March 7th is the day that Lactation Consultants around the world will celebrate International Board Certified Lactation Consultants Day. The theme this year is " IBCLCs :- Providing Unique Care for Breastfeeding Mothers & Babies"
More & more moms around the world are choosing to breastfeed their babies. Having a Lactation Consultant as part of your healthcare team, both pre & post natally is a positive step a mother can take towards achieving her goals. Moms need access to evidence based information & support to make breastfeeding work in their lives.Whether gathering information during pregnancy, making plans to return to work, or experiencing breastfeeding concerns, when it comes to breastfeeding assistance, Lactation Consultants provide that unique care for mothers & babies.
At Mamalink we will be holding a breastfeeding support group on thursday 8th March from 10am til 12md. Open to pregnant or nursing moms or anyone interested in breastfeeding.
For directions to our centre see may under About Us on www.mamalink.com.my
Look forward to seeing you. If you can't make it please put in your topics for discussion to this blog. Lets make it a great place for breastfeeding moms in Malaysia to communicate
2 comments:
I seemed to have more milk in one breast than the other. Can this happen? Is it possible to increase my milk production?
Hi Doreen,
It is quite common to have more milk in one breast than the other.It may be that your baby has a preference for the other breast & is suckling on one side more than the other or it may just be that the one side produces less than the other.Sometimes it can be due to the baby not attaching as well on the one breast. To try to increase the supply you can feed the baby more often from the side with the lower production or if the baby doesn't suckle as happily on that side you could try expressing milk after feeds. Normally, the more you remove the more you will make but sometimes you will continue to make less on one side than the other. This does not prevent the baby from obtaining sufficient milk. It may mean that one breast may be larger than the other for a period of time.
Any advice from other moms with this experience that may be helpful to Doreen
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