As a new mother, maybe we don’t understand anything, but in our daily interactions with babies, we can learn how to read some of the baby’s body language. Maybe we think that the baby can’t speak, but in fact, the baby can convey his needs to the mother in his own language. As the baby’s caregiver, if the mother can understand the baby’s language, it can promote emotional communication between parents and children.
When the baby is just born, it is generally recommended to breastfeed the baby on demand. The mother does not have to worry about the baby eating too much or not enough. She only needs to feed the baby immediately when the baby needs milk. The mother can also feed the baby when she feels the milk is engorged. The number and time intervals of breastfeeding are not limited. This allows the mother to produce a steady stream of milk. When the baby is hungry, it will send a signal to the mother that he wants to breastfeed. The mother needs to understand the signal from the baby that he wants to breastfeed, which is a sign that he is hungry.
1. The baby's eyes are staring at the mother's breasts
When the baby is hungry, the baby will make a very special sound. The baby's eyes will look for the mother's breasts, and the baby will turn its head in the direction of the mother's smell to look for the nipple.
2. More small movements
If the baby suddenly twists its head around, opens its mouth to look for a nipple, and can't wait to suck once it touches something, wants to eat fingers, toes, or licks its lips with its eyes closed, its eyes will wander randomly. When it opens, it will stare around, wave its small arms, tighten its body, open its small mouth and bite the mother's arms and shoulders, etc. These are all signals that the baby wants to feed.
3. Crying
The baby will cry when he is hungry. The mother must soothe the baby and coax the baby before breastfeeding. The mother must control the baby's breastfeeding time to see if the baby's crying is because of hunger.
In daily care, mothers should breastfeed immediately once they notice these signals from their babies. This will be of great help to the babies in forming good sucking habits.
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