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What can I do to boost my breast milk supply?
Query: Hi doctor,I am having a 1-month-old baby. I am giving breast milk and formula milk to my baby due to insufficient breast milk. However, my breast milk was not too low. I used to provide formula feed for one or two feeds. Three days back, I was sick, so I could not breastfeed my baby for one day. Aft... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Breast milk secretion works on a demand-supply basis. The more you breastfeed, the more milk is produced. Here is what you can do to increase your breastmilk supply: Breastfeed or pump a lot. It creates more demand and thus increases the amount. Hot fomentation of t... Read Full »
Can I take Carbamazepine while breastfeeding?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a mother of 1-month-old baby, who is exclusively breastfed. My baby is healthy and gaining normal weight. The problem is that he sleeps a lot. I have been taking Carbamazepine and Eslicarbazepine tablets for partial seizures. Are these tablets safe while breastfeeding? When I consult... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your doctor is right. Carbamazepine can get secreted in breast milk and it is the safest antiepileptic during lactation. 1-month-old baby sleeps a lot. They can sleep for about 18 to 20 hours a day. They will wake up only for feeds. As long as the baby is gaining weig... Read Full »
Is it dangerous to feed the baby with some pus after I had I and D for breast abscess?
Query: Hello doctor,Before two weeks, I have undergone I and D for breast abscess, and from that day I have stopped feeding my baby. On the 21st of March doctor checked and said no need of dressing and there is a small lump still present keep a warm compress it will go and told me not to feed the baby. I a... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please do not worry. A single episode of a small amount of pus exudation may occur. Ideally, you should have pumped away the first set of milk and then started feeding. But please do not get distressed now. Keep breastfeeding your baby keeping the following things in mi... Read Full »