WeMoms
12 Mar 2024

How does lactation occur?

As soon as you become a mother, your body starts lactating, a natural process that helps produce the milk your baby needs.

  • During your pregnancy, your breasts gradually prepare for breastfeeding, and regardless of their size or shape, they all do their job!
  • After the birth, the hormones that cause lactation are released which are also stimulated by your baby's feedings.
  • As nature is very good, you will usually feel a rush of milk when it's time for your baby to eat.
  • Lactation can last several months, depending on the mother and the frequency of breastfeeding.
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Desarie
1 Feb 2024

Can anyone recommend me the best lactation milk tea, or that helps with milk production. That works wonders and haven't failed yet, or 100% recommend?..

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Banessa
Milky Mamma!
1 Feb 2024

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Banessa
You can find it on Google and Instagram I think Facebook too
1 Feb 2024

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Zahara
18 Oct 2023

What are some good lactation snacks / drinks that help breast milk & taste good ?

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Semone
Need help with this as well. Milk supply is low and baby won’t drink anything other than that
18 Oct 2023

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Aerolocs22
25 Jul 2023

Good brand of lactation snacks I can purchase from the store? I saw milky mama but I want something I can readily get something I don't have to order.

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Aerolocs22
that u actually tried?
25 Jul 2023

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Jessica
20 Apr 2023

Tried pink stork lactation tea, it smells disgusting but it tastes like sleepy time tea 🤷🏼‍♀️ I guess I’ll see if it works. It is really calming 😊

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Ra'Shad♌
My Dr prescribe me medicine to enhance my breast milk
20 Apr 2023

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I love pink stork products!
20 Apr 2023

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Sarah
12 Mar 2023

AHHHH I started lactation in the car 😂is that a bad thing this early? #28weeks

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Xena
Nah it's normal.
12 Mar 2023

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Jasmine
Luckyyy 😍😍😍
12 Mar 2023

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RiRi
15 Jan 2023

Other than lactation snacks.. I highly recommend drinking Body Armor if you’re having low milk supply 😉

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Shanice
Imma have to buy these I bought some lemonade thing says it should help I'll try both
15 Jan 2023

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RiRi
I eat these as well along with drinking water of course. Couple weeks after giving birth.. I was only pumping 1-2 oz which was a little disappointing now I’m looking at 3oz+
15 Jan 2023

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Mercedes
20 Nov 2022

Should I use lactation supplements before I give birth to help my milk come in? Things like drink mixes or mothers milk tea

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Angela
You can if you want to but it's not going to make a difference until your home. Which is when the milk will come in good
20 Nov 2022

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Jessica
No, a lot of them use fennel and fenugreek, etc; which aren't safe during pregnancy.
20 Nov 2022

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Melinda
3 Nov 2022

May seem silly to ask, but do any lactation supplements actually work? My lactation consultant says it's normal for one breast to produce a lot and the other is lazy. I mean if I need to supplement with formula I will but really prefer not to.

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tierney
I drink body armor drinks and the pink drink from Starbucks ( it's the coconut milk I think) when I wanna up my milk. Or eat a lot of oatmeal. It always seems to help. But it is totally normal to have a slacker boob
3 Nov 2022

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Melinda
Oh thank goodness. I have been drinking tons of body armor and worry the amount of sugar will decrease my supply
3 Nov 2022

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Tee
9 Oct 2022

Breastfeeding my son is only 6 days old my milk is coming in but not much is coming out I tried the lactation cookies which make my breast full engorged any tips mamas my baby will not take the breast I tried the pump but maybe I don’t pump long enough to have a full flow has a lactation specialist in the hospital help me after delivery but that was only one day with lactation specialist

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Nell
Try these they’ll help
9 Oct 2022

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Danielle
They say the more you pump the more milk you produce.. drink plenty of water
9 Oct 2022

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Lisa
18 Aug 2022

Just received my lactation package 📦 from the VA very neatly packed #thankful

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Mayra
Where did u get your pump mama
18 Aug 2022

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Lisa
the VA is paying for all maternity needs so I got from the insurance company they hire as a third party
18 Aug 2022

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