Breast milk pumping and breastfeeding both are excellent ways to feed a baby breast milk. Breast milk provides the essential nutrients, and it is the natural food for infants, and pumping can offer similar benefits, although not identical, to giving breast milk directly from the breast. At the time of pumping, a small amount of air should be present around the nipple, and when the milk flows, a tingling pin and needle sensation is present.
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I am having low breast milk secretion. How can I increase it?
Query: Hello doctor.I am 36 days postpartum and my milk production is very low; my son is on formula and I need to improve my milk supply, according to his pediatrician. When I pump, I only receive 1.3 ounces in the morning and 0.33 ounces every pumping session the rest of the day. I drank plenty of water ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is not too late to work on increasing your milk supply. Here are some tips to help boost your milk production: Frequent nursing or pumping: Try to nurse or pump every 2 to 3 hours, even at night, to stimulate milk production. Skin-to-skin contact: Spend time doi... Read Full »
Is it advisable to exclusively pump breast milk?
Query: Hello doctor, Why more mothers are choosing to exclusively pump their breast milk? How does it work for them? Kindly explain. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Mostly breast pumps are used by mothers who need to prepare for the child in advance due to their business. Most of the working ladies are using breast pumps to empty the breast in advance and to have milk as per need. Breast pump helps to maintain breast production by ... Read Full »
Is it dangerous if there is blood when breast milk is expressed three days after C-section?
Query: Hi doctor, I tried to express some breast milk out to reduce tenderness, but only blood came out. It was not colored milk, just blood. I can send the photos. No milk has come through since. It has been three days since I am out from C-section and tubal ligation. I have always had issues with breast... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and will definitely help you regarding it. I have seen the images that you have attached (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). Yes, it seems pure blood. The sight of blood instead of breast milk can be scary, but it is gener... Read Full »
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