Relactation The term applied to resuming a mother's supply of breast milk once nursing has stopped. Occasionally a mother may want to resume nursing after she has stopped.
Relactation One alternative to untimely weaning. Includes factors influencing success. Relactation A definition and how-to page on rebuilding your milk supply.
Relactation, which is stimulating your body to again produce breast milk and start breast-feeding or taking measures to stimulate your body to produce breast milk when you have not been pregnant recently (such as for an adopted baby).
Breastfeeding counselors will often refer a mother to a LC for situations such as: baby not latching on or has nipple confusion, slow weight gain of baby, persistent sore nipples, relactation after weaning for any reason, ...
How do I breastfeed once my milk has dried up (relactation)? How do I breastfeed while suffering from postpartum depression? I think my milk supply is dwindling. What could be the problem?
See also: Weaning, Nursing, Pregnancy, Nipple, Newborn
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