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Drugs that increase lactation

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Last reviewed: 09.08.2022
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Almost any representative of the fair sex is able to conceive, bring and give birth to a baby. But modern ecology, increasingly weakening genetics and other negative factors lead to the fact that the percentage of infertile women or those who endured and gave birth, but are unable to feed their baby with breast milk, is increasing over the years. In this case, to help mothers come drugs that increase lactation.

The principle of their work is to activate the hidden reserves of the body of a woman who are directed to stimulate the natural processes of producing breast milk in the maternity of the mother in childbirth.

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Indications for the use of drugs that increase lactation

There is a certain percentage of women who categorically do not want to breastfeed their babies, but there are not many such women. Most, after all, understand how mother's milk, and tactile contact, is necessary for a little man. But, unfortunately, there are mummies whose mammary glands simply do not produce or produce, but in small quantities, such milk necessary for breast milk.

Indications for the use of drugs that increase lactation:

  • Hypogalactia is a derivative of the ancient Greek words hypo-low and gala-milk. That is, the mammary glands are either insufficient or do not completely produce breast milk. But this problem is not fatal. It can be prevented, since true hypogalactia is observed quite rarely (such cases are less than 5%).

So why is a young, healthy woman still facing a problem while breastfeeding her baby?

  • Lack of psychological mood for breastfeeding or persistent fear of lack of milk.
  • Agalactia is the complete absence of breast milk from the parturient.
  • Stressful situations.
  • Mastopathy is a dyshormonal hyperplastic process in the mammary gland.

Form of issue

The modern pharmacological market is ready to present to newly mummified mothers drugs that stimulate lactation in women giving birth. The form of release of such drugs is different - this is a packet of tea based on herbs, and powder form, and tablets.

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Pharmacodynamics of drugs increasing lactation

Our grandmothers had the opinion that the mother's milk for feeding a newborn will be the more, the more a woman will eat, drink and relax. Undoubtedly, this is important, but these factors affect its quality more, but not on the produced volumes. For the amount of milk produced meets the hormone prolactin, it starts to work the more actively, the more often and for a long time the mother will put her baby to the breast. In this case, the milk will be produced in the amount that is needed specifically for this baby.

Pharmacodynamics of drugs that increase lactation is a secret that stimulates the enzymes prolactin and oxytocin. The first of which is responsible for the production of breast milk, and the second provides its "supply" directly for feeding the newborn. Preparations also have anesthetic, antifungal, antibacterial properties. They have a sedative effect on the newly mommy's body, stop inflammation, relieve pain in the chest, normalize the hormonal background.

Pharmacokinetics of drugs increasing lactation

The products of the livelihoods of bees, which are part of the preparations, are close in structure to the enzymes of the human body, so they are easily accepted by the woman's body. Thanks to this, the pharmacokinetics of drugs increasing lactation is expressed by a high rate of absorption, cell metabolism is activated. These drugs have a slight diuretic and laxative effect.

Names of drugs that increase lactation

Faced with this problem, some moms begin to panic, recording themselves in the ranks of those who can not breastfeed. Someone waves and moves the child to artificial feeding, while others seek advice from moms, grandmothers, girlfriends and only a small percentage of women first turn to their doctor for advice. But it is possible to help such mothers and this article is ready to give everyone who wants the name of drugs that increase lactation.

  • Apilak is a drug created on the basis of royal jelly and contains in its composition a complex of vitamins and microelements useful to the mother and child.
  • Laktogon - this drug is considered to be biologically active additives (BAA), it is not a medicine as such, but its phyto-base is able to actively stimulate biophysical processes in the human body. The stimulant includes: royal jelly (a product of bees), nettle, dill, oregano, potassium iodide, carrot juice, ascorbic acid, ginger.
  • Molekine is an effective homeopathic drug that can be used throughout the whole period of the baby's breast feeding, which is unacceptable for many other medicines.
  • Apilaktin - an adapted drug, created on the basis of bee products: royal jelly and pollen.

These funds - not all that pharmacology can offer on the issue of interest.

  • On the pharmacy shelves, you can find specialized milk formulas, which, most likely, affect not so much lactation itself, as the quality of milk produced by a woman.
  • You can find a variety of herbal teas that stimulate more active production of milk.
    • Tea for nursing mothers HIPP, which includes: cumin, melissa fennel, nettle, anise.
    • Lactavite - the composition is almost the same as the previous one. The taste can be someone and not really have to taste (to taste and aroma resembles hay), but the result is more expensive.
    • "Grandma's basket" - the components are almost the same. The difference is that there are such components: tea with a dog rose, which in some cases can act as an allergen, and sometimes with an anise additive. Everyone chooses to his liking.

Dosing and Administration

Preparations for increasing lactation are introduced into the woman's body sublingually. The way of application and dose are such that the tablet should be put under the tongue and kept there until it completely clears. Reception of the stimulant of milk is carried out from calculation - but one tablet three times during the day. The recommended duration of the drug can be found in the instructions attached to the medication. Most drugs can take no more than 10 - 15 days, but there are also those that are allowed to use throughout the period of breastfeeding.

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Contraindications to the use of drugs that increase lactation

Due to its maximum naturalness, contraindications to the use of drugs that increase lactation are reduced, to only two points.

  • Hypersensitivity to the constituent components of preparations, or to beekeeping products.
  • Addison's disease is a fairly rare endocrine disease caused by chronic insufficiency of the functioning of the adrenal cortex, as a result of which the adrenal glands lose the ability to produce a sufficient number of hormones necessary for the normal functioning of the body.

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Side effects of drugs that increase lactation

The monitoring revealed minor side effects of drugs increasing lactation, which are due to allergic reactions and immunity of the body of a woman and a child to beekeeping products. In this case, it is necessary to stop taking the medication. If there is a disorder of sleep - it is necessary to reduce the dosage of the drug consumed somewhat.

Overdose

In the process of monitoring the intake of drugs stimulating lactation, their overdose has not been revealed. There is no information on such cases.

Interactions of drugs that increase lactation with other drugs

The actual data of the interaction of drugs that increase lactation with other drugs has not been officially recorded.

Conditions for storage of drugs increasing lactation

The room with reduced humidity, protected from direct sunlight and a temperature regime of no higher than 25 ° C is the main storage conditions for lactation-enhancing drugs

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Shelf life

The shelf life of these drugs is mandatory on the packaging and is two years.

To conceive, bear, give birth and feed a new person is the main purpose of any woman. But the closer the childbirth, the more fears envelop the woman: how will the obstetrics go and will she have enough milk to feed the baby. It is this fear that can cause lowered lactation (the so-called psychological factor). The future mommy should be psychologically tuned to breastfeeding and in many cases the problem of lack of breast milk will be solved. But if this situation arose anyway, lactation-boosting drugs will come to the aid, which today are widely represented on the shelves of any pharmacy.

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