10 TIPS TO INCREASE YOUR BREAST MILK NATURALLY
How to Establish, Maintain, or Increase Your Breast Milk Supply Naturally
1.Make Healthy Lifestyle Change
- You may not realize it, but some of the things you might be doing every day can affect your breast milk supply. Things that can interfere with your supply of breast milk include smoking, taking the combination birth control pill, stress, and fatigue.You may be able to increase your supply of breast milk naturally by making a few changes to your daily routine.
2. Don't stop Breasfeeding
- Your body makes breast milk based on the laws of supply and demand. Increase the demand, and you'll increase the supply. As long as your baby is latching on to your breast well, the more you breastfeed, the more you're telling your body that you need more breast milk.
In the first few weeks after your baby is born, you should be breastfeeding every two to three hours around the clock. If more than 3½ hours have passed since the start of the last feeding, you should wake your baby up to nurse.
Even if you have an older child who has been breastfeeding well for a while, by increasing the number and length of breastfeeding sessions, you should be able to boost your breast milk supply naturally.
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3.Use Breast Pump
- Breast compression is a technique that's used to help a baby take in more breast milk while breastfeeding. It's also a way to remove more breast milk from the breast when you're using a breast pump.You don't need to use breast compression if your child is breastfeeding well. However, if you have a sleepy baby or a newborn who's not a strong nurser, breast compression can keep your breast milk flowing and your baby drinking.
4.Breastfeed Longer at Each Feeding
- Your newborn should be breastfeeding for at least 10 minutes on each side. If he falls asleep, try to wake him up gently to continue nursing. The more time your baby spends at the breast, the more stimulation you're getting.
5.Don't Skip Feedings or Give Your Baby Formula
- Your body makes more breast milk
