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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Hi both! Thank for hosting this session! Do I still need to pump after latching my baby? How do I know if my baby is drinking enough?

Madam Partum

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

6y ago

You are welcome! For your first question, it is not necessary to pump if your baby latches and drinks well from your breast. Some of the signs that you can tell if your baby drinks well from your breast are the amount of outputs such as dirty and wet diapers your baby makes and meeting his/her growth milestones. There are situations where you will need to pump after latching your baby when your baby sleeps after latching on only one breasts, and the breasts still feel full. Remember it is important to empty your breast well after each feed. This way, you can ensure that you will have a smooth production of breast milk. As for your second question, we can tell from the contentment that babies show when they have drank enough and release the breasts on their own at the end of feeds. A rhythmic movement of sucking and swallowing of milk will also be seen and their mouth looks moist after feeding. Some of the signs that you can tell if your baby drinks well from your breast are the am

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