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Hi Archie,

This is Meenu's Husband. I have a good news for you. Meenu delivered on monday evening. We have been blessed with a boy kid. Kid is around 3.3 KG and is healthy. Meenu did not get the pain and the doctor had asked her to get admitted on monday so that she can induce pain for her. She got admitted monday morning. The kid heart beat was little more and the doctor adviced us to wait for some more time before she can put the drips. They put her on drips around 12-30 on very slow admission. She did not get pain until evening. They kept increasing the rate of flow and she started getting pain around 5-40 or so. Within 30 minutes it got severe and she was taken to labor room around 6-30. Doctor came and saw her condition and told her that she is progressing excellently and promised her that if she just pushes the way she tells she will be out of labor room within 15 minutes. Meenu tried and the third push itself proved good enough :-).. She delivered successfully through vaginal route. Our doctor has been very co operative and helpful. We are lucky to get such a doctor

Doctor has adviced her to take couple of days rest. She is perfectly alright and she is walking and eating properly. She is not getting milk properly though. Kid cries a bit as it is not getting enough milk. Doctor has adviced her to just keep trying and that she will eventually get enough milk. We give couple of times adittional milk made with some powder. Once the kid is full it sleeps well :-).

I have one query. What should she do to get enough milk. Doctor says since the kid is little big it would need little more milk then she is lactating. Is there anything she can eat/drink which would help her to lactate better ?

I would like to say a Big \";thank you\"; for all the help extended by you. Everytime she used to get tensed she used to turn to you for your opinion and advice. Thank you very much. you have been like her sister helping her go through a this important phase in her life.

Say my hi to your kid. Have a great day.

-Meenu Archie replied. Dear Meenu and her husband.

I am here by to send hearty congratulations to you both and family. Needless to say that I am thrilled to hear this pleasant news.

I know Meenu you did get concerned at times but I knew you were in good hands. If you remember in first trimester itself I judged your Dr. and told s/he is doing best job and just follow guidelines.
After reading your last post I was little concerned as to why your Dr. is in haste of inducing you are still to finish your term. I am glad regardless of induction or entering in natural labor you have delivered your son vaginally.

Breastfeeding is challenging in itself. There will be almost no milk for first 48-72 hours and this does not mean you will have to give up. Keep trying the fact is more your boy will latch on nipples the body will start sensing producing milk. I don't think big baby is concern, Advait was little bigger than yours. I was worried too on breastfeeding aspect. I infact had same problem that less milk in first few days.

Do as follows.
Drink Balant Kada (obtained from Ayurvedic medical shop) for a week in the morning.
make paste of garlic, grated coconut and touch of grounded pepper and take it in the morning.
If you find in shop then look for Dink Laddu (in Delhi area called Godh ke laddu) I don't know if there is another name for Karnataka standards. It's laddu made with dry fruits, eddible and eddible gum (Dink in Marathi and Gondh in Hindi).
Make kheer from roasted poppy seeds in milk and eat that for 3-5 day in the morning.
Try to eat Sabudana kheer made in milk (Sabudana may be referred as Sabjige in Kanada -we maharashtrian eat sabudana on fasting days)-eat for about 3 days.

Try to include garlic and Methi seeds in your cooking. Some Hing is also good (Asafoetida is an english name for Hing).

Hope these tips will help.
Archie