Went to LO's 1mo appt and we realized he is back to his birth weight. So disappointing! I then went to a lactation nurse twice within 24hrs, we did the weigh-feed-weigh and he's only getting about 3/4ths - 1oz from me. Poor little guy.
Now I'm taking mother herb pills 4x a day, pumping every 2hrs, and supplementing with formula what I'm not making. Once in a while I can get 2oz out of a pumping session, but it's not consistent.
I'm giving him 2.5oz of breastmilk+formula 9 times a day now.
What has worked for you to increase supply and how long did it take?
Re: What worked for you to increase your milk supply?
I don't know if you have the time/access, but acupuncture worked for me. I don't know if my situation was different because it was recently (my supply was established but took a hit), and I went twice in a week (along with taking Fenugreek) and I thought it helped immensely. My accupuncturist told me it can work wonders for low supply.
Also which I'm sure you already know, but put that baby to your breast every chance you get, let them comfort suck and cluster feed. If you still have to supplement fine, but supply is based on demand.
I drank mothers milk tea and pumped 3-4x daily. I also let him nurse on demand which sometimes meant comfort nursing. He just wanted the boob, not necessarily because he was hungry.
Edit: Sorry, I forgot to mention that all this improved within one week. I had a weighed feeding with my LO about 1.5 weeks after the first one and he regained his birth weight and a little more.
This! I also drank red raspberry leaf tea. Made 1 pot with 1 bag of mother's nursing tea and some red raspberry leaf so I didn't have to drink 6 cups/day. I drank 3 cups this way and LOTS of water...probably about 4-5 liters at least.
Oatmeal! I see a noticeable difference on the days I don't have a bowl in the morning. The Kashi instant oatmeal seems to work well, it's pretty hearty. I also drink mother's milk tea and I believe that helps a bit, too.
Feeding on demand is the best thing you can do. Let your little one use you as a pacifier.
Oatmeal, tons of water, eating protein
When you pump, utilize heating pads and massage/compression. https://newborns.stanford.edu/Breastfeeding/MaxProduction.html This video was extremely helpful along with the other links on that page.
Make sure you're taking your PNV, and an occasional beer is rumored to help too.
Tons of water...100oz +
Lactation cookies
Oatmeal
If I eat oatmeal for breakfast and drink a ton of water I notice a difference by the afternoon.
I had a huge dip a few weeks ago so I made lactation cookies. I ate 4 or 5 one afternoon/evening and woke up engorged and overflowed my pump bottles the next morning. So they definitely work!
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Wow, that was a great video! Thanks so much for sharing it!