milk supply
Nursing mother's production
Milk supply refers to the amount of breast milk a nursing mother produces, or her capacity to produce it.
New mothers often worry about whether their milk supply is adequate: She's been pumping to increase her milk supply.
The term also applies to the broader availability of milk in a region or market: The drought threatened the local milk supply.
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- skin to skinUnclothed bodies touching directly
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
breast pump · letdown · colostrum · liquid gold · formula · fed is best · engorgement · wet nurse · dairy · udder · expressing · foremilk · hindmilk · cluster feeding · latch · production · demand · storage
- infant feedingbaby bottle, baby formula, bottle feeding, formula feeding, infant formula
- motherhoodmother, mom, mama, mum, mommy