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LEDoes shaking your breasts help release more fat into your milk? 🥛👀
Let’s ask our Founder & Lactation Consultant Gabby 🍼
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Yes! But not in the way you think… 🤔
There are actually more effective techniques that support the release of more nutrient-dense milk because they improve how well milk is being moved and removed from the breast.
Milk doesn’t switch from foremilk to hindmilk instantly. It’s a gradual transition that happens throughout a feed or pumping session.
At the start, foremilk flows more easily and is naturally lower in fat. As milk removal continues, fat globules lining the alveoli and milk ducts begin to dislodge and mix into the milk.
That’s when hindmilk is released, richer in fat and fat-soluble nutrients! 🥛✨
Which is why the key factor isn’t shaking, but how effectively milk is being removed. Techniques like breast compressions, hands-on pumping, or optimising latch help move milk from deeper ducts forward, supporting more thorough drainage.
The better the milk removal, the more nutrient-dense the milk🤍
Credits to: fantajiwarudo on Tik Tok for her video!
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