If your milk production is very low, you can switch breasts several times, especially if your baby is sucking but not drinking (this is known as ‘Switch Feeding’). Once your baby has drained your breast on one side, offer your baby your other breast.Breastfeed your baby frequently – 8 or more times each day.Hormonal birth-control should not be started before your baby is six to eight weeks old.Some medications such as cold and flu preparations and hormonal birth-control.Medical conditions – High blood pressure, Anaemia Retained placental fragments.Insufficient glandular (milk producing) tissue.Hormonal disorders – such as thyroid or pituitary imbalances.Sometimes when babies are premature, small or jaundice they may need to be woken for a feed.
Timing or scheduling feeds – offer a breastfeed whenever your baby is hungry.Nipple shields – a nipple shield that is not being applied correctly may reduce the amount of milk your baby is able to drink.Using a pacifier/ dummy – baby may spend less time breastfeeding, which can reduce milk production.If formula, juice or water is given your body does not get the signal to make more milk. As your baby removes milk from the breast, your body works to replace it. Supplementing feeds – this interferes with the demand and supply process.During a let-down some mothers leak milk from the other breast when they are breastfeeding. Some mothers don’t feel a ‘let-down’ but you may notice that your baby starts to suck more slowly and deeply at the breast or you may feel thirsty. The ‘let-down’ may feel like a tingly, prickly feeling in the breast, but you may not notice this until your baby is around one month of age. Oxytocin – which promotes milk ‘let-down’ or the flow of the milk to the baby. Prolactin – which promotes milk production There are two important hormones involved with breastfeeding and making milk: The more frequently and thoroughly the breasts are emptied (though breasts are never truly ‘emptied’), the faster they try to refill. As milk is removed from your breasts, your body is signalled to make more milk. Milk production is a demand and supply process.
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