Crisis of the three months of the infant. Causes and solutions
The misnamed 'Crisis of the three months of the infant' responds to an evolutionary moment of the baby before shorter shots, the perception that it is easily distracted when it is in the breast, that it does not breast so frequently or that he puts his little hand in his mouth, which is usually mist
The misnamed 'Crisis of the three months of the infant' responds to an evolutionary moment of the baby before shorter shots, the perception that it is easily distracted when it is in the breast, that it does not breast so frequently or that he puts his little hand in his mouth, which is usually mistakenly attributed to hunger.
Symptoms of the 3-month infant crisis
These behaviors can cause a lot of discomfort in the mother who-once breastfeeding was established exclusively-was already beginning to relax and trust more in herself and, therefore, in her own nature. Having been denominated as a crisis and not as buds or growth rhythms -which might be the most correct- this concept confers a very negative connotation to this moment, which can be very harmful for the future of breastfeeding.
Unfortunately, the new behavior of the baby is often mistakenly related to the fact that the mother does not have enough milk. But, we must remember a maxim in breastfeeding that is based on the production of milk is totally related to suction.
For this reason, the ideal is that mothers are warned that this time can be unsettling, so it is interesting to know what are the symptoms:
1- The baby is restless, breaks the rhythm of the shots and of the schedules. Ya 2- He no longer asks for breast so often, something that can be interpreted in different ways: he is not hungry, he does not want to eat or he rejects the breast.
3- Now the little one now takes shots of a few minutes in front of the long sessions at the beginning.
4- The baby is distracted by anything, even when he is sucking, he can repeat gestures or movements that are curious.
5- Mom shows soft breasts, which she attributes to insufficient milk production.
6- The baby gets less fat, which can reinforce the feeling that he is going hungry.
7- It decreases the frequency of the baby's stools. What can be interpreted as a sign of insufficient intake.
These readjustments are an indication that a baby at three months
follows a pattern of evolutionary growth que, which responds to the fact that being bigger has become an expert in the art of sucking so they go faster; They begin to be more curious reason why they are more easily distracted. What to do in the face of the 3-month infant crisisThe solution is, once again, to turn a deaf ear to the 'lactation experts' materialized in relatives, friends and neighbors and to go to health personnel with specific training in breastfeeding and breastfeeding. / or to breastfeeding support groups, in which other experienced mothers can give first-hand and informed advice.
So, the solution is to relax, trust in one and, above all, continue to offer the baby breast. And in a few days, the routines will be reestablished because each mother has enough milk and the ability to make all that the child needs in each of its stages of growth.
Susana Torres.
Collaborator of Guiainfantil.com and lactation consultant
