What is a lactation aid?
A lactation aid consists of a container for the supplement-usually a feeding bottle with an enlarged nipple hole-and a long, thin tube leading from this container. Manufactured lactation aids are also available and are easier to use in some situations, but not necessarily. Manufactured lactation aids are particularly useful when the need for a lactation aid arises in an older baby, when a mother needs to supplement twins, when the need for a lactation aid will be long term, or whenever difficulty arises using the improvised lactation aid. Though the manufactured lactation aid is not inexpensive, the cost is about equal to two weeks of the usual milk-based formula. Please Note: Using a tube with a syringe, with or without a plunger, instead of the setup mentioned above, seems unnecessarily complicated and adds nothing to the effectiveness of the technique. On the contrary, it is more cumbersome. Using the Lactation Aid (Improvised). ((Use should be shown by a person experienced in helpi
