Summary of How to Increase Milk Supply. Tips for Breastfeeding mothers.

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In this video, Diana, a physician assistant, gives advice on how to increase breast milk supply for breastfeeding mothers. She suggests paying attention to signs such as feeding frequency and duration, wet and poopy diaper count, and a visible decrease in breast size after the baby feeds. Factors like underfeeding, weak suck, smoking, and inadequate nutrition or sleep may lead to decreased milk supply. To increase milk supply, she advises nursing and pumping more often, power pumping or cluster pumping, consuming enough calories (extra 500 calories daily), staying hydrated, and considering herbal remedies and prescriptions. However, the narrator also emphasizes that it's important to remember one's limitations and that as long as the baby is fed, one is doing an excellent job as a mother.

• 00:00:00 In this section, Diana, a physician assistant specializing in women's health and gynecology, discusses how to increase breast milk supply for breastfeeding mothers. She advises that mothers should pay attention to signs such as the frequency and duration of feeding, wet and poopy diaper count, and a visible decrease in breast size after the baby feeds. Factors such as underfeeding, weak suck, smoking, and inadequate nutrition or sleep can lead to decreased milk supply. To increase milk supply, mothers should nurse and pump more often to signal their body to produce more milk on a supply and demand basis. Pumping on each breast even when nothing comes out can still stimulate milk production, and pumping with a double breast pump has been shown to produce more milk than using a single pump.
• 00:05:00 In this section, the narrator offers tips for increasing milk supply during breastfeeding. One technique is power pumping or cluster pumping, which involves a dedicated hour of pumping designed to mimic a baby's cluster feeding. Another tip is to ensure that enough calories are consumed, as breastfeeding requires an extra 500 calories a day. Furthermore, staying hydrated by drinking a big glass of water every time breastfeeding is helpful. Additionally, there are resources like herbal remedies and prescriptions that can be discussed with an OB or a lactation specialist. However, the narrator also emphasizes that factors out of one's control might affect the breastfeeding experience, and it's important to remember that as long as the baby is fed, one is doing an excellent job as a mother.