Health And Wellness Center: I do not leave milk with the breast pump!

My daughter Paula was about five months and when I tried to get me milk with the breast pump for the first time. Until then we had achieved exclusive breastfeeding from day one. In consultation monthly review the baby was progressing in size and weight than normal.

Frustration gripped me when after five minutes of squeeze me, literally, I barely managed to gather half ounce. I tried to remain calm thinking maybe I was not doing well or at that tit had "much milk" and then I switched to the other breast and it was worse, that just came out a few drops.

I panicked! He seized my typical question "I do not have enough milk" or worse "I is doing the milk." I had a really bad, really distresses me, cried and to make matters worse had no where to turn to find out what was going on.

Then I asked the quei were my dulas during the part and they funneled me with a lactation consultant, per message I told my drama and told me not to worry, that initially did not always get the same amount of milk with the breast pump like when babies take.

He even told me that while no one can know exactly how much milk the baby takes directly from the breast, the theory says that with its suction mouth can reach out twice what comes with the breast pump.

Reading on the internet and looking, I was finding more information about a milk bank is done, especially when Mom is about to return to the office or if enterprising as it must have appointments and meetings, so you have to leave your baby a few hours a few days a week.

Now with the experience of two lactations, more courses and certifications as maternity lactation consultant, I know how to make a milk bank, go or not to return to paid work.

1. It is necessary for the body to produce extra takes. Is not going to take baby milk, we make the body produce more.

2. After an hour of having given the breast to your baby, you're going to take a couple of glasses of water and wait 10 minutes, then you begin to milk you out with the apparatus.

3. It is important that as the baby's attachment to breast must be correct, with the breast pump, you must be careful that the chichi es'te well stuck and the vacuum is made, but never leave anything.

4. At first it may be that only serves a few milliliters. Do not panic or let doubts assail you, IS NORMAL. For this you have to try to get you milk every day at the same time, this will give the message to the brain "baby needs more milk" and then with the passage of time will go out a little more.

5. Do not look so much at the time, because each breast is as different as is every mom. Some will be taken two ounces in three minutes. And some will be taken five ounces in 10 minutes. Do not compare your BREASTFEEDING WITH ANY OTHER MAMA.

So if you want to make a milk bank for whatever reason, you should start doing so two weeks before returning to the office, or go on a trip or whatever.

You must calculate that it will take every two hours and a half, so you should leave the amount of baby bottles with milk shots that you will not be.

If you feel very lost, ask for help, looking for a consultant, but do not pass through this alone, many moms feel overwhelmed and think they are doing lake very bad, and the truth is that sometimes it is a matter of technique and others They are giving them formula, but they say no.

And finally let other people give the bottle with your milk, because it is possible that if you give it you do not accept. Do not feel bad, breastfeeding is a constant learning process.