Many moms experience low
breast milk supply due to various physical and psychological issues.
Not exact matches
Being able to double pump (pump from both
breasts at once) obviously saves you time, and it also is more effective at boosting
milk supply due to the higher level of prolactin in your body.
For those who have implants for reconstruction after a mastectomy or
due to underdeveloped
breasts, there may not be enough functioning
breast tissue in the
breast to produce a sufficient
milk supply.
Babies will NOT always refuse to feed from a cancerous
breast, although babies have been known to refuse a
breast when the taste of the
milk changes or the
milk supply decreases
due to malignant tissue growth.
However I wish I had them when I was breastfeeding not that I had low
milk supply I just had a child who would throw up each feeding
due to feeding difficulties we had to thicken her formula with rice cereal and I added
breast milk to the mix for added nutrition.
When breastfeeding didn't work out with my daughter,
due to insufficient glandular tissue and low
breast milk supply, I punished myself.
When your
breast milk supply is low
due to a delay in the onset of
milk production, your baby can appear constantly hungry and frustrated.
I have hypoplastic
breasts and was not diagnosed until after my first child was born (
due to my very low
milk supply).
Prior
breast reduction surgery is strongly associated with an increased probability of low
milk supply due to disruption to tissues and nerves.
Only a small percentage of women who want to breastfeed can't
due to lactation failure or a true low
breast milk supply.
I had a
breast reduction when I was 17, and I was unable to breastfeed my first baby
due to low
milk supply.
If the
milk flow is pinched off
due to a nipple latch, if the
milk supply is low, or the
breast is hard to draw in because of engorgement, the baby will suck harder to get
milk.
(For instance, if the mother's
milk supply has dwindled
due to ineffective stimulation and drainage of
milk from the
breasts, then the correction of the tie will not in itself address the domino effects of lactation failure that may already have occurred.)
«If the
milk flow or
supply has decreased
due to less frequent feedings, baby may be tugging at the
breast to try to illicit another letdown or get more
milk.
My
milk supply is low
due to a
breast surgery I had prior to getting pregnant.
Bluish veins may also appear on your
breasts as your blood
supply increases
due to the
milk glands that normally enlarge during the pregnancy's first few months.