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When your baby is hungry, they will show signs of nuzzling, hand-sucking, or mouthing which is opening their mouth and turning their head. These signs can happen when their eyes are closed or open. These early signs are useful when you and baby are learning to feed. Try to feed your baby as often as they show signs they are hungry.

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And you can move her from one to the other. It makes it easier when she's in that position to be able to move her rather than her lying down.

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Put that into her mouth now. She'll be keen to have that.

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Tip it up; tip it up so that the teat is full with milk at all times.

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Crying may be the last sign your baby is hungry. Try to feed your baby before they start crying.

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It's easier to feed when they are not upset and crying.

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You will soon recognise when your baby's hungry. It does help to keep your baby close to you, including sleeping in the same room at night. This means you won't miss the early signs your baby is hungry. It will also help your baby to feel safe and secure and help you bond with each other.

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Key messages in other languages

Ina hiakai ana tō pēpi, ka whakapiri, ka ngote ringa, te huaki i tōna waha me te huri i tōna māhunga.  Ka puta ēnei tohu ahakoa huaki, kati rānei ōna karu.

Ko ēnei tohu tōmua e hiakai ana tō pēpi he pai i te mea he ako i a kōrua ko tō pēpi ki te kai.  Kia kaha tonu ki te whāngai i tō pēpi ina whakaputaina e ia ēnei tohu kei te hiakai ia.

Ko te tangihanga a tō pēpi te tohu whakamutunga pea e hiakai ana ia.  Me whāngai i mua i te tangihanga.  He māmā ake te whakanoho me te ngote a tō pēpi i tō ū mēnā kei te rata ia me te kore tangi.

Mā te noho tata mai o tō pēpi, me te moe anō i roto i te rūma kotahi i te pō (kaua i roto i tō moenga), ka āwhina kia kore ai e mahue i a koe ngā tohu e hiakai ana tō pēpi.  Ka āwhina tēnei kia rongo ai tō pēpi i te awhi me te manaaki me te tipu o te here i waenga i a kōrua. 

Ka hoge e muke haau, to kitia ai e tau fakamailoga tuga mo e fia hogihogi, kai e lima, poke hafagi e gutu mo e fuluhi fano e ulu.  To kitia foki e tau mahani nei pete he mohe poke ala haana a tau mata.

Mua e aoga he tau fakamailoga foou nei he tau magaaho ka fakamahani ai a mua ke fagai.  Lali ke fagai tumau e muke he tau magaaho ka mailoga kua hoge tuai.

Ka tagi, ko e fakamailoga fakahiku a ia kua hoge tuai e muke.  Lali ke fagai, to kamata e muke haau ke tagi.  Mukamuka ke fagai ka e nakai la tagi ita mo e kono ai.

Ka toka fakatata mau e muke haau kia a koe, poke mohe mo koe ke he poko haau he po (kae nakai ke he mohega haau), to mukamuka ia koe ke logona e tau fakamailoga he magaaho ka hoge ai e muke haau.  To logona ai he muke e mafanatia mo e fiafia ti mouai ai foki e mua e matutakaiga he taha ke he taha.

A fia‘ai lau pepe, o le a latou fa‘ailoa mai ni fa‘ailoga e pei o le suasuaina o oe, susuina o le lima, po o le gutu (e fa‘amaga le gutu ma liuliu solo le ulu).  O nei fa‘ailo e ono faia pe a pupula mai pe moe‘i‘ini fo‘i.

O nei fa‘ailoga e aoga tele a o tau fa‘ata‘ita‘i le fa‘asusuina o pepe.  Taumafai e fafaga lau pepe i taimi uma lava e va‘aia ai nei fa‘ailo o le fia‘ai.

O le tagi a le pepe e ono avea lea ma fa‘ailo mulimuli ua fia‘ai lau pepe.  Taumafai e fafaga lau pepe ae le i amata ona tagi.  E faigofie ona fafagaina ae le o tagi ma lē maua se to‘a.

O le fa‘alatalata o lau pepe ia te oe, e aofia ai le lua momoe i le potu e tasi i le po (ae aua lava ne i lua momoe i lou moega), o le a fa‘amautinoa ai lou lē misia o fa‘ailo ua fia‘ai lau pepe.  O le a fesoasoani fo‘i lea i le fa‘ato‘afilemūina o lau pepe ma fa‘amalosia ai le lua pi‘itaga.  

Kāfai tau pepe e fiakai, e fakaali mai nā fakailoga kua gaoio, mimiti ma oloolo mālie nā laugutu, mimiti nā lima, (fakamaga te gutu ma liliu te ulu).  Ko nā fakailoga iēnei e fai kāfai e moe pe ala nā mata.

Ko nā fakailoga muamua e aogā kāfai koulua ma tau pepe e fakatau akoako uma ke fafaga.  Taumafai ke fafaga tau pepe i taimi uma lava e fakaali mai ai nā fakailoga kua fiakaia.

Ko te tagi ko te toe fakailoga mulimuli ia ko tau pepe e fiakaia.  Taumafai ke fafaga tau pepe ka ko hēki kamata oi tagi.  E faigofie oi fafaga kāfai e hē fakanoanoa pe tagi.

Tāofi fakatafapili mai tau pepe ki a te koe, fakatahi ai te momoe i te potu e fokotahi (kae hē ko te moega o koe), e fakamautinoa ai e hē mafai ke mihi e koe he fakailoga ko tau pepe kua fia kaia.  E fehoahoani foki ke maua e tau pepe te lagona haogālēmu ma te malupuipuia ma fehoahoani ke maua te hokotaga tafapili o te tahi ki te tahi.  

‘I he taimi ‘oku fiekaia ai ‘a ho‘o pēpee´, ‘e ‘asi atu ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga hangē ko e tua takai holo ‘a hono ngutu´, kaituhu pe fakamu‘omu‘angutu holo (fakaava hono ngutu´ pea tākalo takai holo hono fo‘i ‘ulu´).  ‘E lava ke ‘asi mai ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga ko eni´ ‘o tatau ai pē pe ‘oku kuikui pe ‘ā‘ā.

Ko e ngaahi mu‘aki faka‘ilonga ko eni ki he fiekaia ‘a ho‘o pēpee´ ‘oku mātu‘aki mahu‘inga ‘aupito ia ‘i he fuofua taimi ‘oku´ mo akoako ai mo ho‘o pēpee´ ki he fafanga´.  Feinga ke fafanga ma‘u pē ‘a ho‘o pēpee´ ‘i he taimi kotoa pē ‘oku ‘asi mai ai ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga ‘oku fiekaia´.

Ko e tangi´ ‘e ngali ko e toki faka‘ilonga fakamuimuitaha ia ki he fiekaia ‘a ho‘o pēpee´.  Feinga ke fafanga ‘a ho‘o pēpee´ kimu‘a he te‘eki ke tangi´.  ‘Oku faingofua ange ke fafanga ia he taimi ‘oku ‘ikai ke lotomamahi mo tangi ai´.

‘E tokoni ‘a hono tuku ke nofo ofi atu pē ‘a pēpē kiate koe´, ‘o kau ai mo ha‘a´ ne mohe pē ‘i he loki tatau ‘i he po‘uli´ (kae ‘ikai ‘aupito ‘i ho mohenga´), ki ho‘o fakapapau‘i ‘oku´ ke fakatokanga‘i ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga kuo taimi ke fafanga ai
ia´. ‘E tokoni eni ke ongo‘i malu mo hao ai ‘a ho‘o pēpee´ pea ‘e tokoni eni ki ho‘o´ mo vāofi´.

Me matepongi taau pepe, teia te au akairo tana ka akaari mai, ko te nekeneke koko‘anga (nuzzling) mai ia koe, ma te ngotengote maria i tona ngutu, ko te ngotengote i tona rima, me kore ra, i tona va‘a (na roto i te akatuera‘anga i tona va‘a e te uriuri‘anga i tona katu).  Ka tupu teia au akairo ua atu e kua piri tona mata, me kore ra, te puera ra.

Ko teia au akairo mua te ka kitea‘ia, e mea puapinga maata teia ia korua ko taau pepe e akamata ra i te apii i te kaikai.  E tauta koe i te angai putuputu i taau pepe i te au atianga ravarai me akaari mai aia i te au akairo e, kua matepongi aia.

Penei, ko te aue te akairo openga te ka akaari mai e, kua matepongi taau pepe.  E tauta koe i te angai i taau pepe i mua ake ka akamata ai aia i te aue.  E ngoie atu i te angai iaia me kare aia e manamanata ra e te aue ra.

Na te tuku vaitata i taau pepe ki toou pae, e pera katoa i te moe kapiti korua i te po ki roto i te pi‘a moe okotai (auraka ra e ko korua ki runga i toou ro‘i), e akapapu kia kite koe i te au akairo e, kua matepongi taau pepe.  Na teia katoa e tauturu i taau pepe kia noo ma te meitaki e te marū e ka riro katoa teia ei ravenga no korua i te atui kapiti atu anga tetai ki tetai.

当您的婴儿感到饥饿时,他们会表现出用鼻子拱蹭、吸手指或者翕动小嘴(张开嘴巴转动头部)的迹象。不管他们闭眼或睁眼,这些迹象都可能出现。

这些早期迹象在您和您的婴儿学习母乳喂养的时候非常有用。尽量在您的宝宝一有饥饿迹象显示时,就及时喂养。

啼哭可能是您的婴儿感到饥饿的最后信号。尽量在您的婴儿开始啼哭之前进行喂食。婴儿不哭不闹时,喂食会更容易。

婴儿要随时在您身边,包括晚上在同一个房间睡觉(不要睡在您床上),这样就能够确保您不会错过您的婴儿感到饥饿的迹象。这样还会有助于让您的婴儿有安全感,并促进母婴之间的亲密联系。

當您的寶寶肚子餓時,他們會表現出鼻子磨擦母體、吸手或張嘴(張開嘴巴並轉著頭) 的徵象。這些徵象在他們眼睛閉著或張開時都可能出現。

這些寶寶肚子餓的初期徵象在您與寶寶學習餵奶時很有幫助。試著在寶寶每一次表現出飢餓徵象時餵乳。

哭泣可能是寶寶肚子餓的最後一個表現。試著在寶寶開始哭之前餵食。在寶寶感到不舒服及哭泣之前哺乳會比較容易。

讓寶寶靠近您,包括晚上同睡在一個房間裡 (但不在您的床上),將有助於確保您掌握每一個寶寶肚子餓的徵象。這也有助於讓寶寶感到安全及安心,協助你們彼此建立親子關係。

아기가 배가 고프면 신호(입을 내민다거나 손가락을 빨거나 입을 벌리고 고개를 돌리는 것 등)를 보냅니다.  이러한 신호는 아기가 눈을 뜨고 있을 때나 감고 있을 때 나올 수 있습니다.

이러한 신호는 엄마와 아기가 수유 방법을 익힐 때 유용하게 쓸 수 있는 것입니다.  아기가 배가 고프다는 신호를 보낼 때마다 자주 젖을 먹이십시오.

아기가 운다는 것은 배고픔을 나타내는 마지막 신호일 수 있습니다.  울기 시작하기 전에 젖을 먹이려고 노력하십시오.  아기가 보챈다거나 울고 있지 않을 때 젖병을 물리는 편이 더 쉽습니다.

밤에 같은 방(엄마 침대에 같이 재워서는 절대 안 됨)에서 잠을 자는 등 항상 아기를 가까이 두면 젖을 먹고 싶다는 아기의 신호를 놓치지 않아 좋습니다.  아기가 안전함과 안정감을 느끼고 엄마와 아기 사이에 유대감이 생기는 이점도 따릅니다.

Key messages

When your baby is hungry, they will show signs of nuzzling, hand-sucking, or mouthing (opening their mouth and turning their head). These signs can happen when their eyes are closed or open.

These early signs are useful when you and baby are learning to feed.  Try to feed your baby as often as they show signs they are hungry.

Crying may be the last sign your baby is hungry. Try to feed your baby before they start crying. It’s easier to feed when they are not upset and crying.

Keeping your baby close to you, including sleeping in the same room at night (but never in your bed), will make sure you do not miss the signs your baby is hungry.  It will also help your baby to feel safe and secure and help you bond with each other.

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