Get some help if…
- Breastfeeding hurts
- Sore/cracked nipples
- Unable to get baby latched
- Baby has fewer diapers than the previous chart shows
- Baby falls asleep after nursing only a few minutes
- Baby sleeps for more than 4-5 hours once a day
- Your baby is not content between feedings, cries a lot
- Your baby is not gaining wt.
- Your baby is premature
- You or your baby have health conditions which make breastfeeding more difficult
- Your Dr. takes the baby off of breastfeeding for any reason
- Nursing just isn’t going well
| Then please call me right away!! 281-395-6652 |
COMMON CAUSES OF DECREASED MILK SUPPLY
- Skipped pumping/nursing sessions-less than 8 times a day
- Long stretches more than 5-6 hours between pumping/breastfeeding
- Incomplete pumping sessions less than 10 minutes per session
- Use of a poor quality breast pump-not a hospital grade
- Fatigue/stress/illness
- Maternal weight loss greater than one pound per week
- Returning to work
- Use of birth control pills
- Formula supplementation
TIPS FOR INCREASING YOUR MILK SUPPLY
- Hold your baby skin to skin
- Breastfeed/pump at least 8-10 times/day
- Get more rest, go back to bed with your baby for 24 – 48 hrs
- Drink plenty of water/juice and eat well
- Seek to minimize stress
- Fenugreek an herbal medication has been shown to help to increase milk supply
- Contact your lactation consultant if not producing at least 500 ml(16 oz) per day by the
end of the second week
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