breast-milk?

Question

Hello, my wife and I just brought a beautiful baby boy home yeasterday and the only problem is that she does not have enough or no milk in her breast. What can we do to change that ? how can we provoke her breast to start producing more milk? Is there any home remades? please help

Answer 1

For the first few days she will only have colostrum, most often a thin pale or yellow fluid. It is far more intense a food than the regular milk be when ti does coem in because right now your baby only has room for that tiny amount.
She ought to have a full supply within a few days.
If youi are set on breastfeeding don't introduce a bottle right now!! The best way to produce more milk is to just let teh baby suckle. It';s all supply and demand. The more the baby needs or wants teh more her body will produce.
Congrats BTW!!

Answer 2

As a mom of a 10 week old...the milk does take a few days to come in. I had a c-section so we were even behind a day or so. I think mine came down around day 4 or 5 even. I can tell you what the lactation nurses at my hospital said...just keep bringing the baby to the breast and get him to latch on. Eventually your wife's body will start to communicate with the baby's need to eat. Breastfeeding is all a supply and demand process. The baby demands milk and our bodies supply.
Now I was the same way and I wanted to give up but we stuck with it and now we are both experts at the process. We still have issues sometimes but mostly it's great.
Oh another thing the nurses told me was to try using a pump or hand express for the first few minutes to get the milk to try to flow then put the baby on. We still do that.
Good luck!! Once you get the hang of it - it is so very worth it! But do try to stick with it...those first few weeks are definitely challenging.

Answer 3

it's normal for her not to be feeling like she doens't have anyhing the first few day b/c up until about day 5-7 she will have what is called colostrum which is very good for baby it has a lot of anitbodies and nutrients that the baby needs and can only be found in breast milk. so keep it up, feed the baby when she's hungry and I would try not to use a pacifier the frist few weeks b/c you wat them both to get the idea of a good latch and suck and that is hard to understand for both of them the 1st few weeks. If she wants hermilk to come in faster she can pump using a electric breast pump if possible but any pump will do this will stimiulate her breast that she needs the milk faster and her milk will come in a lot sooner than it would w/o pumping. If you still feel like shes having problems and it's not working for her contact the hospital that she gave birth at they should have a lacation nurse avaiable for her to talk to adn even go see that can help her with any problems she might be haveing. But don't give up your doing the best thing you can for you baby, although it is hard now it does get easier after the first weeks. DON"T GIVE UP!

Answer 4

Get her drink more fluid. At the first few week there will be very little milk. Continue to let the baby suck whenever the baby cry for milk. The baby will tell her boby to produce more milk as it is not enough for him. Don worry that your baby will not have enough to drink. Remember breast will not run out of milk. The amount that she expressed is not equal to how much she had. The pump can only the front milk not the hind milk. Only baby can suck out the hind milk.

Answer 5

If you just brought the baby home yesterday, then your wife's milk probably hasn't even come in yet. It takes anywhere from 3 days to about a week for the milk to come in. In the meantime, just nurse on demand and don't give the baby anything else -- the colostrum that your wife is currently feeding your son is all he needs until the milk comes in. I'd stay away from anything to intentionally increase milk supply (like herbal supplements, etc) for now; I was engorged both times my milk came in and taking something extra may make it worse! Don't worry, as long as she nurses that baby on demand (when he wants to nurse, for as long as he wants), her milk supply should be fine.

Answer 6

Everyone is correct. The milk will come. If you are worried about the baby being hungry and crying, you can supplement a bit with some infant formula for a couple of days until the milk does come. It only takes an ounce or so at a time. If you do supplement, make sure the baby continues to try to nurse on mom to stimulate her milk production.

Answer 7

I had the same prob... Get a breast pump and pump between feedings... I wish they would have told me that in the hospital... I went from nothing to everything in less then 24 hours! The hospital and WIC will actually give you manual breast pumps for free if you ask... At least in Indiana... Welll gooooood LUCK!

Answer 8

When did your wife have her baby? It takes a few days for breastmilk to produce right now your baby is feeding on colosum (sp?) and that's normal. If you are concerned then use formula. If your wife had a c section, then it's harder for breastmilk to be produced by the boday b/c she didn't have natural child birth. Good luck.

Answer 9

Just have her keep trying to nurse the baby, the milk will come in. It may take longer if she had a c-section. (I don't know if she did or not) You can always call a lactation councelor, just call the hospital, and tell them you need to talk to one. They will give you all of the answers and help you need.

Answer 10

just wait a few days. warm packs will help. right now she is making colostrum, the very first food a baby needs. its very rich in antibodies and fats. though there isn't much, it really is all baby needs. in a few days her milk will come in. just nurse as much and as often as he wants. make sure shes drinking enough water
congrats