How to Increase Breastmilk Supply: Tips from a Professional

We’ve reached out to Melanie O’Reilly Rogers, a lactation professional, to get the down low on what you need to know about milk supply.

There are a lot of signs that lead many new mothers to think their supply is low, but these alone aren’t necessarily good indicators.

Do you need to increase your breastmilk supply?

- 6+ wet diapers in 24 hours - Appropriate weight gain and not weight loss

Here are the 2 things you should look for to tell if your supply is enough:

How to Increase Breastmilk Supply

Once you’ve figured out that yes, increasing supply is necessary, you will probably find lots of information on ways to increase breastmilk supply. 

Power Pump

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Maybe it’s the Southerner in me, but when someone is going through a hard time, my first thought is to send them a meal.

Latch, latch, latch

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Skin to skin and frequent latching is known to help with milk supply because it produces oxytocin- as I’ve said, it’s a supply and demand system.

Eat Foods to Increase Milk Supply

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Many moms swear by foods to increase milk supply. Commonly recommended foods include: Oats Fenugreek Brewer’s yeast Milk thistle And more

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