#asktheexpert Please suggest tips for more breast milk supply..

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The thumb rule of breastmilk production is demand and supply. The more there is demand that is baby suckling at the breast,the more will b the supply.

1.Regular empty your breast:
To increase the milk production a mother need to feed her baby at regular 2 hrs intervals so that there is consistent and efficient removal of milk from breast. The more frequently a mother empty the breast ,the more signals she is sending to her brain that more demand of milk is there, so automatically the more production of milk ensues.

2.kangaroo mother care: a mother's bare skin against baby's bare skin should be in close contact for half to one hour this is called kangaroo 🦘 mother care.with covering over the two of you just to keep you warm. This skin to skin contact works miraculously for breast milk initiation. It has others benefits like sensory organs development too.so keep your baby as close to yourself as possible.
3. Pumping: To increase milk production you can pump your both breast  10-15 minutes after feeding your baby. 2 minutes after u see the last drop of milk. This extra emptying of your breast will send extra signals and then more milk production will happen.
But this takes little efforts,it does not happen overnight, u need to b consistent n patient for that. Everything will fall into its place just give time Time.and keep trying.

4.State of mind: stress and guilt  doesn't help anybody.neither it is going to work for you.Trust yourself and yours body ability to nourish and nurture your precious one. Do meditation 5 min once a day.That five minutes will keep you calm and compose for rest of the day.whether your breastfeeding your baby or not ,it is not the parameter to judge how good the mother is.It is ok to not to be ok at times. Trust me every mother is best and does best for her bub.
5. Herbal galactogogoues: not much is reasearch on this , but literature says shatavari powder, meethi seeds, ahlev ladoos, oatmeal, jeera water boost milk production.
Dr Rupal Agrawal (Lactation consultant)

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exclusive breastfeeding has to be continued till completion of 6 months of age
 and you have to drink plenty of water and at least 500 ml milk everyday as well as homemade food from cereals pulses vegetable milk and fruits daily e as well as you can go for
 Shatavari supplement which will also help in increasing the breast milk formation.
also take help of lactation expert

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Hi Though it is not a very easy task to increase the breast supply most of the Times people have lactation capsules if you want you can go ahead with that if they help in increasing your lactation otherwise the last option you will be left with is to go for formula feeding for the child