supply help

[mrslefty]

Before Christmas H was eating 9ish oz a day at daycare,  sometimes up to 12oz. I was pumping 13ish oz/day. Suddenly he is eating 14-16oz and I'm pumping. ..12. I'm hoping it's a growth spurt and he will go down at least a little soon but in case it isn't what can I do? I'm already pumping every chance I get for as long as I can at work and I drink a ton of water. 

[dana86]

Have you tried any of the supplements like fenugreek or the mothers tea? I know there's a bunch of others but those are all I can think of off the top of my head.

[jamer]

Lactation cookies with brewers yeast?

[stretchad]

This is not a great thing for you, but adding a session or two in, even if it means overnight might help. I also second Fenugreek supplements (but be prepared to smell like maple syrup). When you're pumping make sure to massage your boobs to get the most out as you can. How long do you pump each time? How much time in between?

[mrslefty]

I'm drinking mothers milk tea (dear lord I hate black licorice!) And I picked up fenugreek tonight. I pump about every 2 hours, two 15 minute sessions, a 10, and a 20 (sometimes 25). I would pump longer at the 10 but it's during a 15 minute recess and I *have* to pee then or go 4.5 hours without peeing.
I'm thinking about pumping after he eats in the am...that just means I have to cart my pump back and forth. And lose my morning snuggle time

[mrslefty]

Jan 8, 2015 22:59:17 GMT -5 jamer said:

Lactation cookies with brewers yeast?

Anyone have a good recipe? 

[dana86]

I had an oatmeal cookie recipe that used the yeast, they tasted good but I was too lazy to keep making them and just added the yeast to my oatmeal in the morning lol

[mrslefty]

Jan 9, 2015 0:18:48 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

You can just buy them if you don't want to make them. Milkmakers is a Seattle company that sells the cookie dough mix as well as cookies in individual packaging. XD They're really good.

Also, is he at daycare? Are they possibly overfeeding him? How many hours is he away from you? Do you notice him nursing more on the weekends?

He nursed a ton Friday-sunday last week. Instead of every three hours he wanted to eat  every 2. And this week he's been sleeping 6 hours and then 4 hours all of a sudden... He's away 8 hours and is now eating once at night and once in the morning and maybe 3 times in the evening, though one is definitely a comfort "ohmygod you were gone so long" nurse. He was with my aunt who is pretty stingy on Tuesday and he ate 14 oz still. 

I do wonder if they are upping his bottles because the other baby has started daycare and she definitely drinks larger bottles than H... plus she is younger than H so maybe they are just assuming...

[jamer]

Jan 8, 2015 23:39:52 GMT -5 mrslefty said:

Jan 8, 2015 22:59:17 GMT -5 jamer said:

Lactation cookies with brewers yeast?

Anyone have a good recipe? 

This is recipe I was given and used to make for friends.
www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/LACTATION-COOKIES-1252680

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Jan 8, 2015 23:06:58 GMT -5 stretchad said:

This is not a great thing for you, but adding a session or two in, even if it means overnight might help. I also second Fenugreek supplements (but be prepared to smell like maple syrup). When you're pumping make sure to massage your boobs to get the most out as you can. How long do you pump each time? How much time in between?

that makes me laugh. Oh H, if only you know how attractive you would find me if we had a baby and I was nursing!

[toratoratori]

I've heard great things about the MotherLove Special Blend supplement, which has Fenugreek plus a couple of other things in it.

[jennlin]

Chug chug chug the mother's milk tea. When I first started drinking it, I would make it,let it cool, then chug it like a frat boy would chug cheap beer.

If you're positive it's supply related you can take a nursing vacation to stay home and nurse skin to skin all dau for three days.

[mrslefty]

Jan 13, 2015 18:00:49 GMT -5 jennlin said:

Chug chug chug the mother's milk tea. When I first started drinking it, I would make it,let it cool, then chug it like a frat boy would chug cheap beer.

If you're positive it's supply related you can take a nursing vacation to stay home and nurse skin to skin all dau for three days.

Ha ha ha. That's exactly how I've been drinking that crap.
I pumped 15 oz yesterday and today after pumping all weekend, drinking that nasty ass tea, and taking fenugreek.  I also asked day care to do half an ounce less per bottle (3.5 instead of 4) which would be 14oz a day and I think I can more easily handle that.
The only problem is he slept a LOT yesterday  (teething?) and today and ate very little during the day...so now he's frustrated at home that I don't have a super fast let down because he's HUNGRY. Damn kids. 

[dana86]

Man I am not looking forward to drinking that tea again.

[jennlin]

i drink 4 bags a day now, mostly because i have a cough and need something warm for my throat.