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Not Producing Enough Breast Milk. How To Increase Supply?
hi i have a 6 week okd daughter..she was not katching well from the very beginning n hence i was having supply issues so i was prescribed perinorm now my daughter has completely stopped breastfeeding and im giving her pumped breast milk which doesn't satisfy her needs snd every time i have to top it with similac powder formula..she drinks 120 ml every 3 hours and i get 120 ml only once in the morning when i pump other than that u get 50-60 ml every time. hiw should i increase my supply??...ii dont pump for 6 hours at night as she sleeps through the night and i gave started exclusive pumping since last 6 days or so...and have noted some increase in supply but not much
Tue, 13 Aug 2013
Hi,
Thank you for your query.
Breast milk production is a demand and supply issue and the best production takes place when the infant is suckling. As your daughter has stopped breast feeding you cannot get more milk just by using a breast pump. Latching can be initiated under proper guidance from a health care provider which can increase the production of breast milk. Otherwise removal by the breast pump at regular interval is the only other alternative. Unfortunately medicines do not increase the production of breast milk substantially.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.
Wishing you and your daughter all the best.
Regards,
Rajiv K Khandelwal
http://goo.gl/SuCjl
Thank you for your query.
Breast milk production is a demand and supply issue and the best production takes place when the infant is suckling. As your daughter has stopped breast feeding you cannot get more milk just by using a breast pump. Latching can be initiated under proper guidance from a health care provider which can increase the production of breast milk. Otherwise removal by the breast pump at regular interval is the only other alternative. Unfortunately medicines do not increase the production of breast milk substantially.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.
Wishing you and your daughter all the best.
Regards,
Rajiv K Khandelwal
http://goo.gl/SuCjl
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