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| Well, the day that I've dreaded for 2 months has come. I'm going back to work on Monday:( Its got me thinking about breastfeeding. I've noticed that my breast do not get engorged if I don't breastfeed nor do they get sore. I've been weaning my baby off the breast milk b/c I'll be starting work but I didn't want the milk supply to go down this much. Especially not this quick. How, if possible, do I bring my milk supply back up so that I'm able to breastfeed when I come home from work? |
| Posted by Eva on 09/29/2007 08:33 AM
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If order to keep your supply up, you need to pump as often as you can, if you're not nursing as often. That's probably why your supply is going down. Your body only supplies what is being demanded. It sucks (I know, bad pun) because that happened to me too. My son started solids and wasn't nursing as often and now my supply is down, too.
I'm not sure if you can bring production back up, but I would start pumping. That would also mean pumping while you're at work. |
| posted by Jaxon on 09/29/2007 08:44 AM
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| There is a tea called "mother's milk" that helps produce your milk supply. My dr also said a beer a day (alcoholic or na) will help bring more milk in too. I didn't try that though. |
| posted by Amanda on 09/29/2007 11:45 AM
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When I went back to work, I had to pump to keep my supply up and to have enough milk to feed my son while I was away. I was told to pump every 3-4 hours for at least 10 minutes each time, while away from my baby. I usually get two pumping session in while I'm at work. I usually also pump before I go to bed around 11 (because my son sleeps through the night). We bought the Medela Pump in Style Advanced. I know it is a lot of money, but I plan to use it for my other child(ren) too, so it wasn't so hard to justify the cost. I think the absolute best thing that you can do is rely on supply and demand. Your body doesn't know the difference between your baby and a pump.
You also need to make sure YOU are eating enough and drinking enough water. I think that when I have any caffeine (1 cup of coffe and one soda a day), that my supply goes down, so I've been staying away from the stuff.
I bought the Mother's Milk tea from Whole Foods, and it seemed to help, but I only drank it once a day, not multiple times a day like it recommends. I also read that carrot juice helps with milk production. My OB told me to take my prenatal vitamins as long as I am breast feeding.
I hope some of this helps. Good luck. |
| posted by Liz on 09/29/2007 01:48 PM
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pump,pump,pump! The more you pump the more milk is produced. I was having that problem and bought a pump, now i have too much. And yes, beer can help increase your milk flow. I have tried that, but I only drink one every other day. Otherwise, it's too much.
Good Luck! |
| posted by caitlin on 09/29/2007 09:14 PM
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| I tried the beer yesterday and it seemed to work. Today though I'm gonna try just drinking water like crazy. The beer had me a bit more tired then usual, LOL. |
| posted by Eva on 10/02/2007 09:31 AM
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| I've had issues with my milk supply, so this is what my experience has been: it's a supply and demand issue, the more demand coming in the more the body will supply. The way you do that is by pumping, every four hrs for 10-15 min. If that does not help buy the herb fenugreek and follow the directions on the bottle but you can take it up the 3 pills every 3-4 hrs, during the day. You can also add blessed thistle to that and take it 2-3 pills a day every 3-4 hrs. I'd run this by a lactation nurse first, somebody that knows your specific situation and history. Also make sure that your drinking eight glasses of water a day. Good luck. |
| posted by Esther on 10/10/2007 01:46 AM
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I hear eating oatmeal can help as well.
Also make sure you are getting enough rest (hard to do with little ones sometimes).
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| posted by Bethany on 10/15/2007 12:42 AM
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