Fenugreek

KJohnson826 · November 2012

Has anyone taken fenugreek to boost their milk supply? I was told by my lactation consultant, my doctor, and Kaylee's pediatrician to try it, but I am a little nervous to be honest. If so, how much did you take and how often?

I've tried everything else they told me to do, and my supply has increased very slightly but it still isn't enough.

KJsbabe · November 2012

I took it for a few weeks to re-up my supply after dealing with a clogged duct and mastitis. I took three 580mg capsules 3 times a day. I don't know if it really helped or not. My supply did go up, but I was also doing lactation cookies, water, and extra pumping. This is the web page that I based my doseage off of.

https://kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastfeed/herbs/fenugreek/

bmv1980 · November 2012

I've been taking it for a few days. I also use the kellymom site as a guideline for dosage. As far as safety, I use fenugreek in a few recipes and it's main commercial use is to flavor immitation maple syrup. I'm not convinced that its done a whole lot for me yet. My sweat and pee smell like syrup though :]

ewilliams1127 · November 2012

I took it for a good 2 months. I did 4 pills 3x's a day (what ended up being max recommended dosage). I started with the minimum and increased until I noticed a difference in my supply. After my supply got to where I needed it to be, I quit taking it but kept pumping in between feedings for my frozen stash.

Downfall was I seriously smelled like a syrup vat for those 2 months (and so did DS).