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How To Increase Quality And Quantity Of Breast Feed?
Question: Hi Doctor,
my son's date of birth is 23rd Jan'14. He is just 3 months old.
his weight was 5.4 Kgs 10 days back and now is 5.1Kgs. both the weights were taken from different scales, doctors and locations.
the new doctor says its Ok considering the error in scales.
he was on bottle feeding for 1 month (till 15 days back) and now on mother feeding. His Mother is worrying that the current milk supply might not be enough due to which baby's weight is reducing.
she is feeding him for 15 mins for every 2hrs.
mother is eating half a litre milk a day with wheat bread along with regular south indian meal options.
pls suggest healthy options (we are eggarians) to increase milk supply and techniques to know if mother's milk supply is Ok / Not Ok.
Brief Answer:
Relax output will improve
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
Relax. There is no need to panic.
1.
You had mentioned that your baby was treated for pneumonia and now that he is well and taking breast feed for atleast 15 min every 2 hours.
This frequency is definitely good.
2.
To judge if the breast milk is adequate for your baby , we pediatricians generally advice parents to look at increase in weight, urine output atleast 6 to 8 times a day, sleeping in between feeds, remaining active and playful.
As your wife has restarted breast feeding again for the past few days after change from bottle, her milk quality and quantity will increase only WITH REGULAR SUCKING AT BREAST BY BABY. SUCKING RRFLEX IS THE BEST WAY TO INCREASE MILK OUTPUT.
Why don't you check your baby,s weight again in a week . It will definitely increase .
3.
To increase quality and quantity of breast feeds I would suggest
a) constant breast feeding every 2 hours for atleast 15 min.
b) One litre of milk and 3 litres of liquids everyday for the mother.
c) feeding in relaxed dark atmosphere.
d) If nothing works perinorm tablets can be given three times a day but under medical supervision for a few days only.
Wishing your baby good health
Regards
Dr Arun
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
hi doctor,
does the mother can eat fruits ? if yes pls confirm which fruits she can consume ?
are there any fruits those helps in increasing milk supply ?
regards XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
all fruits
Detailed Answer:
She can eat all seasonal fruits.
No restrictions.
All of them will increase milk output if consumed with plenty of water
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
will the consumption make an impact on baby ? as earlier he was hospitalized due pneumatic changes or high cold (lung infection) ?
Brief Answer:
no impact on baby
Detailed Answer:
Fruits are no way related to lung infection.
Don't worry.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
hi doctor,
how long should my wife use perinorm tablets ?
the gynecologist my wife used to consult in VIJAYAWADA also suggested using the same after a followup visit after pregnancy.
now we are not VIJAYAWADA. pls advise.
is it OK to do partial bottle feeding after mother feeding if milk is not sufficient ?
Regards
XXXX
Brief Answer:
Perinorm
Detailed Answer:
1. You can try perinorm for Upto 5 days.
2. Additional feeding is ok. But try paladai instead of bottle feeding if possible.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
sir, what is papa dai ??
my wife is currently using vomistop. since 10days can I ask her to stop and use perinorm ???
Brief Answer:
perinorm is better
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back.
Change to perinorm , that's better.
Paladai is a spoon with a spout used traditionally in India . Search Google for the image, you will know .
It is available all over India but in different local names.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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