Ideas on How to Increase Milk Supply

Have her try fenugreek or More milk. THey are supplements to help increase milk supply. Also have her see a lactation consultant/specialist. I read in "On becoming Babywise" that although many women think they do not make enough milk, only about 5% of women really don't make enough, and that there are things you can do to increase milk supply, including improving your breastfeeding technique. They have some tips in that book but I would really reccomend seeing a lactation specialist. If her baby is not latching on properly she might not be getting enough stimulation to produce enough milk. Also, I do not know what kind of pump she is using but that could effect it as well. She might try renting a hospital pump for one month, since they are far superior, to increase her supply. I never got engorged and I never feel let down either. I make a lot of milk in the morning hours but not a lot in the evening. People tell me that babies are just fussy inthe evenings, but I think its becasue she's hungry. She goes for a couple of hours between feedings during the day, but at night starting at about 6 or 7 she wants to eat almost every hour. Maybe thats normal, but I always feel so deflated in the evening, and I think she's just hungry. Last night we tried giving her a bottle that I had pumped earlier, when I seem to make more milk, and I nursed her on top of that. Happy Baby. I am going to try that mroe often. She slept seven hours in a row last night!! I'm a first time mom as well (my girl is 5 weeks old) so I don't have the most experience, but I hope she finds those ideas helpful.
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is an herbal and a wonderful, safe effective way to increase your milk supply... It worked within a day great for me and many other Mamas I know. Best of luck!

I live in the Salt Lake area and I have a 3 month old. The hospital I delivered at has a lactation hotline for questions. A lactation specialist usually calls me back very quickly. She might contact the hospital where she delivered and see if she can talk to a lactation consultant. My son never wanted to take the breast and I had to go back to work full time. I invested in the Medela breast pump. It is pretty spending but since I was going to pump I figured it to be a great investment. She might rent or try to buy one. I would suggest to her that if the baby is eating from the breast after the baby is done eating that she pumps. In the beginning I was pumping every 2 to 3 hours to get my milk supply up for about 15 minutes. I now go 4 hours between each pumping during the day and still pump for 15 minutes. I would have her drink lots of fluids and make sure she is eating like she was pregnant. That is what the lactation specialists I talked to said to me. She also mentioned that while pumping you want to clear your mind to help the milk let down. But I would have her try getting in touch with someone in her area. Tell her congratulations on her new baby and good luck.

I had this experience and was not successful.

I am on my 3rd baby and finally have the whole supply thing figured out myself. In the meantime I have made it my personal mission that no woman who wants to breastfeed will have to give their baby a bottle because of supply issues.

The most important thing to do first is to get a supplemental nursing system. This will allow your sister to get the breast stimulation while giving her baby the nutrition it needs. (It is a bag or a container that delivers formula through a tube that leads to the breast.) It will also make sure that the baby doesn't prefer the bottle to the breast.

Then there are many different supplements and things she can do to increase her supply. The herbs are: fenugreek, blessed thistle, goats rue, mothers milk tea, mothers milk tintcure, shadivari.
The medications are Reglan: highly prescribed but the side effects are depression so be careful with this. Domperidone is not FDA approved in the US but highly prescribed in Canada. This is where I had to finally go. There are places that you can get the medication without a prescription although there are places in the US that compound it and you can sometimes find a lactation specialist that will prescribe it. It is considerably more expensive that way but "legal" in a manner of speaking.
I would be happy to give you all the info I have and even make myself available by phone if you or she needs more info. Just message me.
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Couple of things: Make sure she is getting plenty of water. For a normal person 8 (8 oz) glasses is the requirement. So for a nursing mother obviously more then that is probably needed. Most importantly drink when thirsty and listen to the body. Fluid out = fluid in. Replace what is expelled.
Secondly, search out a hospital that rents professional grade breast pumps. They are a lot more efficient which usually produces more milk. And she may need it for a month or two as she is establishing a consistent milk production pattern.
There are also a couple of herbs out there which may help in stimulating more milk production. Every hospital has a lactation specialist, and will know more specifics.
And of course make sure she is getting adequate calories in her diet. Nursing moms need an additional 300-500 calories.
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