The milk stimulation method is successful in increasing milk production

In order to ensure that their children are full and have enough food in their stomachs, many mothers, especially those who breastfeed, know more or less about how to stimulate milk production before embarking on the sunny road of lactation. Today, let's take a closer look at the process and methods of stimulating milk flow, starting with hand massage:

Spiral massage technique

Put your fingers together, start from the top of the breast, and gently massage around the breast in a spiral motion. After one spiral is completed, move on to the next spiral point.

Vertical massage technique

Also start from the top of the breast, gently massage to the nipple, mainly to relax the breast.

Geocentric Attraction

Lean your upper body slightly toward the ground, let your breasts drop under the pull of gravity, and gently shake your breasts back and forth with your hands.

After the early massage preparation is done, the second half is mainly about expressing breast milk.

International milking club milking techniques

Common milking techniques

Before expressing breast milk, gently tickle the nipples and nipples with your fingertips. After a while, you will feel a noticeable milk shock.

As soon as you feel milk shock, start expressing breast milk. Place your ring finger and thumb on the edge of the nipple, and gradually increase the strength to collect the breast milk on the nipple and let it gush out.

What should I do if I can’t get milk from stimulating myself?

1. Relax your body and mind and imagine how your baby feels when drinking milk.

Wear comfortable clothes or take off your coat, relax as much as possible, imagine the cute look of your baby drinking milk, and clear your mind of selfish thoughts.

Before expressing breast milk, you can drink a glass of warm water, wash your hands, and talk to your breasts as if you were saying "I want to start expressing breast milk" and do it gently.

2. Try to open your breasts

Tips for stimulating breast milk

1. Don’t eat spicy food

For example, you don't need to eat stimulating food or drink a lot of coffee, etc., or drink milk-boosting soups;

2. Apply warm water to the breast

Use a soft, wet, hot cotton towel to apply to the breast (not the nipple) for about 10 minutes, and change the cotton towel after 1-2 minutes;

3. Relying on a breast pump to express milk

If the milk does not come out due to force, it is recommended to use an electric multi-sided manual breast pump, from weak to strong, to stimulate the breasts to produce milk;