Taiwan actress Lin Chenxi recently posted photos of breastfeeding on her Facebook. Unlike other female stars’ breastfeeding photos, Lin Chenxi was in a running train carriage when she was breastfeeding. She said: "Breastfeeding is a healthy and natural thing, and it is also a happy thing. Wherever you go, feed it."
More and more mothers are aware of the importance of breastfeeding, but due to the lack of infrastructure, many mothers are still unable to have private breastfeeding space in public. Because it is impossible to feed wherever you go, many mothers can only leave their children at home when they go out and squeeze out breast milk in advance to keep it for their babies to use.
Milking is not only a skill that office mothers need to master during breastfeeding. In any case where it is inconvenient to feed directly, such as the mother or baby is sick and the mother is away, there are times when they need to milk.
Milking can not only relieve breast swelling and pain, but also drain the milk in time to ensure that the breast can secrete sufficient milk.
How to choose a breast pump
Manual milking is more difficult. There are many styles of breast pumps on the market now. It is recommended that mothers can milk through breast pumps.
manual breast pump is lightweight, not restricted by the place, has no voice, saves money, but is laborious.
electric breast pump is efficient and can save time, but it is relatively expensive, and is more suitable for office workers who insist on breastfeeding.
The most suitable time for breastfeeding is about 1 hour after breastfeeding. Office mothers usually suck milk every 3 hours, 20-30 minutes each time.
How to save breast milk
The extruded breast milk should be packed with a sterilized sealed bottle or milk storage bag, and then the milking date is marked on the outside of the container so that it can be fed to the baby one after another according to the time. After the extruded breast milk is packaged, it should be immediately placed in the refrigerator or ice pack for refrigeration. The frozen milk should not be filled too much, and should not exceed three-quarters of the volume of the container. The thawed milk should not be frozen again.
Storage time for breast milk
refrigerator refrigerator (2-4℃) is 24 hours
freezer (—16℃) is 6 months
deep freezer (—18℃) is 12 months
breast milk How to thaw
frozen breast milk When it needs to be thawed, take it out of the freezer in advance and put it in the refrigerator or 37℃ warm water thaw. When heating the thawed breast milk, place the container containing the breast milk in hot water, and do not heat it in a microwave or boiling manner. Thawed breast milk can be stored in the refrigerator for 10 hours.
The frozen breast milk looks like cream and light-colored milk. Just shake it gently before feeding and it will be mixed back into the original milk.
Note: All accessories such as milk bottles, milk storage bags that touch the breast or milk should be thoroughly cleaned after each use and rinsed with clean hot water. Before each use, disinfect with boiling water or steam sterilization pot.
