Nobody said nursing would be easy, but what if you’re feeling downright sick? We’ve got some expert advice on this rarely-talked-about symptom. breastfeeding nausea
You’ve finally mastered how to get your baby to latch and how to hold her steady while she feeds and you barely fumble now when you undo. You think you’re finally getting the hang of things, but you can’t figure out why breastfeeding is making you feel so, well, barfy.
“It’s not a common symptom, but some women experience nausea with the letdown reflex,” says Susan Guest, a lactation consultant and clinical nurse specialist with the Women’s and Infants’ Health Program at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. “It’s related to the release of the hormone oxytocin, which also stimulates the gut to get gastric secretions going and has the potential to cause nausea,” she explains.and may forget to drink enough liquids or skip meals.
Experts at Motherisk say that cold drinks, ice chips and Popsicles can reduce the metallic taste in your mouth associated with nausea. Drinking fluids separately from your meals is also key. According to Motherisk, nauseous moms should wait 20 to 30 minutes after a small snack before sipping water, tea or juice to reduce feelings of fullness, which can increase gas, bloating, acid reflux and nausea.
It might take a bit of trial and error to figure out when to eat to soothe your stomach. Some women prefer eating before they breastfeed, while others find it better if they eat afterwards, says Guest. “You may even want to nibble on a piece of bread or a cracker while baby feeds,” she says. “That can often help.”
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