I gave birth a month ago. I breastfeed my baby for about 3 weeks and the milk supply was decreasing. I tried home remedies like eating more fish, fish & papaya soup but all doesn't help. Is there any chance that I can resume my milk supply? I had stopped breastfeeding since then as there were no milk (only few mls)
2006-07-04 13:03:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I used a breast pump and the most milk I got was 3 ounce. Right now is just very little. I didn't have those kind of pain in my breast where some told me. Right after I gave birth, my breast feels very sore. After I pump out once and letting my baby suck, my breast has never felt 'hard' again. Genetic?
2006-07-04 13:11:38 · update #1
Your body may have adjusted the amount that your child was eating at a feeding down to 3 ounces, especially if you weren't pumping. The best thing to do is nurse your baby every 2-3 hours around the clock and pump for 10-15 minutes after each feeding. Some things I used were drinking 2-3 cups of raspberry tea with REAL raspberry leaves and eating a bowl of oatmeal each morning. Was your baby gaining weight and seeming satisfied after a feeding? If so chances are you where supplying plenty of milk. You can very easily go back to nursing if your baby is a month old and you would have just stopped a week ago. Good luck! Feel free to IM or email me, I nursed two boys for 1 year each and studied everything I could on nursing.
2006-07-04 13:34:50 · answer #1 · answered by shanesmommy01 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Breastfeeding is SUPPLY AND DEMAND....the more you express (whether pumping or nursing), the more milk your body makes, simple as that. It has nothing to do with genetics, just ignorance. You aren't making enough milk because there was no demand for it. And no, if you have already dried up, you can't produce more milk unless you get pregnant again.
2006-07-04 21:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by AuroraBorealis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had problems breastfeeding my firstborn. Don't feel bad if it doesn't work the first time around. My second baby had plenty of milk. Hope this helps.
2006-07-04 21:42:29 · answer #3 · answered by cilacysg 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be possible. Contact the La Leche League. It is a volunteer group totally devoted to breastfeeding.
2006-07-04 20:10:15 · answer #4 · answered by fanofpi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you could ask for hormone shots to help you increase the milk but normally no you can not talk to your doctor about it and why did you stop breast feeding helps your body reshape itself and helps the baby get all the antibodies it needs..
2006-07-04 20:08:03 · answer #5 · answered by brina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honsetly its hard to say you can go to the nurse in the maternity ward and ask if you can talk to the lactation nurse and she might be able to give you more options but some women have difficulty with their milk supply talk to your laction nurse she should be able to help you alot more with it k good luck.
2006-07-04 20:09:35 · answer #6 · answered by dani_d86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a breast pump? Try getting one...helps stimulate.
2006-07-04 20:07:14 · answer #7 · answered by gypsy g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Now that it's gone you won't get it back unless you have another baby.
2006-07-04 20:08:07 · answer #8 · answered by lnsmca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋