What can I eat to increase my milk supply?

Women produce milk during pregnancy and breastfeeding. As the secretion of female hormones increases, the amount of milk produced will also increase. If a mother has insufficient milk during breastfeeding, it will affect the healthy development of the baby's body. Therefore, mothers can increase milk secretion through diet therapy. Foods that increase milk secretion include lettuce, pig's trotters stewed with peanuts, and tofu and crucian carp soup. Mothers can choose according to their own taste.

1. Lettuce: Lettuce is a good milk-promoting food. It is divided into two types: leaf lettuce and stem lettuce. Leaf lettuce is also known as "lettuce", while stem lettuce is called "lettuce". Lettuce has a good lactation effect. Breastfeeding mothers can use lettuce to cook pig's trotters. This way of eating can not only reduce greasiness, but also be fragrant and delicious, and it is more effective in promoting lactation than using pig's trotters alone. It should be noted that according to analysis, except for iron, the content of all other nutrients in lettuce is higher in leaves than in stems. Therefore, when mothers eat lettuce, it is best not to discard the leaves.

2. Tofu: Tofu has the effects of invigorating qi and harmonizing the stomach, promoting fluid production and moistening dryness, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is also a lactation-promoting food. Boiling tofu, brown sugar and fermented rice in water and drinking it can produce milk.

3. Peanuts: Peanuts can be used to treat spleen deficiency, nausea, edema, leucorrhea in women, anemia, various bleeding diseases, dry cough, chronic dry cough, and postpartum lactation.

4. Peas: Peas, also known as green beans, are sweet and flat in nature and are very rich in phosphorus, containing about 400 mg per 100 grams. Peas are beneficial for urination, producing body fluids, relieving sores, stopping diarrhea, and promoting lactation. Cooking green peas and eating them lightly, or mashing the pea sprouts and squeezing out the juice to drink, can both help promote lactation.

5. Water bamboo: Water bamboo is eaten as a vegetable. It has a sweet, fresh and refreshing taste. It is not only delicious and nutritious, but also contains carbohydrates, protein, vitamins B1, B2, vitamin C and various minerals. Water chestnuts are sweet and cool in nature, and have the effects of relieving heat and toxins, preventing thirst, promoting defecation and promoting lactation. Nowadays, people often use water chestnuts, pig's trotters and tongcao, which are cooked together and eaten, and have a good lactation-promoting effect. But mothers should also be reminded that since茭白 is cold in nature, mothers with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much of it. In addition, wild rice contains a lot of insoluble calcium oxalate, so patients with urinary stones should be careful not to eat too much.

How to care for insufficient milk during breastfeeding

1. Choose a suitable bra during breastfeeding. Generally speaking, a breastfeeding mother's breasts will be fuller than before giving birth. In order to protect the breasts, prevent them from being compressed, and ensure sufficient milk, it is best to wear a nursing bra designed specifically for breastfeeding mothers. The size should be changed according to the size and weight of the breasts. This is not only convenient for breastfeeding, but also helps to restore the body shape.

2. Take care of your breasts before and after feeding. When breastfeeding mothers are feeding their babies, breast care before and after feeding is very important. Before the first breastfeeding, apply clean vegetable oil on the nipples to soften the scabs on the nipples, and then wash the breasts with clean water. Before each breastfeeding, wash your hands, nipples and areola to wash away bacteria that may contaminate the breasts and clothes. Wash with warm water after feeding to prevent the spread of bacteria in the baby's nasopharynx.

3. Protect your nipples. The nipples should be kept clean. If nipple lacerations occur, direct breastfeeding should be suspended. The milk can be squeezed or sucked out and disinfected before being fed to the baby. You can also apply cod liver oil ointment or castor oil bismuth on the nipples to prevent infection and promote healing.

4. Prevent breast deformation. Keep your chest toned with exercise. After giving birth and finishing the breastfeeding period, mothers can swim appropriately or do chest expansion exercises to help prevent breast deformation. Swimming can massage the chest through the pressure of water, which helps to make the chest muscles even. When watching TV, you can do some chest expansion exercises to strengthen the chest muscles and make the chest firm.