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Breast Feeding Mom
Dear Doctor,
I am a breast feeding mom of an one month old, however I am not being able to produce enough milk to help my baby. He suckles for 20 mins and then stops remains cranky after each feed . i ave tried expressing milk through pump, however only 60 - 70 ml milk was expressed in 1 hr. I drink at last 2.5 lts of water daily. Do I need to take any medicine to increase the production.Please suggest
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Dr. Sreedhar RS
Pediatrician
21 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi Mam ...You could take Lactonic granules 2 tsp twice daily along with milk . This helped many mother's to increase the milk production.. Also eat wide variety of foods without any restrictions..
Also pls see the following link for
Proper technique of breastfeeding
https://youtu.be/7fjubn2bgnk
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