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Breast
Milk | Cause of Vitiation
| Breast Abscess
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Management
of Excess Milk | Important
Factors
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One should suspect inadequacy of the breast milk if the baby does not thrive well, is thin and lean, constipated or passes less quantity of urine. These babies are not satisfied after the feed, keep on crying intermittently and do not sleep well at night.
The breasts of the mother, who is not secreting enough milk, shrivel and the amount of breast milk, which can be expressed, is less than usual.
Attempts should be made to increase the breast milk supply of the mother,
in the meantime the baby should be fed on supplementary feeds
or alternatively a wet nurse can be employed.
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Initiation of breast feed by mother or wet-nurse
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- At an auspicious time, the baby should be given a bath and dressed-up with new clothes.
- The breasts should be washed and a little milk expressed.
- The mother or nurse should take a glass of milk before suckling the baby.
She should sit facing east and the baby should face north.
- The baby should then be allowed to suck at the right breast first after chanting
of the following
Mantra -
"Oh Lucky Woman!
Let all the four oceans flow through your breast milk impart strength to the baby so that, the baby grows and develops well. Just as Gods became immortal by drinking Amrta, i.e. Nectar, let the nectar of your milk impart a long and healthy life to the baby. "
- The wet-nurse who has been employed should be constant for the baby, as mixing of milk from different wet nurses may cause diseases in the infant. It is important to express some milk from each breast before the baby is allowed to suck.
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The family
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