If you pump at work

RD'sgirl · December 2009

Did you notice that over the first few weeks you pumped less and less?? I was pumping a total of 10-12 ounces (pump 3 times a day) and this week it has tanked to 7-9 ounces. If this happened to you did you take fenugreek? If so, how long do I have to take it for?

ashy22lou · December 2009

I notice on Mondays and Tuesday my supply tanks. Unfortunately, my daughter just moved up to 5.5 ounces a bottle, and I can't keep up. I'm breaking into the freezer stash, and hoping my body will increase it after a week or so.

I've been considering fenugreek, but I upped my water.

NDwife07 · December 2009

Yep! I started pumping 10-12 and am now down to 5-6 (4 months later). It sucks. Fenugreek has only helped me stay at 5-6.

Uiowachick01 · December 2009

I drink mothers milk tea everyday regardless of the amount of milk I'm producing. I have actually increased my supply in the past few weeks, ds now wants 7oz each feeding and 10oz at bedtime. Every am I make a huge pot of tea and drink it during the day. It's good cold and warm. I'm tryingmy best to stay away from my freezer stash. GL!

T_&_A · December 2009

yes and yes. still taking fenugreek and blessed thistle, keeps me at 2 1/2-3 ounces (total) a pumping.

RD'sgirl · December 2009

Uiowachick01:
I drink mothers milk tea everyday regardless of the amount of milk I'm producing. I have actually increased my supply in the past few weeks, ds now wants 7oz each feeding and 10oz at bedtime. Every am I make a huge pot of tea and drink it during the day. It's good cold and warm. I'm tryingmy best to stay away from my freezer stash. GL!

How much tea do you have to drink a day?

ashleyc55 · December 2009

I'm so sad cause my supply took a dive yesterday, used to pump 5 oz. 3x a day and I only pumped 3-3 1/2 oz. Happened again today too...I'm upping my water intake to see what will happen, but I plan to exclusively BF over the break, so maybe that'll help as well.

mmbartosek · December 2009

I'm actually having an over supply issue. I just pump once at work over 4 hrs and get 5-6 ozs. LO sometimes naps or is fussy and doesn't eat that much while I am gone, but I BF him right before I leave and as soon as I get home. I have at least 30 6oz bags in the freezer and we have no room for food! I hate to use my stash, but I'm actually starting to store less so we can get a bit "evened out".

Uiowachick01 · December 2009

RD'sgirl:
Uiowachick01:
I drink mothers milk tea everyday regardless of the amount of milk I'm producing. I have actually increased my supply in the past few weeks, ds now wants 7oz each feeding and 10oz at bedtime. Every am I make a huge pot of tea and drink it during the day. It's good cold and warm. I'm tryingmy best to stay away from my freezer stash. GL!

How much tea do you have to drink a day?

6-8 cups and I put honey in it. But then I like plain not sweetened tea too!

heatherlane · December 2009

My supply suddenly dipped about 2-3 weeks into work. I made lactation cookies, upped my intake, started taking Fenugreek (3 pills 3x daily) and nursed exclusively on the weekends.

I'm close to where I was before, and I only had to supplement with 6 oz of formula one day. I would highly recommend coming to terms with the idea of supplementing: I was all bent out of shape about not being able to label myself "EBF" and when I finally just let it go and relaxed about my son being healthy no matter what, my supply bounded back almost immediately!

And PSA to all who havem't heard my story: always keep some milk in the chest freezer and some in the regular freezer. The outlet the chest freezer (where I had stored all of my milk) tripped and I lost all of it.

ntnylizard · December 2009

My supply dipped after about 3 weeks, so I added a pumping session (now do 4 each workday over 10 hours) and I started taking Fenugreek a couple of weeks ago.

Each day varies for me -- yesterday I got 13.5 ounces total, today I'm at almost 20. I try not to stress and just combine pumping days to send DS off with enough each day.

I also try to EBF while home and leave the pump alone.

katt5 · December 2009

Once I first got back to work after the first week my supply went down so I did take Fenugreek and I also drink Weleda nursing Tea once a day in the morning. That did it for me I was back in business. But the last two weeks I have been having trouble but I know its due to the holidays, I?m so busy with shopping, wrapping, mailing its taking a tool on my milk.

July_2009 · December 2009

Yes my supply went about 3/4ths less. I take fenugreek but I am so bad with it..I forget most of the times. I just try to drink lot of water but I am not a thirsty person. My goal is to make it to 6 months so I am not too worried about supply going down at this point. GL.

cabo_kate · December 2009

I lost about 1 oz. per pumping session after about 2 weeks back at work. I used to pump about 6 ounces per session, now I barely get 5.

I pump twice at work and he takes 5 oz. bottles, so if I don't end up with 10 oz. I need to either pump after he goes to bed or pump after his morning feeding to make up the difference. Usually it works out okay - I can usually get about 3 extra ounces after a morning feeding and I use that to make up the difference in bottles.

I also drink 3 cups a day of the Mother's Milk Tea and took Lactate Support for a few weeks, and it seemed to help. I also have upped my water.

MiddMomm · December 2009

WATER WATER WATER. the days that I dont finish my water bottles are the days when i pump the least.

i am also taking fenugreek, but it only works if you take it continuous w/o missing it.

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