How Can I Increase My Breast Milk Supply?
Breast-feeding a newborn offers many health benefits for the baby, but it can be a frustrating process for the mother. Newborns eat every two hours, so it can exhaust a mother to feed so often. Other problems with breast-feeding include the baby not being able to latch on to the breast and pain for the mother. Some women have problems producing enough milk for their babies, but several techniques help women increase their milk supply. Verify that the baby is actually getting milk to come out when he is feeding by looking for milk on the breast, around the baby’s mouth or in the baby’s saliva. If milk isn’t flowing out, then it becomes stagnant in the breast and keeps new milk from producing. Breast-feed at least every two hours. When a baby consumes breast milk, more milk is produced. If milk isn’t expressed or consumed, more milk is not produced. Breast-feed from both breasts. Switch sides if the baby loses interest or falls asleep. Each breast should be fed from at least twice per fe
