How could diet affect breast engorgement?

    Last Updated: October 13, 2024

    Diet, including fluid intake, is unlikely to affect breast engorgement, and there are no studies linking diet to the presence or absence of breast engorgement. The volume of milk that a lactating parent produces is primarily driven by the amount of milk that is removed from the breasts,[1] not by the dietary choices of the parent.[2]

    References

    1. ^Bendixen MM, Iapicca LC, Parker LANonpharmacologic Factors Affecting Milk Production in Pump-Dependent Mothers of Critically Ill Infants: State of the Science.Adv Neonatal Care.(2023-Feb-01)
    2. ^Minato T, Nomura K, Asakura H, Aihara A, Hiraike H, Hino Y, Isojima T, Kodama HMaternal Undernutrition and Breast Milk Macronutrient Content Are Not Associated with Weight in Breastfed Infants at 1 and 3 Months after Delivery.Int J Environ Res Public Health.(2019-Sep-09)