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12 ways to increase your milk supply
While it may seem overwhelming at first, there are many things you can do to boost your milk production and ensure that your baby is getting the nutrients they need. Here are the most effective strategies I have found working with many families over the years to increase supply:
Overactive letdown and oversupply
Having oversupply is painful, it often means waking up in the night to empty your breast/chest even if your baby is sleeping peacefully. With overactive letdown, few parents experience as painful directly but it can be very challenging for the baby to manage and they may learn that having a shallow latch is safer for their airway which in turn leads to painful breastfeeding/chestfeeding and decrease in supply.
Tongue tie in the breastfed or chestfed baby
Babies need to have proper tongue function in order to breastfeed or chestfeed effectively. The tongue plays an important role in milk removal by:
You’re better off without that breastfeeding pillow
Most of the clients I see have breastfeeding pillows, and they are often shocked and sometimes anxious when one of the first adjustments I suggest is to remove their pillow.