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Fenugreek not working, what else do I try?

queenie521queenie521 member
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So Ive been taking 2 caps of Fenugreek 6x a day since sunday along with 2 caps 6x a day of Blessed thistle and 16 oz of Yogi Nursing Mothers tea.

I have not seen an increase in supply which I ams ure I should have seen by now.

I'm pumping 4x a day in order to get enough milk for DC's 3 feedings while I am at work.

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Re: Fenugreek not working, what else do I try?

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    adhenashadhenash
    to increase supply you should pump 6x/day. i also take domperidone
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    queenie521queenie521 member

    imageadhenash:
    to increase supply you should pump 6x/day. i also take domperidone

     

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    missbeezersmissbeezers

    I'd suggest adding in another couple of pumping sessions.  I pump late at night and around 2-3 a.m. while DD is asleep, too.  It kills me, but it helps.

    I'd also suggest increasing your water intake (I now drink at least 64 ounces of water a day and I've seen a little increase) 

     

    If all else fails, I've heard domperidone is good stuff.

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    adhenashadhenash

    https://www.kellymom.com/newman/19a-domperidone1.html

     

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    missbeezersmissbeezers

    imageMrsRosie:
    It helps me to drink lots of water and eat oatmeal every day.

     

    oh yeah oatmeal!  I forgot that one.  I stopped eating mine for a week and saw a drop in production.

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    shanprenshanpren
    fenugreek and pumping every 2 hours didn't work for me.  I got a prescription for Reglan and that worked.
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    sunnygyrlsunnygyrl
    When my supply gets really bad, I have a few glasses of gatorade, a few cups of mothers milk tea and have tons of water. I have found that my supply is boosted the very next day. Gatorade is now always in my house.
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    AmyDrinkieAmyDrinkie member
    Alfalfa is working for me! ?I noticed an increase of 4oz the day after I ate alfalfa sprouts on my sandwich at lunch, and this happened on 2 separate occasions. ?It is also one of the ingredients in the More Milk Plus capsules, along with fenugreek. ?I got my alfalfa capsules at Whole Foods but then I saw them in the herbal supplement section of the regular grocery store.
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    Kathleen BoltKathleen Bolt
    Whenever I feel like my supply is going down, I up the water till I'm almost drowning and eat like there's no tomorrow.  It helps me a ton.
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    babymuggbabymugg
    Ditto on the
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    babymuggbabymugg
    Ditto on the Mother's
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    babymuggbabymugg
    Ditto on the Mother's MILK
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    babymuggbabymugg
    Ditto on the Mother's Milk Tea.
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    LilMissLadybugLilMissLadybug member
    Theirs also Goats Rue and More Milk Plus. I take both of those and Fenugreek 3pills 3x/day and drink Mothers milk tea, lol but I have a very low supply.
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    jamie_leejamie_lee
    oatmeal helps me. i pump at least 15 oz/ day for storage since taking oatmeal daily.
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