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What is fore milk and hind milk? How much time to feed for healthy milk? My son now days take only one breast during night feeding And sleep.
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Fore milk refers to the milk at the beginning of breast feeding ,hind milk refers to the milk at the end of the breast feeding which has higher fat content than the milk at the beginning of that particular feeding The change from fire mil to hind milk is gradual.The foremilk is watery and has higher lactose and less fat than the milk stored in milk making cells higher up in the breast.. However fore milk helps to quench the baby's thirst and gives energy Signs that your baby experience foremilk and hind milk imbalance are 1)Crying and being irritable and restless after a feeding 2)Fussiness after feeding 3)Shirt feeding that last only 5 to 10 minutes
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usually after 10 to 15 min of the first milk, as breast empties the milk flow slows and gets richer releasing the sweet creamy milk. So give in one breast atleast fifteen minutes to give baby hind milk .
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There is no rule that says your baby must use both the breast at every feeding . After' the burping try to offer the second breast for feeding If your baby is hungry he will take the second breast ,if not offer that breast first for the next feeding .If your baby sleeps after feeding in one breast it means the child is satisfied with the intake ..Dont worry .Another important point is more milk is produced at night due to hormone Prolactin ,so make use of this to feed your baby in night
Hope you are satisfied with clarification for your question Iam sure this will answer many mothers who are having this doubt Good question by you !
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