My youngest is already 2 years and 5 months old, but he is still
breastfed. I have not stopped breastfeeding, except for the 4 days that I
went out of the country last October. I am actually amazed at how much
milk I can still produce. There are times that I still get leaks. There
really is no secret to having lots of breastmilk. The only thing you
need to remember is NEVER STOP BREASTFEEDING. Your body produces milk on
demand. Breastfeed frequently and you will continuously have milk
available for your baby.
When I went out of the country, I had
to manually express my breast to release (and dump) my breastmilk. I
used to use a breast pump with my 2 other sons but with my youngest I
did not have to because I just brought him with me whenever I needed to
go out. So ever since he was born, until now, he feeds directly from me.
Anyway, For the first 2 days that I was out of the country, my
breasts felt tender because of the milk. But on the third day, since my
body knew that nobody is using the milk that it is producing, it somehow
stopped. I was kind of worried that it will be permanently gone. But
when I got back home, I just immediately breastfed my baby again and
it's as if nothing happened. It's like it was just on pause then resumed
hehe
So, what is my point? It just proves that if you stop
breastfeeding, your body really stops producing milk. So, if you feel
that you don't have enough milk, ask yourself if you are breastfeeding
frequently. I am not a lactation expert but I am a veteran. I have been
breastfeeding since 2009 since I gave birth to my eldest. So, I guess 6
years (and counting) of breastfeeding can earn me the rank of being a
veteran breastfeeding mama haha
There are products, though, that
can help your body BOOST your breastmilk. Take note ha, BOOST and not
PRODUCE. They only help in increasing your milk supply but not actually
produce if you are not doing your part, which is the most important
thing. I have tried a lot of these breastmilk boosters but the only 2
that I really felt helped are the VPharma Megamalunggay capsules and my favorite Mommy Treats
lacation snacks. I never had any problem with my supply but there are
days when I feel that my milk is thin. Whenever I take these 2 my milk
becomes thicker.
During bazaars, Paola of Mommy Treats and I
usually have booths next to each other so I have instant snacks hehe I
would munch on her lactation brownies (they're calorie-controlled, so
hindi nakakataba hehe) and after few minutes, I would feel my breasts
getting tender already. For breastfeeding mamas, you would know that
feeling diba? When the breasts are producing milk na. That's exactly how
I feel everytime I take these.
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| Vpharma Mega-Malunggay Capsules |
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| Mommy Treats Lactation Snacks |
So there goes my long post.
Moral lesson:
BREASTFEEDING FREQUENTLY IS THE BEST POLICY.
