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Got a breastfeeding/ lactation question? Write to: LC Doris Fok c/o Q&A Lactation, MotherNeeds, 141 Lentor Street, Singapore 786838, or fax us at 6877-1979, or email info@motherneeds.com with "Ask LC Doris" as your subject heading* Doris will select 2 letters to be answered every month. Selected letters published here win a S$12 gift certificate for purchases at our MotherNeeds online store. Copyright © 2004 |
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Doris Fok is the first International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in Asia and Singapore. After setting up the KKH Lactation Services, Doris started her independent practice in 1998. She has worked with WHO and UNICEF, and various hospitals and international communities in the area of breastfeeding training and research. With over 19 years of clinical experience, and more importantly as a mother of two breastfed children, it is Doris' wish to help mothers achieve their natural ability to breastfeed successfully. Read more about Doris' breastfeeding experience and consultancy experience. | |
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Question
1: I am a mother of a 6 month old boy. Recently I returned to work. As I hope to breastfeed my son until he is 1 year old, I have been pumping at work. However, for some reason, my volume of milk has decreased. Last week, I was able to pump about 200 - 220ml in a single session but this week, I've only been able to pump 150ml. May I know what could have caused this decrease and is there any way to increase the amount of milk since I am not able to breastfeed my son in the day?
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1: Congratulations on giving
your baby breastmilk for up to 6 months. Do keep up the good work.
It's tough adjusting to full time working life again and not having
the baby to breastfeed you in the day time makes it tougher to sustain.
Having a decrease in your milk supply is hopefully a temporary situation. If you could just sustain your pumping as much as possible and when you are back home, do try to breastfeed more so that you could stimulate more milk supply. If not, try to see if you could pump out the extra milk from the second breast after he is done with breastfeeding you. Then accumulate the milk so that you can have stand-by milk for him when you leave for work. If this doesn't work, then do get in contact with a lactation consultant who may work out something with you. Wishing you all the best. Doris Fok |
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Question 2: My baby is 1 week old. I have been doing partial breastfeeding. However, she has not been passing motion for the pass 3 days. Is that normal? I thought that breastfed babies usually pass motion more frequently? Should I be concerned, and is there anything wrong? Thank you, |
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2: If your baby
had been fully breastfed, we are usually not concerned about his
stools pattern. However, since your baby has formula in his diet,
you may need to Doris Fok |
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