Ask the Expert: TCM perspective on increasing milk supply

Its time for yet another Ask the Expert series! The topic for this session is especially for our breastfeeding mummies 🤱🏻 Our experts for this session is Yen Lim - Founder of Madam Partum, and Judy Chen - Chinese Physician at Madam Partum. They will be answering all your questions about increasing your milk supply and clearing blocked milk ducts, from a TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Perspective 🍼 Start commenting your questions NOW in the comment section!

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How do I increase my supply for 1side of my breast? Currently 1 side having more milk.

Madam Partum

A passionate mommy inspired to help mommies community through their pregnancy and parenthood journey

5y ago

Hi Calyn! Most mommies do notice a difference in milk supply between breasts. This is normal and usually not a problem if the difference is not huge. However, for those mommies who prefer to even things out or for those mommies that a noticeable breast size is seen, you may wish to take note of the few possible causes such as: - Differences in number of milk ducts and alveoli. - Were there any blocked ducts occurrence? - Were there breasts surgery or injury previously? - Were there any mommy’s or baby’s preferred side of breast. These above could be reasons for the differences. There are definitely ways to increase the lesser side, 1 of which is to encourage more feedings and emptying of the lesser side first. Adding in breast compressions during feeds/pumps, regular massages, TCM herbs and even acupuncture are also ways to help increase the milk production. - Yen & Judy 💕

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