more is diet adjustment + drinking more milk soup. If you want your mother to eat right and well, there are things to pay attention to. The more food the better, the fatter the better, otherwise it may lead to breast bloating, siltation, and extreme pain. The following are commonly used dietary therapy prescriptions for lactation, which have successfully helped many mothers to obtain lactation.

Soybean and pig's trotters soup

Stew fresh pig's trotters, add soybeans, peanuts, and kelp in a small casserole for at least 2 hours. Do not add salt. Then I gave my mother some soup. When drinking soup, don't drink a lot at one time, but sip it in small sips, no limit, no limit on the number of times, drink it as plain water.

Rooster and Bean Sprout Soup

Choose a rooster, add soybean sprouts and peanuts, and stew the soup in a casserole. After 2 hours, give the breastfeeding mother the soup, chicken and Soybean sprouts are very effective in stimulating the secretion of breast milk.

Yam bone soup selects the large bones from the front legs of pigs, and stews them with yams, peanuts, and soybeans. It not only has the effect of promoting lactation, but also replenishes qi and blood for the mother. Most mothers There will be a significant improvement in breast milk volume within a week, and the balance between supply and demand will basically be achieved.

In addition, it is important to ensure that the mother has sufficient milk and allows the baby to suck frequently. The principle of milk secretion is that when the baby sucks the nipple, it stimulates the prolactin and oxytocin in the mother's body, helping the body to secrete more milk.

If the mother does not have enough milk, I would suggest letting the baby "hang on milk". As the name suggests, it's like hanging the baby on your body, letting him suck frequently, without setting a fixed time. The baby is fed whenever he cries or is hungry, and the breast is emptied every time. If you feel that there is still milk that has not been drained, use a breast pump to express the remaining breast milk.

At this time, as a confinement nanny, I will guide the mother in the correct breastfeeding posture and teach her the methods and techniques of breastfeeding in various positions. In my opinion, the mother will be very tired physically and mentally at this time. When breastfeeding, she should choose a position where the mother feels comfortable and relaxed. Only in this way will breastfeeding be a wonderful time and a good opportunity for mother and baby to communicate, rather than gritting her teeth and insisting on it. painful moments. In addition, it is also important for mothers to have confidence in themselves. Only by believing that they can do it can they withstand all kinds of pressure and fatigue and survive this difficult time.

The doctor said that porridge can induce lactation and cause mastitis, so he told me not to eat porridge, not to drink stew, and to eat lighter. In fact, the most important thing is water, moisture. A few days before I gave birth, I drank porridge, millet porridge, and vegetable and beef porridge. When I come back, I have pork belly and rooster soup, boiled vegetables, no oil in the soup, and fermented eggs in the morning. The baby can't finish eating. After confinement, I ate stir-fried vegetables and rarely drank stew. I always drank vegetable soup at noon. I was 7 pounds at birth. I weighed 15 pounds in 4 months, and my growth is pretty good. I’ve basically gained two pounds every month, which is relatively even. I’ve been taking a shower at 8pm every day for two months, and I haven’t gotten sick, and I haven’t had any reaction to vaccinations.

We didn’t use anything to induce lactation at that time. When I gave birth to a child in 1980, I had enough food to have milk. My mother gave birth to seven children and brought them up without even having anything to eat. Times are different now. If possible, pig trotters, fish, and chicken can be used. Meat. Rice milk is a good milk for eating. I don’t want to say it anymore, we had no money to eat at that time, and we only paid 1 yuan for a day’s work. I can't afford eggs for a few cents each.

I think if you drink more soup and water with comprehensive nutrition, you will have breast milk normally. Think about the older generation when they gave birth, they wouldn’t have so much big fish and meat to eat, but most of them would have breast milk. Feed the child. Have a good attitude, drink plenty of soups and water, and don't need to take a lot of supplements. Unless your physical condition is very poor and you think you need a lot of supplements.

As a mother of two children and a national second-level public nutritionist for the age of six, I think this issue needs to be viewed dialectically. In general: In fact, as long as it is high in protein and nourishes qi and blood, it is conducive to lactation and promoting lactation.

The views of the elderly are of course more traditional, and there are also historical reasons. In the past, economic conditions were poor, and normal people were short of oil. After all, the composition of breast milk is about 30% fat, so if the previous If a mother is deficient in fat, her breast milk will definitely be insufficient in quantity and quality. Isn’t this a “shortage of raw materials”?

The lactation specialist’s statement must be more modern and scientific. However, I don’t recommend relying solely on faith. There are three reasons: The first factor: lactation accelerator:

The industry and profession of lactation accelerator are also mixed. After all, it is an emerging thing in recent years. In the spirit of our The Chinese are all swarming in everything they do, and there are a lot of copycat styles. There are also those who have not learned the real skills and dare to spend money to buy a certificate to get a high salary. Therefore, mothers need to develop their own sharp eyes to judge the lactation. Is the doctor’s statement dialectically reasonable? The second factor: Wet nurse (new mother):

There are too many individual differences between people. What works for you may not necessarily work for others; and vice versa. Of course.

For me, it doesn’t matter what I eat. As long as I sleep and get a good rest, my milk will gush out;

In addition, age is also a big factor, as is birth. When I was 32 years old when I was the eldest child, I could ejaculate milk more than one meter away from the right side when I was eating on the left side, which showed that the amount of milk was abundant; but when I was 40 when I gave birth to my second child, the amount of milk obviously dropped sharply, and the other side was just a trickle. A trickle of milk overflowed.

Therefore, new mothers still need to try and judge based on their own physique. Generally speaking, based on the basic principle that food should be diversified, you can try them all and observe which ones your body reacts best after eating, and then you can add more. The third factor: family relationship (elderly)

This factor is more humane. It is not a matter of truth and reasoning, but something to remind new mothers to consider the perspective of the problem.

When a new mother has a new baby, it is easy for a new mother to become overly excited and overly anxious about "I am the biological mother and I want to protect her." She is always worried that others will hurt the baby and it will be detrimental to the baby. Therefore, it is easy to reject the old views of grandma and grandma, or to contradict them (which is more rational), or to judge outright (which is outspoken), so many relationships between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law deteriorate during the confinement period. In fact, this is also very important for promoting lactation. On the downside, you must know that mood is also an important factor in promoting lactation!

After all, lactation nurses and confinement nurses are just professionals we hire to help us for a short time; while the elderly really love their grandchildren and (in many cases) want to stay with us and our children for a long time. family.

The two should work together. Mothers should properly coordinate the resources of the two, have a clear division of labor, maximize their strengths and avoid weaknesses, and avoid directly using the strengths of the lactation accelerator to "attack" the elderly's weaknesses and destroy the family. Atmosphere. Finally, mothers should have a firm belief that every mother is born as a cow. I wish every mother has sufficient breast milk and brings happiness to her baby! Professional nutritionists answer this question! To answer the question, you must know what it is and why it is so!

First of all, you have to know where milk comes from? Why is there no milk secretion before giving birth (and very few people will have milk secretion during pregnancy), but then there will be milk after giving birth?

Because there is a magical hormone——prolactin. Basically, this hormone has an effect on women's breasts and reproductive organs, and it will stimulate the breasts to secrete milk after giving birth to a baby. Then some male compatriots will also ask, do we boys have prolactin? There are some too! Strange, right? What's the use? You're not breastfeeding! But it will have an effect on men’s prostate and other organs. So how is milk formed and what is its nutritional value?

Nowadays, hospitals are vigorously promoting breastfeeding. Why? Nutritionally speaking, no formula can replace the nutrients of breast milk. Psychologically speaking, there is no substitute for sucking to make a baby feel safe.

Breast milk is produced from the glandular duct of the mammary gland, which is like a funnel, collecting the milk to the top, and then the breast milk can be drank into the baby's belly through the baby's sucking.

So breastfeeding is particularly important for babies! ! !

So, why do some mothers find that after giving birth, the milk is like drinking water from the open gate, and their children cannot drink it? Some mothers are very distressed, with little or no breast milk, and can only give their children formula milk. drink?

There are also many mothers and mothers-in-law who drink crucian carp soup today, stewed pig's trotters with soybeans tomorrow, and luffa and shrimp the day after tomorrow. They have no salt or taste. They hold their noses and drink them, but no milk comes out. Why?

As the old saying goes: A wise woman cannot make a meal without rice. If you want to have breast milk, you must first prepare all the raw materials for breast milk, and have adequate intake of fat, trace elements, protein, carbohydrates, water, etc., so drinking soup is useful, but it must be emphasized that you should not drink too much Fatty soup will clog the mammary gland ducts, which will be troublesome.

The second thing is to have a balanced diet.

Protein, fat, carbohydrates, trace elements, vitamins, and water should all be taken in adequately, so it is useless to just drink crucian carp soup and pig's trotters soup. You should also drink vegetables, fruits, grains, porridge, soy milk, etc.

The third and most important point is that as soon as the child is born, he should be brought to the mother's side and breastfed immediately so that the baby can suck. Be patient. The baby may not grasp the key at first. It doesn't matter. Take your time. If the baby doesn't get sucked, feed her milk powder as soon as she cries. It is necessary for the child to suck more, because this can stimulate the secretion of prolactin and produce more milk.

Of course, it is inevitable that there will be dissenters. I drank crucian carp soup or soybean and pig's trotters soup to get breast milk. Is this possible? Yes, why?

It’s very simple. Crucian carp, pig’s trotters, soybeans, etc. all contain hormones. Animal hormones or phytoestrogens can affect our body’s own hormone secretion levels, more or less, maybe. By accident, the secretion of prolactin was stimulated, and milk production started.

Above!

If you want to secrete more milk,

balanced nutrition is the prerequisite.

Let your child suck as often as possible.

Breastfed babies will be strong!