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Reasons of Breast Feeding Failure
More than any other factor, the success of breast feeding depends on how frequently the baby is allowed to suck. Most mothers agree that an infant should be put to the breast immediately after birth, even while the mother is still in the delivery room; and that the more often the baby nurses, the greater is the milk supply.
Sucking is so essential to stimulate the milk flow that if it decreases, it may cause a nursing failure. For example, sugar water given in hospital can ruin the baby’s appetite and make the baby too sleepy to suck vigorously.
The mother who is most successful at nursing is a happy, relaxed, calm individual who worries none at all about the housework. Who cares if the dirt is swept under the bed or if paper dishes are used temporarily? An over busy, impatient, or resentful mother allows her baby far too little time stimulate milk flow.All babies should, of course, be kept on a demand schedule and fed whenever hungry. Such infants will gain better, cry far less, allow both themselves and their parents to remain more relaxed, and soon set up a meal pattern of every three or four hours.
Nursing is also important for the sake of mother, so that the milk duct could be drained. A cracked nipple or inflammation, abscess, or infection are almost associated with an incompletely drained milk duct. When a baby is taken from the breast, however, the duct remains plugged, and a painful infection may persist for weeks. Read the rest of this entry »