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BFing and PCOS

vtwd40vtwd40 member
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DO any of you ladies have PCOS and BF? I'm not due for 2 months, but my mom is in town and we were talking. She has a patient who is a pactation consultant and said that because I have PCOS and my hormones are off, I may need to use a hospital grade pump to help maintain my supply. I'll be back at work after 4 months anyways, so I was planning on doing some pumping, I was just wondering if any of you have PCOS and have noticed supply issues.
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  • austenreader85austenreader85 member
    Kellymom has an article about it.  I actually had oversupply issues and then DS had foremilk/hindmilk imbalance.  I didn't end up getting a job until he was 9 months so I didn't have to regularly pump until then and I did find it a bit hard to keep up, but I think that was more to do with the fact that I was only pumping once at work during an 8 hour shift than anything else.
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  • shotzieshotzie member
    I have PCOS and had an oversupply with DD1. I'm not having any supply problems this time around either. PCOS can effect your supply, but it can also cause an oversupply - which comes with its own difficulties. You'll just have to give it some time and see how it goes.
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  • ns1ns1 member

    My OB said I "probably" have PCOS (I don't have regular cycles and had to use Clomid for DD), and I have been bf'ing since DD was born with no problems.  I had a little oversupply in the beginning to, but it's seemed to taper off a little, but I still get a little more than LO needs.

    I went back to work when DD was 8 weeks and pump for her and get enough for her without a problem!

    Oh - also, I pump 3X a day at work (8am-5pm) and use a Medela Pump In Style Advanced. 

     

    Best wishes! 

     

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  • acalan13acalan13
    I have PCOS and BF with no issues.  You will be fine!  Do the best you can with what you got!!
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  • sarahscootysarahscooty member
    I have PCOS and have low supply. I do have to supplement with formula but not much and I worked REALLY hard for the first month to get my supply to where it is now! It can go either way or be perfectly fine. My LC told me since I didn't have many breast changes during pregnancy that I may not have proper milk gland development when I was younger but I have been taking herbal supplements to hopefully help that. Good luck!
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  • ClaudiaStar21ClaudiaStar21 member

    imagesarahscooty:
    I have PCOS and have low supply. I do have to supplement with formula but not much and I worked REALLY hard for the first month to get my supply to where it is now! It can go either way or be perfectly fine. My LC told me since I didn't have many breast changes during pregnancy that I may not have proper milk gland development when I was younger but I have been taking herbal supplements to hopefully help that. Good luck!

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