Breastfeeding crisis of 3 months in babies

During breastfeeding there may be small crises, moments in which the baby suddenly rejects the breast. In many cases, the mother, bewildered, comes to think that maybe her son is telling her that she no longer wants to breastfeed and take it as a start of weaning. But it's not like that. We explain

During breastfeeding there may be small crises, moments in which the baby suddenly rejects the breast. In many cases, the mother, bewildered, comes to think that maybe her son is telling her that she no longer wants to breastfeed and take it as a start of weaning. But it's not like that.

We explain what are the main characteristics of the three-month breastfeeding crisis, how to recognize it and what to do to continue breastfeeding.

Causes of the three-month breastfeeding crisis

At about three months, the milk ejection reflex is delayed. That is to say, that breast milk, expelled thanks to the action of the hormone oxytocin and the mammary gland, now does not leave so quickly.

Until then, the newborn obtained breast milk immediately just hooked on the breast, but now you have to wait longer. It is calculated that from the third month, the milk takes between a minute and a minute and a half to leave. This makes babies less patient to despair.

Signs of the three-month nursing crisis in the baby

This crisis poses the greatest risk of weaning the baby, since mothers can take it, in the wrong way, as a sign that they no longer have milk or that the baby does not love her anymore However, if you are patient and wait between two and three days, the crisis will pass and your child will return to breastfeed regularly.

These are the main signs that the baby is going through a breastfeeding crisis at three months:

- The baby gets very angry each time it is attached to the breast.

- Cries more and pulls the nipple insistently.

- The baby seems to always hungry.

- It irritates easily.

Explanatory video of the three-month breastfeeding crisis