Tips For Facilitating Mother's Breastfeeding Production, Husbands Must Provide Mental Support

Breastfeeding (between)

JAKARTA - Mother's Water (ASI) is the best super food for babies under the age of 6 months. Support from those closest to you is needed so that breast milk production is smooth, so that it can be given exclusively.

Tim Kokolih Laksasi Rumah Anak Dan Bunda Harapan Kita, Ns. Culany Martina Mangkuayu said there was a phenomenon of many mothers giving birth who wanted to give breast milk to their babies, but due to the lack of mental support from their partners and families, their milk production was difficult, so they finally gave formula milk.

"In the beginning of the delivery period, the most basic thing was that we were able to build. Even when we were pregnant we had to be able to believe that 'I am a mother who wants to give birth and will give breast milk. I have to be ready'. That this breast milk is a superfood earlier," he said, quoted from ANTARA, Wednesday, August 7th.

According to him, demotivation is one of the reasons why mothers find it difficult to produce breast milk, in addition to other issues such as problematic tornadoes. Sometimes when new mothers give birth, she feels that there is not much breast milk, so there is demotivation. In fact, he continued, in the concept of milk formation, the production does not have to be heavy on the first day of childbirth.

According to him, the most important thing is to build bonds with babies first, so that they can breastfeed optimally. He said that the amount of breast milk would increase according to the needs of the baby.

"For example, today babies need a lot of minerals, so breast milk meets that need. Maybe tomorrow he needs more protein and that's what the baby needs," said Cluny.

He assessed that in addition to support, patience and education are needed for the mother's family and environment in order to support the production of breast milk.

In the production of breast milk, he said, there are two hormones that help, one of which is oxytocin. In order for the production of oxytocin to run smoothly, said Culany, then the mother needs to be relaxed. For example, if the husband of the mother finds out that the mother is tired, then she can massage until relaxed, so that milk production runs smoothly.

On that occasion, he said with sufficient breast milk, babies can get enough sleep, not fussy, and cheerful. In the long term, breast milk makes the baby's weight increase according to the growth curve.