I did some clean research and discovered that larger, darker areolas are an aid to breastfeeding. I think the more prominent a woman’s areolas, the more likely she is to be an overabundant wellspring of milk. Milk overproduction seems to correlate with areola size and pigmentation. Other factors come into play, such as the woman’s…
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Extreme breast milk donor Elisabeth Sierra-Anderson has been pumping for 4 years straight. Embeddable video here Go Elisabeth. Nearly 2 gallons of milk EVERYDAY is too much for any man to drink, but I’d rather have a wife who produces too much than too little. On which side do you fall? Is any amount of…
He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. And there he lets the hungry dwell – Psalm 107:35-36a Gentlemen, imagine walking through your favorite garden, the most beautiful garden of all. Further imagine that in this most beautiful garden are some water fountains. Now picture the fountains gushing…
Diabetes, low blood sugar and low carb diets can’t stop milk production, nor do they seriously affect milk composition. Women’s bodies still somehow bear fruit. The Wikipedia article on breast milk says: “Actual inability to produce enough milk is rare, with studies showing that [women] from developing countries experiencing nutritional hardship still produce amounts of milk…
See How to induce lactation, as the process is essentially the same.
Before Domperidone, it took a whole day to express this: After Dom, days 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6: Read more at Domperidone: does it work?
Originally posted on Eventual Momma:
As someone who suffers from numerous breast feeding issues, I didn’t think Domperidone would work for me. We finally figured out what was going on with my body, and why despite my best efforts I could not increase my milk supply. My problem is three-fold: I suffer from mammary hypoplasia…
The key is nipple and areola stimulation, done consistently. Multiple manual stimulation sessions daily, with help from your loving husband, over the course of some few weeks should result in at least a few drops. It varies from woman to woman. It takes some much longer, while others, especially those trying to relactate, can almost readily…
