This article touches on choosing between the different types of breast pumps, general pumping guidelines, and tips
for increasing milk supply if necessary.
It is the only book I have found that focuses explicitly on using foods and drinks to naturally
increase milk supply in the same way that mothers have been doing for hundreds of years.
And while drinking beer does
not increase your milk supply, as urban myth suggests, consuming alcohol of any kind may decrease the amount of milk your baby drinks.
A double pump will also
increase your milk supply as your hormones will be stimulate your brain to think it need to provide enough milk for a very hungry baby or multiples.
When pumping is aimed especially
at increasing your milk supply, it's best to pump at least 10 — 15 minutes each time even though your milk already stopped flowing.
Breast massage and hand expression combined with pumping will not only help maximize the amount of milk you will pump with each session but will also
increase your milk supply overall.
These instant pot recipes that
increase milk supply tackle everything a nursing mom needs in her life, and they sound so yummy, you'll want to cook up ASAP.
Drink normally Drinking extra does
n't increase your milk supply, as once thought, but you might find you get thirsty whenever your baby is attached to your breast.