Supply tanking :-( fenugreek limit?

bikitybinx · August 2012

Hey all,

I feel like my supply is tanking! I am taking Nature's Way brand fenugreek - 2 pills 3x/day. Lately, when DD nurses, she gets agitated because let down takes a while (sometimes up to a minute). She begins to breathe quickly and is visibly frustrated until let down occurs. When it finally does happen, she only nurses for a few gulps before the milk stops flowing. I pass her from side to side and she still wants to nurse, even though nothing is coming out. In the AM, I have a good supply but in the afternoon it wanes.

Can I take more than the recommended dosage of fenugreek? Is there anything else I can do to increase my supply? I was doing well until only recently, and then I started taking fenugreek - when I first started it helped but now it feels like my supply tanked again.

I am also eating oatmeal 1x/day. Today I am trying organic milkmaid tea in place of one of the fenugreek doses. What else can I do?

mwitter80 · August 2012

'you can take 3pills 3 times per day, but most people do see fenugreek start to wear off. It can be boosted back if you takes blessed thistle at the same time