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Can breast pump decrease milk supply
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Does breast pump decrease milk supply. I feed all the day and pump in the night. Thanks for your response.
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Breast pumps decreases the milk production as normal' phenomenon of let down' reflex is not followed
As Baby sucks nipple a stimuli goes to pituitary glands and 2 harmones are released one is prolactin which increases the milk production as per demand and other is oxytocin which let the milk release from the alveoli .
When this is not followed milk production decreases
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Pumping increases the milk supply by emptying the breast. The body produces milk when the breast is empty of milk. So pumping helps in increasing milk supply
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Greetings yes it will
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
U can continue
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Dr. Santosh Bangar
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14 yrs exp
Ahmednagar
U can continue with good mind set up
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Dr. Sricharan Alladi
Pediatrician
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Warangal
Nothing to worry it's ok
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