Friday, July 15, 2011
A few questions about breast feeding?
most women produce 4-6 ounces once their supply is established. You will know if you are engorged! It really hurts and you may have clogged ducts (you will feel a lump) and your breasts will be heavy. Pumping will help relieve some pressure but be careful of pumping to much as you can make your body produce too much milk (over supply). Finally, you loose weight from nursing since your body is using some of the fat you consume to produce the milk. You will burn about 500 calories a day if you are nursing so you can lose weight that way. As far as diet goes, you can watch what you eat but make sure you get plenty of water and protein since your body needs these things to make milk. If you cut them out, you will loose your supply.
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