what should i do?
plz help?
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The more milk you get out, the more you will make. I think this is your question? Keep expressing, at least as much as your baby would eat, you can freeze it for a time and use it as you need it but always keep the milk flowing from you if you want to use breastmilk.
Re: breastfeeding....?
The more milk you get out, the more you will make. I think this is your question? Keep expressing, at least as much as your baby would eat, you can freeze it for a time and use it as you need it but always keep the milk flowing from you if you want to use breastmilk.
but do u think....NOW after a longggg gap i can reach that enough amount?
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You should be able to get enough as long
as keep expressing.
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DITTO
I don't beleive in that typical paki gul's excuse "hai hum ne to is liay doudh cshuraiya ke dodh nhi ata tha "
you have to feed the baby if baby is not latching properly express otherwise no milk
your body needs to know that you need milk
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Also try eating something made of Sooji or Oatmeal cookies Oat cereal very good for milk production and drink lots of water
i am also having problems breastfeeding. I feel like I don't produce enough. I did exclusively breasfeed but then my baby was always hungry so my mom fed her similac. So now I breastfeed her and give her similac. I have been taking more milk plus herbs. But I still end up giving her similac with every feeding. Is there anyway to produce more milk? So I can exclusively breastfeed her. I didn't want to start her on similac but I had no choice.
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I have heard that the more milk you express or feed, the more it comes in. So basically demands feeds the supply.
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Its a supply and demand thing, the more you pump the more you will get. For some people there really is an issue with the milk supply dwindling regardless of your diet or pumping frequency, talk to your doctor he/she can prescribe a med called Domperidone which can help with production. Also try to rest as much as possible in between this will also help.
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to increase the milk production fenugreek is great.
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I got a homopatic medicine from my hospital and that gave me instant flow of milk.
i am also having problems breastfeeding. I feel like I don't produce enough. I did exclusively breasfeed but then my baby was always hungry so my mom fed her similac. So now I breastfeed her and give her similac. **I have been taking more milk **plus herbs. But I still end up giving her similac with every feeding. Is there anyway to produce more milk? So I can exclusively breastfeed her. I didn't want to start her on similac but I had no choice.
payri my mom had the same pb with one of my siblings n mentioned the exact same wrds to the midwife n u know what reply she got, 'do cows drink milk to produce milk?" i couldnt stop laughing even tho its tru
so whoever wants to breastfeed u should have a healthy diet with lots of green vegs fiber n calcium n feed as much as u can n wen the bby wants that way ur brain will tell ur body that u need to mke milk, n nature shall take its course
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I don't think many people understand how difficult/time consuming and demanding b/feeding can be especially if you have no family nearby for support and have other children to take care off. Its unfair to say women are making excuses etc.
I tried to b/feed my baby and she wouldn't settle and it got to a stage where I was feeding her every ten minutes non-stop from 6 am till 7pm without a break. I mean simple things like going to the bathroom was a nightmare. I rang the midwife in the evening as my hubby was like you need to give her formula as she is not getting enough nutrients from your milk. The midwife suggested the same and I have not looked back at the decision since then. I was obsessed with b/feeding that I didn't want to try formula, my baby was happy/content and well settled with formula so have not looked back at my decision.
I have another friend who has a two week baby and poor thing is struggling with b/feeding and unwilling to give up as her hubby told her to stick with it. It came to a point whereby another friend had to go over and make sandwiches for the older child and my friend as my friend was unable to have a break due to b/feeding.
to increase the milk production fenugreek is great.
I agree fenugreek/methi helps to generate more milk, I think its available in tablet form as well.
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corriander seeds as well.. infact women can start chewing on a tbsp of corriander seeds and dowing it with water once they are in their 7th month.. and can continue eating it after the delivery as well.. lots of milk production.
also, sooji ka halwa is really good
Saadia: Is it called more milk plus??? I am taking the same capsules....the milk supply increased a little bit, but it is not enough to fill the babies stomach....I would still be sitting in the room all day. Mashallah she takes in 3 oz...when I pump I make 1 oz.
sweetu: More milk plus is a herb....I actually did drink more milk in the beginning thinking that would increase milk, but my cousin told me to drink lots of water. That has helped.
zarra: I totally agree. The first few days (before I fed her similac) I was literally sitting in the room all day long. I didn't even have time to go to the bathroom. I just felt like crying. Since I started her on formula as well as my milk; mashallah she sleeps better and her stomach stays full. Do u think it is ok to give her breast milk and formula at the same feeding?
khawateen: that is zeera that ur talking abt right? My saas told me to take zeera too. I have been taking 1 teaspoon, I guess I will try taking more. After how long should I see an increase in milk?
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no not zeera, that is cumin seeds.. i am talkin bout sabut dhaniya.
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sorry pyari i didnt understand wat u wrote now i c wat ur saying soooo wats this milk plus thing?
i thought u were saying u were drinking more milk n herbs lol
Saadia: Is it called more milk plus??? I am taking the same capsules....the milk supply increased a little bit, but it is not enough to fill the babies stomach....I would still be sitting in the room all day. Mashallah she takes in 3 oz...when I pump I make 1 oz.
I too had a hard time. I was secretly crying the first few days at the hospital. Then they gave me this **Ricinus Communis D6, **it did increase the supply but not enough so I also gave her formula to satisfie her hunger, dont feel guilty, just do both, nurse her as much as u can and the rest give her some formula milk. btw I fed her alomost 16 months.
ps.
I got it from the hospital after she was born. I have forgatten the dosis, so please ask a nurse or doc about it.