However, milk production may be “artificial” intentionally induced in the lack of pregnancy on women. This is called induced lactation, while a woman who has breastfed before, and start again called relactation. This can be done periodically by the suction of the nipples (several times a day), massaging and squeezing the female breasts or with additional help from temporary use of drugs to induce lactation as the dopamine antagonist Domperidona.1 2 Initially, with great patience and perseverance is possible to induce lactation by sucking on just making the nipples. It is not necessary that the woman has been pregnant, and may even be well on your postmenopausal period. The fact that some herbs have not clinically confirmed, although several herbs are recommended to increase or evoke milk flow. These are, for example, fenugreek (most popular) and blessed thistle.
Breastfeeding is undoubtedly an excellent solution for baby. He brings an emotional relationship and communion with the mother more closely than can make the bottle. Breast milk also provides elements that promote the enzymatic digestibility of milk. 