You can also try to pump and separate your foremilk
from your hindmilk.
Premature babies and babies who are born with certain health issues can benefit
from hindmilk.
Not exact matches
She stopped nursing on the second side when we realized that she was getting a
hindmilk / foremilk imbalance and it was affecting her digestion, so we just nursed
from one side.
If your baby drains both breasts each time she breastfeeds, she will get both foremilk and
hindmilk from both breasts.
When you nurse
from only one side, your baby will get foremilk at the beginning of the feeding and continue on that same side to get the high - calorie, filling
hindmilk at the end of the feeding.
The milk leftover
from the previous feeding mixes with the watery foremilk, so your baby fills up before the fatty
hindmilk comes in.
(Green poop can be caused by anything
from your eating lots of spinach to having a foremilk -
hindmilk imbalance to the baby's having some kind of little cold or virus.
One way that you can try to make sure that your baby gets both the foremilk and
hindmilk is to feed
from only one breast per feeding.
If you produce a lot of foremilk or frequently switch
from the right breast to the left breast when you breastfeed, it can create an issue with your baby's digestion known as a foremilk /
hindmilk imbalance.
The breast milk that you collect when you pump immediately after breastfeeding on the breast or breasts that you nursed
from is
hindmilk.
Another issue that can prevent your baby
from getting enough
hindmilk is an overabundant milk supply.
If your baby shows signs of too much foremilk, you can try to breastfeed
from only one breast at each feeding to help your baby get more
hindmilk.
So the baby falls asleep while nursing
from a food coma (the same reason we all fall asleep after a big meal), but it's not fatty
hindmilk so it runs through their stomach quickly and they need to eat again in an hour.
He was very fussy because he was uncomfortable / gassy (I recognized the symptoms of
hindmilk / foremilk imbalance due to oversupply
from my first) and I decided to see if EC would help him.
Switching
from one breast to the other after only five minutes can exacerbate a foremilk -
hindmilk imbalance, according to Healthline.
We were on block feeding and we were told to watch baby's output (her poop) if it changes color
from green to yellow; which means there was no
hindmilk / foremilk imbalance.
Keep in mind that once your mature milk comes in, its content changes during the course of a single breastfeeding
from the somewhat watery foremilk to the creamier, fat - rich
hindmilk, which, like any good dessert, leaves your baby feeling content and sleepy.
Plus, as your baby breastfeeds, your breast milk changes
from foremilk to
hindmilk.
And the advice I got
from midwives and lactation consultants» websites was not tailored to me: to nurse
from both sides during a feeding, to use a breast - pump for the first half of a let - down so that I could toss that milk and give my baby more of the fat - rich
hindmilk he needed, and to nurse throughout the night.
Even more so, as a mom is breastfeeding her breastmilk changes
from foremilk, which is high in water and lactose, to
hindmilk, which is high in fat and calories — all according to her baby's needs, age, and health.