Hi.. I delivered baby boy on 2nd dec 2023. suddenly my baby is taking milk from right side only. he is not willing to have from left side. when i pumped nd checked milk was not even 5 ml. I am currently taking lactare and domistal tablet . y this sudden change? please suggest some help in this situation. reason why left side of the breast not secreting milk.

2 Answers

Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children1 Year ago

A. Breastfeeding is always a very important factor for the baby and mother and many times there are some problem faced by mother because of either wrong position while feeding lack of proper diet stress related factors. A proper is counselling is required which can be done by a lactationalhu counsellor along with a proper diet with plenty of liquidus some supplements may be helpful like shatavari . Also try to avoid giving top milk in initial stage specially with bottle feeding which may be the culprit for lactational failure most of the time .

RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl1 Year ago

A. See in general also both the breast do not produce a similar amount of milk but this is too less as you are mentioning so maybe the child is not getting anything from the left side and that’s why the child is not interested in taking milk from that side but since you’re taking lactation supplements I’m sure it is going to help in boosting up your lactation over the period but right now if you do not have sufficient amount of milk in general then you should start with formula feeding as well on the side

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