to store your breast milk for later. So pump your
breasts after and in-between a nursing session,
for at least 10 minutes, to boost your milk production.
Massaging your breasts is also helpful
to improve your low milk production.
7 get enough sleep and
stay relaxed
Studies show that mothers who are calm and relax
produce more milk than mothers who aren’t.
Loads of stress inhibits the creation of Prolactin
and Oxytocin – hormones that are responsible for
milk production. Hence, take enough sleep and
do whatever you can do to stay relax before and
during pumping or breastfeeding.
8 herbal remedies
Take fenugreek capsules to help you produce
more milk. Another way to use fenugreek is
to dissolve half to one teaspoon of the powdered
fenugreek seeds in water, milk or juice and drink
it three times a day. You can also drink fenugreek
tea to boost your milk supply. Fenugreek is
completely safe for your baby. However, it may
exacerbate symptoms in asthmatic individuals.
Drinking fennel tea three times daily is an effective
way to deal with low milk supply. Herbs
like vervain, chaste tree bark, and Goat’s rue are
considered as good home remedies for low milk
supply. Alfalfa is also a well-known home remedy
for low breast milk. You can take alfalfa and fenugreek
together to enhance your milk production.
get help from an expert
Despite your best efforts, chances are you might
not see any improvement in milk production. If
that is the case, you’re suggested to consult a lactation
expert as soon as you can. Don’t struggle in
silence as your baby needs breast milk more than
anything else in the first few months of his life.
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