What are the benefits of washing your face with milk?

Sometimes breastfeeding women have too much milk. In this case, the breast milk has a wide range of uses. We can use breast milk to wash our face, and washing your face with breast milk has certain benefits, but many people don’t know its specific benefits. There are also many taboos for breastfeeding women. So what are the benefits of washing your face with breast milk?

Some mothers like to wash their newborns' faces with their own breast milk after feeding them, believing that washing their newborns' faces frequently with breast milk can make their newborns' skin white and tender. In fact, this practice is harmful rather than beneficial to newborns.

Because breast milk is rich in protein, fat and sugar, these nutrients are also a good culture medium for bacterial growth and reproduction, providing conditions for bacterial growth. Moreover, the skin of newborns is delicate, rich in blood vessels, and has a thin stratum corneum and strong permeability, which creates favorable conditions for bacteria to enter the body through the pores, thus easily causing folliculitis and even purulent infection of the skin around the hair follicles. If not treated in time, sepsis and systemic infection may occur, which is very dangerous.

In addition, after washing your face with milk, a tight film may form on the skin, which restricts the movement of facial muscles and is extremely uncomfortable. Besides, washing your face with breast milk will not make your skin white and tender. Remember, never wash your face with breast milk.

Breastfeed for at least 6 months. Before 6 months, breast milk is undoubtedly the best source of nutrition for babies. Mothers should breastfeed for at least 6 months. After 6 months, you can gradually add complementary foods depending on the baby's development.

At the same time, arrange weaning time according to feeding method. If the baby is exclusively breastfed, it is recommended to wean the baby at around 8 months, because the baby will not get enough nutrition if he only drinks breast milk at this time. If the mother breastfeeds and adds complementary foods at the same time, and the baby is developing well, the weaning time can be appropriately postponed.

In addition, mothers should also pay attention to breastfeeding taboos

1. Avoid discarding colostrum. Colostrum is the breast milk produced by a new mother within seven days after giving birth. It is rich in nutrients and can enhance the baby's immunity.

2. Avoid feeding before breastfeeding. Prudentia feeding occurs when a baby is given sugar water or formula before the mother gives the baby breast milk. This practice will cause the baby to dislike milk and refuse to drink the mother's milk. Once the baby is unwilling to drink breast milk and the mother has sufficient milk, it is easy for the mother to suffer from diseases such as breast engorgement and mastitis.

3. Avoid giving up breastfeeding easily. If the baby is unwell or has been separated from the mother for a long time, he or she may refuse breastfeeding. But at this time, the mother must be patient and insist on feeding.

4. Avoid breastfeeding for too long. The feeding time is controlled at about 20 minutes, about 10 minutes on each side.

5. Avoid breastfeeding when you are angry. When a mother is angry, harmful substances will be produced in her body. These harmful substances enter the baby's body through breast milk and affect the baby's normal development.