Enquiry about Mother's Milk

[kellyst]

have to attest to the chinese papaya and fish soup. works like a charm, and true for all my friends too. BUT breastfeeding more along with taking the soup is definitely the way to go for better supply.

 

[momof5boys]

Teas

Hi,

As far as I know, there is not a local place to purchase Breastea. The shipping is rather high. You might email them and see if they offer a cheaper shipping rate.

Hope this helps.

 

[Sheila]

About increasing milk supply - there's ots of talk here about milk tea, fenugreek and fish and papaya soup. All of these might be of some use but ONLY if you breastfeed more frequently and/or pump milk.

The way the breast works - the more milk is removed from the breast, the more milk your body will make.

Not much else has a lot of effect.

I think a lot of mothers may be concerned that they don't have enough milk because the breasts feel soft and it doesn't seem like there is anything in there.

In fact the natural state for a lactating breast is SOFT. This is because the body adjusts to make just enough milk for your baby.

So if you have any concerns about milk supply think:
a) is baby putting on enough weight?
b) are you getting lots of wet nappies and poos.

If the answer to these questions is YES - then you do have enough milk. You don't need to produce MORE than enough. Unless you are trying to store some extra milk. If you still have concerns about milk supply please feel free to contact La Leche League to talk through scientifically proven ways of increasing milk supply. Tel: 2817 7475 or 2548 7636

Best wishes

Maggie