Can drinking fluids help build your milk supply when pumping breastmilk??

Question

I have a newborn and pump milk every two hours. sometime i have alot of milk sometimes I don't. My sister tells me to drink 64oz of water when I pump. Could this also increase my milk supply??

Answer 1

Drinking a lot of fluids will help to increase your milk supply. You also need to maintain the same diet (in regards to nutrients and calories) you did while pregnant. Other ways to increase your milk supply are increasing your intake of cottage cheese and high fat yogurt, you can visit your local health food store and buy a bottle of pills called Fenugreek. That works well. If you are still having serious issues maintaining your milk supply, you can ask your doctor about a perscription for a drug called Domperidone. It has no ill effects to your baby only side effect for you is headaches (not everyone though). It is a bit costly if you do not have good health coverage.
Be aware that smoking, caffeine consumption (coffee), poor diet can aide in not producing enough breast milk,

Answer 2

getting at least 8 - 8oz cups of water a day, is important when your nursing or pumping. also make sure you are eating enough beccause that can cffect your supply as well.

It is normal not to get the same amount each time you pump.
here are some good sites with more info on nursing and pumping
mother-2-mother.com
kellymom.com

And I think its great that your giving your baby the best , you will never regret it.

Answer 3

ive read alot about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, parenting, etc. Ive never heard of this, from what I know, eating and drinking healthy and keeping yourself hydrated is necessary in producing healthy nutritious breast milk but the only way to increase your milk supply is to pump more, it works with supply and demand, if you dont demand much, you wont supply much. If your baby demands a lot, your body will supply what he/she needs.
How newborn is your baby? if youre in the first week, you could still be producing colustrum which will never come in very large quantities, you will notice a difference in breast size when your milk lets down and you will supply much more until your body figures out exactly what the baby needs.

Answer 4

yes get plenty of fluids Im breatfeeding too sometimes it may feel as if they are not full cause it is hind milk this is the thick stuff at the end with lots of fat it makes them full and gain weight milk produces on a supply and demand so the more your baby demands the more your breast will supply and you need plenty of fluids to make this possibl so yes drink up also stay good on protiens wveryday this also helps you to have healthy milk

Answer 5

Keeping well hydrated, pumping in between feedings and nursing often will help to increase your milk supply. You body works on supply and demand...the more you pump and feed the more milk will be produced!

Answer 6

Try to nurse as much as possible to your baby and also use Healthy nursing tea. With the help of this tea, my milk supply improved that was drastically low!

Answer 7

YES, You need to keep your fluid levels up. drink water, I dunno about 64 ounces, UGHHH. Stay away from Caffenated beverages, they will dehydrate you and you will pass the caffeine on to your infant. Contact the Le Leche League in your area and they will give you tremendouse support. Some hospitals also offer after birth care and support for new moms. check it out. Congrats and Good Luck

Answer 8

if you go to the baby freindly web site here at http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/home.asp they will help
I was at a meeting recently and these folk were so helpful also if you ask your health visitor you should be able to get some support with your questions
best of luck and excellent that you are giving your baby the best start in life

Answer 9

absolutely!. The more dehydrated you are, the less milk you will produce.

Answer 10

actually i read somewhere it's not what goes into your body althogh that is important, it's nipple stimualtion you get when you breast feed that increases the amount of breast milk produced!