Hands On Pumping to Maximize Milk Production
This video from Stanford Medicine is a great one to watch for any new mother, and especially mothers who are concerned about milk supply, have premature and/or supplemented infants or infants who must spend time in the NICU, and latch difficulties. When an infant is unable to breastfeed effectively, and his mother needs to stimulate the breasts and express milk with a breast pump, building and maintaining an adequate supply can be a challenge. This video demonstrates some way
Simple Relactation Plan
Lost your milk supply? Want to induce lactation? Faith McGinn, IBCLC, wrote a great plan for relactation on her website! http://faithmcginn.com/index.php?p=1_48_Sample-Relactation-Plan #increasingmilk #low #lowmilksupply #milkoutput #output #milksupply #pumping #supplementing #supply
Domperidone: What you need to know
Domperidone should be used as a last resort for mothers who have trouble making enough milk for their babies, after all other measures to increase supply have been attempted. Domperidone will not work unless the mother is moving her milk regularly and efficiently as necessary for good milk production, and will not make up for an inefficient or inadequate pump. That is why it is important to try all other mechanical milk production increasing measures before seeking out medica
How Much Expressed Milk Will My Baby Need?
Mothers often wonder how much milk their baby drinks, and this becomes a big question for mothers once they are ready to return to work, or even begin leaving baby at home with a caregiver occassionally. The research tells us that exclusively breastfed babies take in an average of 25 oz (750 mL) per day between the ages of 1 month and 6 months. Different babies take in different amounts of milk; a typical range of milk intakes is 19-30 oz per day (570-900 mL per day). So, it
Alternative Feeding Methods
If you need to supplement, you are having trouble getting a good latch because your baby thrusts their tongue forward, or the latch is painful because the infant cannot extend their tongue very far, or you're having trouble getting baby to take a bottle, there are some alternative methods for feeding baby besides a bottle that do not interfere with breastfeeding. In addition to pumping, hand milk expression is a great way to express more milk for supplementing with one of the