As a woman, gave birth to a baby is a happy event. With a baby, the more a woman's life was complete. However, be accompanied by responsibilities as a mother that is caring for and raising the baby, one of which is to provide adequate nutrition. For newborns, breast milk is complete nutrition for merpajkan intake and nutritional adequacy of the baby. But what would happen if the milk that is available is inadequate. Do you belong to one mother who began to feel that your milk production is less? Do you feel that your milk is not adequate to meet the needs of your baby? One of the reasons for low milk production mengsps / bit is made possible due to lack of stimulation. You can follow the tips given below to increase milk production. May be useful!
How to Increase breast milk supply:
- One of the best ways to increase milk production is more frequent nursing or pumping way. You have to start feeding your baby about 1 ½ to 2 hours in a day and every 3 hours at night. And time must be calculated from the initial give one nursing session until the next feeding time. Every time you feel that you can not give you milk, then one trick is to pump it.
- If you feel that your milk supply really low, then you can stimulate it with your baby more frequent nursing. You can also do the pumping for several minutes, after the baby stops nursing.
- Let the baby get milk from both breasts at each feeding. This will help stimulate the supply of breast milk and therefore produced more.
- Be sure to let your baby breastfeed on each side of your breast until he was let go by themselves or the baby asleep.
- If your baby can not breastfeed / breastfed directly over your breasts, it is advisable to use an electric pump for double pumping. Each pumping session lasts 10-15 minutes. This will help in increasing the levels of the hormone prolactin in the body, which stimulates milk production.
- Almost all babies have a habit of sucking. Should not give pacifiers, but give your nipple to the baby. This will assist in stimulating breast and thus, increase milk production.
- Avoid giving your baby solid food supplements such as, water, juice and infant formula. This supplement will reduce nursing time and in turn reduces the stimulation to your breasts.
- Food items rich in protein and calcium are good for milk production. Therefore consume these foods as much as you can.
- Make sure the body gets enough water, so you do not feel thirsty. However, excessive fluid intake is also not good.
- Do not feel stressed and totally relaxed while nursing. This will help in increasing milk supply.
- Be sure to massage your breasts every day, this will help stimulate milk production.
- Finally, if the above tips do not seem to give results, it is time for you to visit the doctor.
