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How to Relieve Breast Engorgement?

  During the course of your breastfeeding journey, be ready to face various challenging situations. You’ll have tender and sensitive breasts; you’ll face a decrease in milk supply (which can be boosted by breastfeeding drinks ), you may also have an overflow of milk and you can suffer from mastitis as well. Another such common problem faced by many mothers several times while nursing their babies is breast engorgement. It is basically a swelling on the breasts which in turn makes breasts, nipples and the areola very tender and painful to touch let alone feeding, the breasts also become large, lumpy and very tight. Breast engorgement is very common and mostly occurs during the first few weeks or months of breastfeeding but it can happen anytime if you’re negligent of the nursing times. What are the Causes of Breast Engorgement? Breast engorgement is a fairly common problem faced by many mothers in the initial stages or at any point during the pregnancy. Having said that, the exp...

What’s Perceived as Insufficient Milk Supply?

  Breastfeeding your little baby is one of the best feelings in the world as it brings immense joy, satisfaction and fulfilment to the mother. Breast milk is packed with all essential vitamins, immunity boosters and nutrients that the baby needs at every stage of life. The mother’s body understands the needs of the baby, adds and subtracts accordingly and provides the nourishment to the baby that will help him/her grow strongly. Having said that, feeding the baby exclusively for 6-8 months is also a great responsibility as the mother becomes the only source of food for the baby. This huge responsibility often makes mothers ponder whether or not their milk supply is enough for their baby? What is Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply? Perceived insufficient milk supply aka PIMS is a term used for those mothers who think their milk supply is not enough to feed their baby adequately but it’s in fact more than enough. Most of the times, the milk production and milk supply of the mothe...