Inadequate lactation is the production of less milk than is needed for breastfeeding a child.[1] Some women may either produce an insufficient amount of milk or may experience the cessation of lactation prior to their child being weaned (i.e., not needing to be breastfed any longer).
In addition to insufficient production of milk, other symptoms may include:[1]
• Fatigue
• Flat or inverted (inward positioning of) nipples
• Hardening of nipples
• Lumpy breasts
• Thinning of the breasts
• Thin, watery milk
• Bitter-tasting or bad-tasting milk, which the child may refuse to drink
Many ways are available to help manage and treat inadequate lactation and to provide adequate nutrition for a child who has been breastfeeding. See our Q&A called Treatment of Inadequate Lactation.
REFERENCE
1. J. Reichenberg-Ullman. Whole Woman Homeopathy. 2004. North Edmonds, WA: Picnic Point Press
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