Doula Care Postpartum Service

04/30/2026

Did you know that breastfed babies typically only need 3–5 oz per feed from 6 weeks to 12 months because breast milk composition changes to become more calorie-dense, rather than just increasing in volume, ensuring nutritional needs are met without needing a larger volume of milk.
(and yes, some babies drink more😉).

So it makes sense not to feed an older baby stashed frozen milk from when they were a newborn; the caloric content is different.

I would make sure to rotate the frozen milk so it’s used within a month or so of when you pump.

Don’t worry, so if you’re “only pumping 5oz,” that’s enough!



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03/31/2026

It’s starting to feel like spring.
Our spring babies are arriving.
🪻🌸🌷

03/31/2026

12/12/2025

American Academy of Breastfeeding protocol #36 
�https://www.bfmed.org/assets/ABM%20Protocol%20%2336.pdf

HOW TO TREAT EARLY INFLAMMATION?
(Lumps, Blocked Ducts, Mastitis)
The principles of management are to resolve the
INFLAMMATION in the breast tissue.
- Feed or pump only enough only to feed baby, not empty (YOU CANNOT EMPTY A BREAST)
Cold/ice packs to reduce swelling/pain.
Ibuprofen to reduce inflammation
- Lymphatic drainage (light strokes toward your armpit)

WHAT TO AVOID IN MASTITIS MANAGEMENT?
The previous methods of management WORSEN mastitis and INCREASE the risk of developing an abscess.
AVOID these actions:
* Deep massage INJURES tissue & INCREASES swelling.
* Pumping to empty tells your body to make MORE milk, increasing pressure.
* Heat WORSENS swelling and INCREASES inflammation.
These cause early inflammation to develop into severe mastitis.

Please call for help if not resolving and if you continue to have a fever and have flu like symptoms.