I bought mother's milk plus from Motherlove (it has fenugreek and other herbs that are suppose to help). The taste is terrible and I have to wait 15 minutes to drink anything to wash it away. I haven't used it like I should so it's no surprise it isn't helping yet. I just bought it the other day and I am still trying to push through the taste. I am going to try the lactation cookies this week as well.
I bought it but my LC said that it's better to take straight fenugreek... 1 bc the taste of the tea is so terrible. 2 bc you have to drink 6 cups a day for it to make a significant difference. I ended up not using any of the supplements and just continued to pump. I went from 1/4 an ounce to 5 ounces a pump in less than a week.
I've been drinking 3-4 cups per day since 3 days PP (since 9.21). My supply is much greater than with DS. With DS, I began pumping at 4 weeks and got only 2oz total at first. This time, I began pumping today because I was so engorged and got 2oz per side. The licorice taste is strong and I'm not a fan, but a little sugar or honey goes a long way to making it palatable. Now, I actually crave it, LoL.
I started the tea. I did tea and fenugreek in the past, but the fen gave me bad heartburn.
I brew the tea with an apple spice tea bag as well, and add some honey or brown sugar and cinnamon to improve the taste. It's not horrid, but not my favorite either. The tea is much more pricey than the fen, especially since you are supposed to drink it 3ish times a day to be effective.
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I've been drinking one cup a day, and I only just started pumping. I usually only get 1.5 oz total, one day I drank 3 cups and the next day I got over 3 oz in one session! Unfortunately, I keep forgetting to keep drinking it, so I haven't replicated that just yet.
Re: Mother's Milk Tea
Thanks ladies...I HATE licorice so I'll try to avoid it. I don't know if I could choke down 3+ cups a day either.
I brew the tea with an apple spice tea bag as well, and add some honey or brown sugar and cinnamon to improve the taste. It's not horrid, but not my favorite either. The tea is much more pricey than the fen, especially since you are supposed to drink it 3ish times a day to be effective.