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milk supply decrease

brittany&dainbrittany&dain member
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I have noticed that I am not producing as much milk as I used to. makes me wonder if DS is getting enough I was doing some research online and saw something about Fenugreek. Have any of you ladies ever taken Fenugreek and had it increase your milk supply?
Also do you have any other suggestions for increasing your milk supply?

 

I really would like to keep breastfeeding until the 1 year mark, and I have been drinking plenty of water, taking my prenatal vitamins, and I am not on any other medication. 

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Re: milk supply decrease

  • Latham12Latham12 member
    Fenugreek, more milk plus in liquid form on amazon, lactation cookies. I'm only producing 3oz every 3 hours and supplement with formula only before bed bc DD hadn't gained weight at her 6 month appt and was in the 5th percentile for weight. Now she's in t
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  • brittany&dainbrittany&dain member

    Have you noticed any reactions or side effects from the Fenugreek?

    Where did you buy yours from, besides amazon? DS hasn't gained any weight since his appointment also and we are going back in for a check up next week but I just would really pre

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  • Latham12Latham12 member
    I didn't have any reactions. Fenugreek you can get anywhere, including CVS and Walgreens. Start out with 3 pills, 3 times a day and once you see improvement, you can try 2 pills, 3 times a day. I read that you should smell like maple syrup haha then you k
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  • brittany&dainbrittany&dain member

    Thank you so much I will definitely be shopping for this tomorrow :)

    how quickly did you notice results? 

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  • Latham12Latham12 member
    It's took a few weeks. Be consistant with taking though. Give it 3 to 4 weeks. GL! I'd suggest more milk plus in addition.
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  • bigbootyjudibigbootyjudi member

    It's normal for around this time.

    Fenugreek gave me (and DS) really bad gas. I mean, to the point where my stomach was upset and he was screaming all day long. I stopped taking it after three days.

    Make sure you're drinking as much water as

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  • Mayan2011Mayan2011 member
    If you don't notice much of an increase with fenugreek alone, try adding in blessed thistle as well.  When I took both of these supplements together I noticed a greater increase.
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  • jnnfrrose6jnnfrrose6 member
    I gave fenugreek a try and didn't notice an impact for myself, except that I started smelling like maple syrup whenever I started to sweat...my dip in supply started when we changed my guy's schedule and started giving more solids, so I'm trying my best t
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  • dodgerfantobedodgerfantobe member
    I took Fenugreek for 12 months while breastfeeding my first helped my supply and had no adverse effects for me or baby. This time around, I tried a bottle of More Milk Plus capsules and it gave my son terrible gas. It helped my supply quite effectively,
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