Supplementing (and / or scheduling feeds) interferes with the natural supply and demand of milk production and will prevent your body from getting the message to make more
milk during the growth spurt.
Supplementing interferes with the natural supply and demand cycle and will prevent your body from getting the message to make more
milk during the growth spurt.
Not exact matches
If you're exclusively expressing or pumping regularly to feed your baby expressed
milk, you'll need to plan on pumping more breastmilk to accommodate baby's needs
during a
growth spurt (you may need to dip into that freezer stash, too).
Read our complete guide for more ways you can increase your
milk supply
during a
growth spurt:
This time around I am making sure I eat more often and don't skip meals, this is extra important
during a
growth spurt as your baby is going to be trying to up your
milk supply.
The other thing is that (and I say this as someone who has an oversupply and an easy time aside from managing engorgement) is that it is VERY hard work to manage a
milk supply especially if one can't nurse on demand
during growth spurts.
Cluster feeding can happen
during growth spurts as well, but babies generally take in more
milk during this time.
At times, a nursing mom's supply of breast
milk may not be sufficient to keep up with her baby, especially
during growth spurts.
The constant feedings
during a
growth spurt tell your body to increase your breast
milk production.
It's meant to mimic the way some babies «cluster feed»
during a
growth spurt, thereby increasing your
milk supply.
Mothers of older babies may feel hungrier when baby temporarily increases his or her
milk intake (for example,
during a
growth spurt)... again, listen to your body.
The increase in baby's
milk intake
during growth spurts is temporary.
So once the baby has passed the two - week
growth spurt — sometimes happens at three weeks then mom can start pumping either after feeds and combine the
milk she's pumped
during the day to store.
Less breast
milk or formula and more food and believe me... they WILL eat a TON as you wean them
during their 1 year
growth spurt.
Because I listen to their needs and wants, they cluster feed to bring more
milk on so I have enough to cope with their needs
during a
growth spurt.
During and after a
growth spurt, your baby will need more breast
milk.
No matter how tempting it is, don't supplement your breast
milk with formula
during a
growth spurt.
In exclusively breastfed babies,
milk intake increases quickly
during the first few weeks of life, then stays about the same between one and six months (though it likely increases short term
during growth spurts).
During a
growth spurt, don't be surprised if baby drinks more expressed
milk than usual, making it harder for mom to provide enough expressed
milk.
Allergy to cow's
milk in particular can foreclose a wide array of food choices
during early childhood, a time when children's bodies undergo a series of
growth spurts.