Milk supply question

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Permalink Reply by Patience Abolverdi on October 29, 2010 at 11:41am

I have to say, i so proud of you for sticking with it!
Just nurse, nurse, nurse, pump, pump, pump all you can!
Fenugreek is one of those things where it either works really well and you love it, or it does absolutely nothing but make your pee smell weird. Hope you're one that it works for!

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Permalink Reply by Mommyof2Babies on October 29, 2010 at 1:00pm

Drink plenty of water if you aren't already. I made that mistake with my first and I paid for it. I was always told that nursing solves everything. It helps you get better and baby get better when she's sick, too. So keep at it:)

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Permalink Reply by Sarah Sain on October 29, 2010 at 1:58pm

I really admire how you've stuck with nursing through all this, Stacy. You're an awesome mom!

Fenugreek worked great for me. I got the flu with my second son, and my milk supply dropped dramatically. Of course, I freaked out. But I started feeling better, I kept drinking extra water and taking fenugreek, and within a week my supply was even more than it had been before. (I did start to smell a little like maple syrup though.) Of course, they don't guarantee that it happens that way with everyone, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. :)

Feel better!

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Permalink Reply by Mary Beth Yokomi on October 29, 2010 at 2:12pm

Let me know how this works. You know I had the roughest time with Kaylee and I am hoping that using fenugreek this time around might help me.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah on November 19, 2010 at 2:35pm

I'm using fenugreek and it has definitely boosted my supply. I've also heard that using blessed thistle (another herbal supplement) in conjunction w/ fenugreek helps, though I didn't notice any difference when I tried it. Oatmeal is also supposed to help...

If you're open to pharmaceuticals there is also domperidone (which you'd have to get from Westlab pharmacy, not sure if it requires a prescription?) or Reglan. I decided not to go that route.

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Permalink Reply by Kathy D Anderson on November 19, 2010 at 3:54pm

gosh Stacy...you are one tough mama for sticking it out...I never took anything for my milk but I wanted to say you go girl and I hope this is the last time it happens to you.....good luck.

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Permalink Reply by Stacy Fournier on November 22, 2010 at 9:17am

I ended up taking the fenugreek for about two weeks, and it worked great! My supply went right back up and has stayed up even after stopping the supplements. Thanks for all the suggestions and support! Now I am just crossing my fingers that the mastitis stays away!!!

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer on November 25, 2010 at 9:22am

My cousin's supply dropped,so she took fenugreek and now her baby is 6 months old,exclusively breastfeed and she has pumped enough extra to donate 3300 oz of breast milk to babies in need.

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Permalink Reply by Stacy Fournier on November 26, 2010 at 9:24am

Wow! That's great!


Jennifer said:

My cousin's supply dropped,so she took fenugreek and now her baby is 6 months old,exclusively breastfeed and she has pumped enough extra to donate 3300 oz of breast milk to babies in need.

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Permalink Reply by Kiah Coleman on November 26, 2010 at 6:12pm

I used Fenugreek in combination with Blessed Thistle and it definitely helped boost my supply.

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