Breastfeeding Challenges
Low Milk Supply
the breasts were never properly formed, and
even with the use of herbs and supplements,
excess pumping, or in the event that it were possible to place the baby on the breast twenty-four
hours a day for seven days a week, this woman
will never produce more milk.
This is a true breast condition, and here are a
few very clear signs to help identify insufficient
glandular tissue:
• The breasts are asymmetrical—although
all women have slightly different shaped
breasts, in this case one breast is noticeably larger or different than the other in
shape and size; the breasts are situated so
widely apart on the body, that the woman
does not have cleavage; and occasionally
the breasts will be triangular in shape and
pointing downward, or tubular in shape.
• Another significant clue is that the breasts
do not grow or change shape very much
during pregnancy, as would be expected,
and they do not appear to fill up with
milk on the third day post-partum.
With this condition the quality of the breastmilk
is fine; it is the quantity that is missing.
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In general, my clients with this breast condition,
who choose to breastfeed, will be able to teach
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