As a new breastfeeding mom, I really could not tell how much my baby was eating. I was second guessing and doubting myself the whole time. But the things that helped me through it and gave me confidence was support of friends and family and knowledge.
Those first days, I knew my milk hadn’t come in. But I knew not to worry because I was making colostrum, which is super packed nutrition for baby. Quality, not quantity.
One info-graphic I had seen helped me a lot. The size of the newborn baby’s stomach.It is SO small. He didn’t need that much volume to get filled up. Remembering this gave me confidence that my baby was getting enough.
How big is a newborn’s stomach?
No comments:
Post a Comment