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Regaining Milk Supply
Asked by J.K. from Charlotte
on January 9, 2009
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My daughter is 9 weeks old. I have been breastfeed since she was born. In the past few days, my milk supply has decreased dramatically. I have rented a hospital pum...
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- Hi J. You may need to contact a lactation consultant. You can call the hospital where you delivered and there should be an LC in the nursery area. Sometimes they wi...
- I went through the same thing and by 9 weeks my milk was mostly gone too. It started going away around 6-7 weeks and I know it was because I did not diligently pump e...
- 1) Drink more fluids, especially water. 2) Eat healthy foods! Lots of veggies, fruits, and proteins. 2) DO NOT STRESS! Honestly, the stress of returning to work and...
Dry up Milk Supply
Asked by M.L. from Appleton
on June 6, 2009
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I have stopped breastfeeding and I am wondering the best way to dry up my milk supply. I am VERY engorged and it is painful. Any suggestion would be appreciated. Pl...
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- I did the cabbage leaf thing with my second and wish I would have known about it with my first --AMAZING!! I just had a couple of heads of cabbage and peeled off fres...
- I know that a lot of people recommend sudafed to dry up milk. It has to be pseudoephedrine (I think thats what its called) not phenylephrine.
- I quit by cutting out 1 feeling at a time, but you're right, it can be very painful. I put ice packs on at night and it was gone in a couple of days.
How Do I Increase My Milk Supply??!!
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on September 19, 2007
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Hi,
My daughter is 6 months old and I've been breastfeeding her exclusively up to about 2 weeks ago. When I started her on baby food my milk supply definitely decre...
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- Definitely discontinue the formula, that's only going to make it worse. It's all supply and demand. The less you nurse, the less you will make. The Organic Mother's...
- J.: I am sorry that your lactation consultant was not of more assistance. What type of pump are you using? why do you feel that your milk supply is down...
- Here are some lists I have compiled from doing my own research. Hope they help you! I would definitely put her to the breast before anything else- before any babyfood,...
Increasing Milk Supply
Asked by M.J. from Chico
on March 5, 2008
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Just wondering about healthy ways to increase my milk supply. My daughter is 6 months old and I just returned to work fulltime. I would like to hear other moms suggest...
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- I took fenugreek in addition to Mother's milk and it worked for me. Good Luck.
- I am a nursing mom of a 6 month old too and my supply started to go down about a month ago. However, between talking to my doctor and every where I read, it's always ...
- Is your employer respectful of your need to pump? Do you have a comfortable place? Knowledge is power, so know that by California law, employers MUST provide you wit...
Breastfeeding - Decreased Supply
Asked by E.W. from Albuquerque
on May 20, 2008
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Hi,
I have a 5 month old daughter who has been exclusively breastfed. She will drink expressed milk from a bottle but even that use of a bottle has been infrequent...
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- It does not sound like your milk supply has decreased, but it could still be possible. With my children, I was unable to pump very much milk. At most I would pump ...
- I agree with everything said, there are some options that may help when you think your milk has decreased. I hope that one of them works for you. I have 5 kids and t...
- Fenugreek worked very well for me. Make sure you are getting 500-600 extra calories a day, and good fats. I do believe that exhaustion and stress/anxiety can decreas...
How Do I Increase My Supply While Pumping at Work?
Asked by M.M. from Houston
on December 4, 2008
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I have a beautiful 7 1/2 month old daughter who is the love of my life. I have been back to work for 3 months and have been able to pump at work. Just recently, my s...
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- Hi Mary, I have a 19 month old son, and also had to pump after going back to work.(when he was two months) We also supplemented with formula. Unfortunately I was ...
- the more you pump, the more you produce. would come up with more but gotta get the kids to school. Good Luck, and God Bless, great for you to keep trying to breast feed.
- I am a senior midwife student. The more you pump or breastfeed the more milk you will produce. It is very important though to drink plenty of water. You also need to b...
Low Milk Supply..
Asked by B.W. from Miami
on May 23, 2010
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hello. i just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and made the wise choice to bf, however, she was having difficulty latching on, so i decided to buy a breast pump and...
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- My daughter, with the twins, would drink a really good beer, and that would do it. I don't often suggest alcohol, but it looks like you are doing everything else. ver...
- It sounds like you are doing everything you are supposed to do. I had a similar situation with my third child. He had a weak suck, so much so that I had no choice bu...
- Are you staying at home with her? If so, then let her nurse and nurse and nurse. You can do what is called a "nursing holiday". That is where you get yourself set up w...
Milk Supply Disappeared!! Help!
Asked by D.B. from Wichita
on March 6, 2010
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Ok. I have had a terrible sinus cold for the past 3 days. Last night I bought Sudafed (the real stuff). Took that and was feeling better this morning. Took 2 more ...
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- Keep pumping, and allow baby to nurse at regular intervals. Stay hydrated. It will come back.
- your milk supply can bounce back. i have had supply issues and have come to realize that fear of decreasing supply actually affected my supply! i think you are doing...
- Great info so far...hydrate, rest and let your little one nurse on demand and suckle at your breast often. Hope this helps and that you're feeling better soon. J.
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,...
I Need to Boost My Milk Supply
Asked by A.E. from Dallas
on January 21, 2009
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Hi Mommies,
I need some advice. My family has just survived a horrible stomach bug which took us all down. During my stint with the nastiness, I wasn't able to nurs...
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- the only thing that really helpme is drink milk with cinamon just put to boil milk and add about 3 cinamon sticks and a little sugar and drink hot and that help me...
- The herb fenugreek helped me a lot! You can either find it in a tea called "Mother's Milk" (like you mentioned) or just take the Fenugreek capsules (the bottle says i...
- Bless your heart -- so glad you're recovered from such a nasty bug! Now then, get thee to kellymom.com! That site is hands down the best resource I know for all thin...
