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What Can I Do If I Have Small Breasts And Inadequate Milk Supply To Satisfy My Baby's Breastfeeding Needs?
Question: what should I do if my breasts are small and whenever I give birth as it is now, I'm unable to satisfy my baby's demand for breast milk, I spend most of my night frustrated because the baby need to breast feed but the milk is quite inadequate? Pleas help.
Brief Answer:
Not dependant
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
The size of the breast is usually independent of milk production. Bigger breasts need not always produce more amount of milk. It is the glandular component in the breast which matters most. Bigger breasts are usually bog due to increased supportive fat tissue, the glandular element remains almost or nearly same in most women. Smaller breasts too produce enough milk provided they are stimulated enough and they have good quantity of nutrients needed to produce milk.
The quality and quantity of milk production mainly depend on mother's nutrition and psychological status.
Hope I answered your query. Wish you good health.
Regards
Not dependant
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
The size of the breast is usually independent of milk production. Bigger breasts need not always produce more amount of milk. It is the glandular component in the breast which matters most. Bigger breasts are usually bog due to increased supportive fat tissue, the glandular element remains almost or nearly same in most women. Smaller breasts too produce enough milk provided they are stimulated enough and they have good quantity of nutrients needed to produce milk.
The quality and quantity of milk production mainly depend on mother's nutrition and psychological status.
Hope I answered your query. Wish you good health.
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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