Produksi Air Susu Ibu Menyusui di Desa Dalu 10 Kecamatan Tanjung Morawa

Abstract

Breast milk is the best food that meets all the growth and development needs of babies until the age of 6 months. There are problems in the breastfeeding process experienced by a mother, one of which is less milk production. The problem of breast milk that does not come out on the first day of a baby's life should be anticipated since pregnancy through lactation counseling. This descriptive study involved 30 breastfeeding mothers in Dalu 10 Village, Tanjung Morawa District, carried out retrospectively to determine breast milk production during pregnancy and lactation. Data on the timing of breast milk production during pregnancy and the adequacy of breast milk during breastfeeding were obtained using a questionnaire. The results showed that breast milk had begun to be formed since pregnancy in most mothers (56.6%). There were 2 mothers (6.7%) whose breast milk was not secreted immediately after delivery. In the 1st week of breastfeeding, only 21 mothers (70%) had a lot of/enough milk production, while after the 1st week of breastfeeding the number of mothers whose milk production was large/enough fell to 17 (56.7%), and after 1 month of breastfeeding only 7 mothers (23.3%) had a lot/sufficient milk production, most of the others (76.7%) had less/no breast milk. Only a small proportion of mothers consume milk and a balanced menu during pregnancy and lactation, as well as breast-feeding supplements are only consumed by 30% of mothers. Health workers must remind pregnant and lactating women to always consume a balanced healthy menu during pregnancy and lactation. Further research needs to be done to identify the factors that influence the production of breast milk, especially related to the physical and psychological conditions of the mother during pregnancy and breastfeeding