7. Adequate rest
The mother's body experiences so many
things during child birth. So after the baby is born, the most important thing
is to take rest in order for the body to recover after delivery. The best of all home remedies to
increase breast milk supply is to take ample time to relax and to take rest.
8. Diet
Many mothers have increased breast milk
supply by consuming nutritious food (galactogogues) such as barley, oats
millets and quinoas. Spices such as ginger, fennel and turmeric and other foods
such as flaxseeds, brewer's yeast, sesame seeds and almonds can also increase
the milk supply.
Apart from these, mother's milk tea,
moringa powder and fenugreek can also be consumed to boost breast milk. The
mothers who feed their young ones should eat adequately in order to meet the
baby's milk demand. Mothers need a minimum of 500 calories per day to breast
feed.
9. Remove the pacifier
The amount of breast milk depends upon
how much the baby sucks and hence if the baby uses a pacifier, it is better to
remove it. This should be done to make sure that the baby spends more time
sucking the mother's breast.
It is also better to delay or even
avoid using bottles or pacifiers until the breast feeding is very well
established. The earlier the use of these equipments, the faster the baby to
get confused about the nipples thereby leading to a missed opportunity to
breast feed. It also reduces the breast milk supply.
10. Last but not least
1.
Usage of both the breasts while feeding.
2.
It is better to follow the child's hunger needs rather than following a
scheduled feeding.
3.
The baby should be allowed to cluster feed (within a short period of
time when the baby feeds number of times). It is common for the babies to do
this in the evenings before sleeping.
4.
Mothers should try switching breasts when the baby gets tired of
feeding. Switching between both the breasts up to the point where either gets
empty or the baby gets tired of sucking.
5.
Breast feeding during night time is good for increasing the supply.
6.
Mothers should lie down on the bed while nursing. This will help them
get rest as well as allow the baby to feed longer.
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