How to Increase Breast milk supply

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    thanx vn baby.


     
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    I hope you're not drinking coffee. I used to drink milk before bedtime and in the mornings kanji (any cereal drink). as vnbaby says restrict on spices, add lots of fruits and pulses, vegetables to your diet. And very important don't get tensed or stressed. Good luck! Latha
     
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    Thanx Latha for ur advice, i do drink Tea twice a day but not coffee.

     
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    hi cheer,
    even i was anxious abt the same.. but now i feel alright. first of all try to keep calm..no tensions. dont switch on to bottle feeding as soon as u feel shortage of milk supply. that'll only make matters worse. u may try the following: having oats cooked with milk twice a day should help. u can also have fresh fruit juices and plenty of water.
     
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    can anyone pls tell me what arugham pullu is?
    and where v can get it.
     
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    My mom used to give me chapati (prepared with ghee) along with a sweet which was prepared with wheat floor + jaggery + ghee, it helped me alot.

    I also had big full glass of milk twice a day.

    And last but not the least ....be tension free.

    Hope this helps
     
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    Food to increase Breast Milk

    Hi,

    I have recently been a father of twin baby boys. My wife has a c-section. When she tries to breast feed it seems that her milk is not sufficient for the two. Though we're supplementing it thru Nan1.

    But would like to know what are the foods that will increase the breast milk. We have my mother and in-laws who talk about various powders that would produce milk...but I'm not convinced.

    Pls advise.

    Rgds
    pvsvk
     
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    Re: Food to increase Breast Milk

    Hi pvsvk,

    First congratulation to you and your wife. To increase the milk

    1. fenugreek can be eaten daily which is soaked overnight and taken in morning.
    2. fish - It contains omega fatty acid it helps to develop the brain and also increase the milk supply.
    3. Moong dal(green colour)- high protein
    4. Garlic- you can include in all the foods.

    I am BF mom for 3 1/2 months baby so right now i am including all these things in my food. Hope other mommies will give more ideas.
     
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    Re: Food to increase Breast Milk

    Congratulations to the new parents!

    Your wife can follow the following:

    a) Soak methi overnight and the nextday drink the water and chew the methi
    b) Drink lots and lots of water. This will have a direct effect on the supply...works for me even now.
    c) Drink milk
    d) Mix saunf+til and eat it every once in a while
    e) Eat dalia by cooking it well in milk.

    Worked for me!
     
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    Re: Food to increase Breast Milk

    Apart from drinking more water, ask her to have a bowl of oatmeal (porridge) each day. I found that it really helped with increasing milk production.
     
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