However, if you link the hunger to crying (or getting upset), you should know that crying is perhaps the late
sign of a hungry baby.
There is no feeling so sad as being awoken at 3 in the morning, not by the
cries of a hungry baby, but instead by an alarm on your cell phone telling you that it's time, yet again, to hook your boobs up to a whizzing and whirring machine.
That may seem like a lot of pumping in a short period of time, but remember that you're mimicking the actions
of a hungry baby demanding more food.
However, while instinctive parenting behaviors may be hard - wired, they are also dependent upon stimuli from the environment, such as the
sound of a hungry baby's cry, to be triggered.
Their whispers, the cries of little children seeking lost parents and tired of walking, and the
wails of hungry babies replaced the evening songs of crickets and birds.
The first
sign of a hungry baby isn't crying; there are three stages of cues, known as early, active, and late (Kelly Mom).
We've all likely experienced hearing the
cry of a hungry baby or seeing baby bob his head for the bottle or breast when they're ready to feed.
There are many mothers who drink a lot of fluids, nurse and pump when they can, yet their supply does not seem to meet the demands
of their hungry baby.
In some women, the cry
of a hungry baby or other cues associated with an infant may stimulate milk letdown, suggesting a conditioning effect, whereby certain cues trigger the release of oxytocin.
Newborn babies nurse often and new mothers should be aware of the signs
of a hungry baby: the baby rooting around by moving his or her head and opening their mouth, the baby placing his or her fingers or hands in his or her mouth — these are all signs the baby might want to eat.
The 2 - Phase design simply means that to stimulate let down (when your milk begins to flow) you begin pumping with the shorter side of the pump's handle which creates a faster sucking cycle, similar to
that of a hungry baby.