Breast Milk Supply & Production
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I'm Losing My Milk Supply!! Help!!
Asked by J.G. from Los Angeles
on February 2, 2008
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I've been nursing my 5 week old semi-exclusivly (I pump at night and breastfeed during the day) This last week and a half I have been recovering from the flu and have ...
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- Hi Jenille, I want to salute you for your desire to breastfeed your child. You are truly a great mom! I suggest you eat lots of green leafy vegetables and seaweeds (...
- Yogi makes an organic tea for nursing mothers. You can get it at Whole Foods. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water - I also understand that eating lots of wh...
- Hi J., It would be helpful if you got the book 'The Breastfeeding Book' by Dr's Sears and Sears. But for a quickie jump start get yourself from either Trader Joes,...
Improving Milk Supply
Asked by R.R. from Seattle
on June 13, 2008
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My 4 mo. old son is completely healthy, but his weight is on low end for his height. My ped suggested changing my diet to increase my breastmilk supply and the calori...
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- Milk supply is first dictated by your water intake. So drink lots! And rest plenty. Keep up with your prenatal vitamins and fish oil! It's my understanding that the ca...
- First, your milk supply is probably just fine. If your baby is nursing well (feeding him whenever he wants, for as long as he wants) and has wet and poopy diapers, he'...
- There is a herb called fenegreek that can be purchased at a store like GNC or a herb store. I used this while my daughter was in the NICU to keep my milk in since she...
Losing Milk Supply
Asked by K.L. from Jacksonville
on March 31, 2007
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I am 22 years old and have a 3 &1/2 month old son. I have been breastfeeding him, but lately I've had to supplement him with formula. He isn't getting enough breast mi...
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- K., call your OB and express your concerns to her - she will likely be open to prescribing you Reglan which is a natural milk stimulant medication that is generally us...
- Hello, I know this is gonna sound crazy but, when I was breastfeeding my doctor told me to drink a beer, It can be a non achoholic one, he said that the yeast in the ...
- Try Brewers Yeast. You can get it at GNC. Take 2 pills right before dinner w/8 oz water. Your supply should increase w/in 48 hrs. If you haven't noticed any differ...
Milk Supply Dwindling Help
Asked by S.B. from Savannah
on October 7, 2010
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I have been pumping exclusively since my daughter was born. I pump every 2hrs (except once I go to bed where I wake maybe 1-2 times to pump). I haven't changed a thing...
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- Hi S., Pumping full time sucks (no pun intended)! I did it with my first for several months because of latching problems (tongue related). I'm just wondering what...
- When I took Lamaze classes, I was told to drink a dark beer if this issue occurred. Fortunately, I like beer. My breast felt full within the hour and all because of t...
- I had the same problems. my milk dwindled and eventually stopped by 6 months. Regardless of how hard I worked to keep it going. Don't feel bad if its stopping. The ...
What Can I Do to Increase My Milk Supply?
Asked by N.H. from Duluth
on April 28, 2008
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I have a 2 month old baby boy who is beautiful. He is my fourth child and I have breastfed all my kids until they are 1; however, I was a stay at home mom w/ my first...
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- I used an herb called Fenugreek to help re-lactate. It comes in pill form and made me smell like maple syrup...but it worked great!
- Hi N., I took Fenugreek Herbal supplement. You can get it from a health food store. That really seemed to work (and it lowers cholesterol too if you have that proble...
- "The first and easiest remedy for this is to nurse more often and longer. You can take the blessed thistle to in crease the volume of your milk; marshmallow and red r...
Ovulation and Milk Supply
Asked by K.L. from Chicago
on May 4, 2010
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Have any breastfeeding moms noticed that their milk supply drops during the few days surrounding ovulation? I feel like I'm noticing that pattern (and will feel less ...
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- Milk production suppresses ovulation, so it's not surprising that they are correlated but the causation link doesn't work the way you are thinking. I don't know what ...
- My lactation consultant told me that it is common for your milk supply to drop while on your period. Mine always dropped right before. I started getting my period at...
- i think my milk supply is highest at ovulatin and lowest just before my period. although with the pill things would be different for you.
Reduced Milk Supply
Asked by A.L. from Chicago
on January 14, 2008
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When my daughter started eating cereal three times a day (at about 5 months) she started nursing mainly right before bed and at 5 am. She might nurse for 5 -10 minute...
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- I didn't find that any of the supplements worked. the only real thing that worked was increasing nursing. I never got so much from pumping. Even at the best of time...
- I took Fenugreek when I went back to nursing. I stopped for a week and wanted to start again so I pumped like crazy. I took that and Mothers Milk tea. They both bumped...
- At Whole Foods in the healthcare section you can find Nursing Mother's Tea - when I was nursing I drank only that and water all day long and I noticed an increase in m...
Milk Supply and Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by M.P. from New York
on October 26, 2009
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My baby started sleeping through the night when he was 3 months old (he is now 4 months). At first I would wake up feeling engorged but now I don't. I am worried tha...
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- I would not wake the baby. Pumping at night, maybe before you go to sleep at night, is a good option. In my house, the kids are in bed anywhere's from 1 to 2 hours bef...
- Milk production is basic supply-and-demand. You refill when you are empty, so if you don't empty at night you will not refill. Same with mid-day feeings. When I wen...
- milk supply is based on how much and how often baby feeds. if you are not feeding in the night anymore, then there is no demad for mild, so the supply will decrease. ...
Building up Milk Supply?
Asked by L.S. from Houston
on November 14, 2008
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HI Moms.
I need some help. I have an almost 3 week old at home, and am trying to build up my milk supply. I had a c-section and it took 5 days for my milk to come...
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- I know I felt that way for the first couple of weeks! I did some things that helped me, I researched pumps and stopped trying to use the bad one that I had and got a ...
- Hi, Another good thing to do would be to look at these resources: http://www.llli.org/NB/NBmilksupplyissues.html and/or call the La Leche League hotline at ###-###...
- same thing happened to me... my obgyn put me on reglan... helped for a while... may be just what you need to get it going real good... good luck
Low Milk Supply
Asked by C.F. from Stationed Overseas
on April 10, 2008
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I just wanted to know how to enhance your milk supply. Mine all of a sudden just decreased. My son was eating every 4-5 hours and now needs to eat every 2 or less. I h...
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- Hi! I went through the same thing when my son went on a nursing "strike", I was so afraid that I was not going to be able to keep breastfeeding. I kept doing the same ...
- Go to a german Pharmacy (Apotheke) and see if they have some teas you can drink, or possibly some homeapathic stuff for that! might cost a little but should work! Whe...
- First of all, it's wonderful that you are giving your baby the best food on earth from momma!! Not everyone can say that! Just nurse on demand as much as you son w...
