Question about breastfeeding

Q. What is the normal duration for a woman to have breast milk?
How long does the milk usually last? How many months is the average/normal duration?


A. The milk will last until the child stops breastfeeding. The baby's sucking is what stimulates the mum to produce more breastmilk. The more baby breastfeeds, the more milk mum produces, for as long as the child goes on breastfeeding. There is no normal time for breastfeeding. Some mums don't breastfeed at all, some breastfeed a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. In some countries, mums breastfeed for many years. Children do need milk for the first few years of their lives, whether that is cow's milk, soy milk, or human milk. Breastfeeding past one year is usually not practised in today's culture, but it is possible and probably beneficial.

Question about breast milk production

Q. My breast milk is getting low, and i just gave birth 3 mos ago ?
what can I do to make more.


A. How do you know you're milk is getting low? do you mean you're baby seems hungry after feeding, or you're pumping and getting less milk than before?

Breast milk production is stimulated by baby's sucking. that means that the more baby drinks, the more milk you will produce. it has nothing to do with how long ago you gave birth.
if baby is not latching and sucking effectively, or is being supplemented, your milk production will decrease. if you are only pumping, that is not as effective as a real baby sucking.
Many women pump to see how much milk they are making, and are surprised if they see so little. but you must understand, the baby is able to get tons more milk out than a pump.

so the short answer of how to get more milk, is simply to breastfeed your baby more.


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