milk. My son is 12 tweleve days old and doing great right now but I will be going back to work soon and I wont to continue to breastfeed when I do so anyone with experience with supplements or teas that had success with them the info will greatly be appreciated.
2006-09-12 05:55:23 · 9 answers · asked by Angela M 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My daughter is almost 6 weeks old. And I was told in the hospital that if I drink something after every feeding that will help production. It has really helped too. I wasn't told this after my son almost four and we had problems. Good Luck
2006-09-12 05:58:28 · answer #1 · answered by TIA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breastfeeding is all about supply and demand. Will you be pumping when you return to work? This will help you keep your supply up and let you provide him with the best possible food while you are apart. How old will he be when you have to go back?
I'd suggest introducing a bottle of your pumped milk around 4 weeks of age and hopefully not returning to work until at least 6 weeks. (You doc probably won't even release you to work before that.)
I wouldn't suggest adding supplements or teas, etc. unless you find that you need to do so.
Fenugreek is the most commonly used herb for boosting supply. You can get it at your health food store or most of the groceries or pharmacies that have a supplements section. The typical dosage is 3-4 capsules 3x per day. Please note that there are some people who should NOT take fenugreek! DO NOT take fenugreek if you are diabetic, have a peanut allergy, blood pressure problems or hypoglycemia, asthma or heart disease.
There is also a tea you can get at the health food store called "Mother's Milk Tea" that some nursing moms use.
Other moms report that eating oatmeal for breakfast every day seems to help them pump more at work.
Contact your local La Leche League for more information and one on one support. If there is an evening meeting near you, there will probably be more working moms in that group than in a daytime group.
2006-09-12 13:21:54 · answer #2 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water almost works too well. Water and Non-alcoholic beer. Works really great. SOmetimes too much. If you use the beer not too much. Your milk changes taste when you eat or drink certain things, and baby won't like it. Make sure to freeze it if you have a lot. The milk lasts longer there. Keep some in the fridge for immediate use.
2006-09-12 12:59:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was 8 days old and I still had NO milk coming in. I read about the herbal supplement Fenugreek and decided to try it. It did help, however, it didn't help quite enough. I still had to supplement. It's worth the try though. Good luck and congratulations!
2006-09-12 13:08:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supplements aren't usally necessary. Your body will adjust to what your baby demands. If you want to though, Fennel seed tea, and oatmeal are natural ways to increase your milk. Nipple stimulation inbetween feedings to trigure letdowns will also keep you milk flowing. It tricks your body into thinking that your baby is feeding, therefore making more milk. Hope this helps.
2006-09-12 14:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I took brewer's yeast - it helps a lot. Also when you drink a glass of milk, put a lot of powered milk in it, that way you can double up your calcium & stuff. Good luck and enjoy your baby.
2006-09-12 13:03:11 · answer #6 · answered by AnaMay 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I took Fenugreek-found in health food stores. It worked!
2006-09-12 13:06:45 · answer #7 · answered by 10 pts for me? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call your local la leche league.
2006-09-12 13:09:16 · answer #8 · answered by MOPALIA 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://newenglandnutritives.com/liquid_health_complete.htm
check out that link...
2006-09-14 18:04:03 · answer #9 · answered by paolouccio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋