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Breast milk decrease?

By bearycute | 2 years 35 weeks ago
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Does anyone know of ways to increase breastmilk supply?
Does anyone know of ways to increase breastmilk supply?

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Try pumping some milk even after you've nursed.  I've always been told that the more you nurse, the more milk you will produce.  See if that works.  I've also been told that around 6 months, your milk supply kind of drops off and that's usually when babies start eating solids so it kind of goes hand in hand.  I would also check with a lactating nurse at your hospital.  They were always helpful to me when I needed anything. 

Tracy Mommy to Rebecca 3/04 and Brandon 8/05 Wife to Randy 8/98

~ Tracy ~Mommy to Rebecca (3/29/04) and Brandon (8/25/05) and wife to Randy (8/29/98)

Have you tried mothers milk tea? This helped me! It can be found at GNC stores and other health food stores. Other then that just nursing and pumping more.

BJSM

My daughter was never able to latch on properly so I pumped for 15 months and found a decreasing milk supply to be a big thorn in my side. Things that worked for me -

Mother's milk tea or  brewers yeast tablets

Nursing or pumping more often. I usually pumped for 10-15 minutes 4-5 times a day. When my supply would start to decrease I would pump for 20-25 minutes even if I wasn't getting any more milk.

And my FAIL PROOF way was Non-Alchoholic Beer. 2-3 cans a day  for a few days worked EVERYTIME!! Make sure it is NON-ALCHOHOL. This was recommended by 2 lactation consultants and both my Dr. and Pediatrician.

 Smile, it increases your face value! Smiley Jodi

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Jodi

I've got to agree with the above posts...breastfeeding is a supply and demand thing. When baby demands more milk (nurses or your pump) more often you body makes more milk. There are a few circomstances where this doesn't work out.

 If you are soley pumping, be sure you are using a hospital grade pump. Very expensive to buy but available to rent at many local hospitals. You may also be able to find a lactation consultant in your area by contacting the La Leche LEague at http://www.lalecheleague.org/

Good luck!

Having children reminds us to slow down and take each minute as it comes.

Having children reminds us to slow down and take each minute as it comes.

we just had a discussion about this:

http://www.babytalkers.com/forums/breastfeeding/11078-increasing-milk-supply.html 

 

http://www.babytalkers.com

A lactation consultant from Woman's Hospital told me to pump (while swipinging from chest wall toward nipple) for 5 to 10 minutes after some daytime feedings.

I ended up with an abundant milk supply. 

 

The main ingredient in mother's milk tea is fenugreek. You can buy this herb in capsule form at any health food store. My lactation consultant suggested this when I was having trouble producing enough breast milk for my son, and it really works. She also had numerous articles about its effectiveness, so it is well documented.

I've been there... I felt so frustrated when my supply was not ample for my daughter. I just persisted and continued to nurse her despite the inadequacy. For the 1st few weeks, I ahd to suplement her with MF... since she cries & cries if she doesnt get enough milk from me. I persisted in nursing, took Mother's Milk Tea, Fenugreek 3 capsules 3x daily, Domperidone 30 mg 3x daily. Presto! A couple of months later, she's nursing in bliss. I tried pumping but nothing much comes out of it. Dont be fooled by the amount of milk that you gain from pumping. Sometimes they're very little compared to what your baby can get if properly latched on and nursing directly from you. 
All the best! 

It is a supply & demand thing. The more you nurse or pump, the moor milk your body will produce. Very, very rarely is this not true. Always nurse first, then pump. Or, if you cannot nurse, make sure you are pumping AT LEAST as often as your baby would nurse.

Many women get frustrated though, thinking that their milk supply is not increasing as they would like. Many times this is due to the lower grade pumps that are out there, which aren't as effective as an actual baby breastfeeding! My recommendation is a hospital-grade pump (which can be rented), or a higher-end pump that you can buy at the store. Personally, I liked the Medela Pump-In-Style.

Another downfall is that women might THINK they are pumping often enough, but really they're not. It is time consuming. Although it doesn't take much time at all to pump, there always seems to be other things that need to be done. So, maybe pumping gets put off (because you have to make dinner, or whatever). Before you know it, you've skipped a pumping session, your body thinks that milk is not needed, and your milk supply is decreased.

the fenugreek is a sure thing!! you can also drink Fennel tea (same as fenugreek).

 Water, water, water. I have found that my milk supply is DIRECTLY affected by how much water I drink.

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