MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, August 4 (PIA) --- Breastfeeding mothers, especially first time moms, shoud not worry if they produce less milk, according to the City Health Office.
In today’s airing of Ozor ka, Ranao! program of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), City Nutrition Coordinator Fatima Macapodi clarified that moms can still produce enough milk as long as they breastfeed their babies because frequent suckling of the baby stimulates the production of breastmilk.
To further stimulate milk production, she advised breastfeeding mothers to eat nutritious and balanced diet and make sure that the attachment or positioning of the baby during breastfeeding is proper.
Macapodi also explained that a mother can still breastfeed even if she is tired from work or even after doing household chores.
She said there is no truth in the belief that the baby will suckle the mother’s tiredness during breastfeeding.
She also said that mothers produce milk from their own body stores so even hungry mothers can breastfeed and make plenty of milk for their babies.
Ozor ka, Ranao! is an hour radio program conducted in partnership with Philippine Braodcasting Service to provide information and updates on various efforts to bring development and prosperity in the province. It is being aired over DxSO Radyo ng Bayan Marawi from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. every first and third Monday of the month. (APB/PIA-10)
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