Producing more breastmilk with prescription?

Question

Has anyone tried and had any luck using reglan or any of the herbal teas that are supposed to help produce more breaskmilk? Any pros and cons?

Answer 1

Medications to increase breastmilk can be very effective in increasing milk supply. However you need to be sure that your supply is truly low before using medications to increase supply. Here's a website with information on how to tell if your supply is truly low: http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/low-supply.html#supply

Reglan and Domperidone are the two drugs I hear about most often in bresatfeeding moms to increase supply. From what I've heard, domperidone is the most effective at increasing supply. It is considered an L1 drug, one of the safest drugs you can take while breastfeeding. However it is not FDA approved and the FDA has issued a warning against taking domperidone while breastfeeding. This does not mean that domperidone is not safe to take, in fact it is quite the opposite. Doctors who are very involved in human lactation disagree with the FDA's warning, and you can see their statements here: http://www.breastfeedingonline.com/OfficialDomStatements.shtml Reglan has more side effects than domperidone which is why usually domperidone is a better choice than reglan.

There are also herbal remedies to increase milk supply. My second link has information on those herbs that can increase supply. However herbs don't work for everyone, and neither do drugs, though most women who weren't successful with the herbs did better with the drugs (this is purely anecdotal from my experiences with friends with low milk supply).

Answer 2

I took reglan twice (during my 14 months of nursing) to increase my milk production. Never found any herbs that helped...and I looked for some. With reglan you are supposed to take (I don't remember exactly so these numbers are made up) say 5 doses a day on the first day, 4 the next, 3 the next day, then 2 for the remaining days. It really increased my milk. I felt as full as I had right after delivering. I even started to leak milk at night again for a few days. The only side effect I had was feeling really tired while I was taking it. Since I was pumping at work instead of nursing during the day (you know the baby is a way more efficient pump than a store bought one) my supply didn't stay up for a really long time, but I pumped and stored as much as I could during that time to try to convince my body to continue to make that much milk. I recommend using it if your supply is dropping.

Answer 3

The link below will have lots of info to help you figure out if you have a supply problem and how to remedy it. There are teas such as "Mother's Milk Tea" that some women drink. There are a couple of different prescription drugs. There are lots of herbs. Fenugreek is the most common and most effective herbal remedy. 3-4 capsules of fenugreek 3x per day. Be sure to read the info on the Kellymom site about fenugreek before taking it as there are some conditions that make fenugreek a bad idea.

Answer 4

i had the comparable problem by using fact my son would in basic terms latch on now and back and then he would in basic terms feed for a couple of minutes till now he fell asleep so i substitute into pumping and giving it in a bottle yet interior the final week and a nil.5 i'd pump and not get something yet perhaps an ounce.. from the two aspects mixed i went to a lactation representative some week in the past and he or she mentioned that pumping isn't very precise and that if achieveable to have the toddler feed promptly from the breast. Pumping as no longer as useful as your toddler actual sucking by using fact a pump does not stimulate your breast to supply milk like your toddler does. a week later my son will latch on and does eat and whether i make a bottle if he nevertheless acts hungry he in basic terms beverages perhaps a nil.5 of an ounce.. My son additionally does no longer latch contained in the well-being middle by using indisputable fact that he substitute into born 5 weeks early have you ever tried employing a nipple look after that variety into yet another ingredient that the lactation representative advised me to attempt and it has worked wonders.

Answer 5

I have. i have used reglan to breastfeed a child who was not mine. (but i had been pregnant before)

the most i got from it from ill effect was the queezies

Answer 6

I know people who used the herb Fenugreek, and said it worked wonders. You should be able to get it at any health store. I don't know of any cons, and as far as I know it's recommended by the breast-feeding clinic as well.

Answer 7

no i've never heard of this before