Anyone else out there with low milk supply? - Page 2

Marleysgirl · Nov 24th, 2009, 13:28 PM

Do you have a partner? You could involve him in the feeding process - you could BF, then pass baby onto your partner to bottlefeed your expressed milk while you either pump ready for next time or wait on standby to make up a formula supplement.

I'm almost exclusively expressing & bottle-feeding due to Andrew's poor latch, and I'm grateful that he's now on a 4hrly cycle as it gives a gap between sessions, but it is time-consuming to express and feed; so OH and I split the feeds between us (he does some & I do some), and if I'm not feeding then I express at the same time.

moomoo · Nov 24th, 2009, 15:46 PM

Thanks girls i had a normal delivery so not down to c-section... i just dont have a clue why i would be producing such little milk? I have been letting my OH do the formula feeds, but with him working, there is only so much he can do in a day. its a nightmare. Where would i go about getting fenugreek? what does it do?

xx

Marleysgirl · Nov 24th, 2009, 16:24 PM

Info about Fenugreek here - it's a "galactogogue" (sp?) which means for some people it can help increase the milk supply. I bought some today from Holland & Barrett, but it's £7.50/100 capsules, and you can take upto 8 a day, so it's expensive.

The prescription equivalent (in the UK) is domperidone (marketed as Motillium), you can talk to your GP about getting this.

Try not to stress overly about this - stress is the worst thing ever for decreasing milk supply!

Nov 24th, 2009, 13:28 PM	#11
Marleysgirl Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,468	Do you have a partner? You could involve him in the feeding process - you could BF, then pass baby onto your partner to bottlefeed your expressed milk while you either pump ready for next time or wait on standby to make up a formula supplement. I'm almost exclusively expressing & bottle-feeding due to Andrew's poor latch, and I'm grateful that he's now on a 4hrly cycle as it gives a gap between sessions, but it is time-consuming to express and feed; so OH and I split the feeds between us (he does some & I do some), and if I'm not feeding then I express at the same time.

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Nov 24th, 2009, 15:46 PM	#12
moomoo Other BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Somerset - Oooh arrrr! Posts: 5,783	Thanks girls i had a normal delivery so not down to c-section... i just dont have a clue why i would be producing such little milk? I have been letting my OH do the formula feeds, but with him working, there is only so much he can do in a day. its a nightmare. Where would i go about getting fenugreek? what does it do? xx

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Nov 24th, 2009, 16:24 PM	#13
Marleysgirl Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,468	Info about Fenugreek here - it's a "galactogogue" (sp?) which means for some people it can help increase the milk supply. I bought some today from Holland & Barrett, but it's £7.50/100 capsules, and you can take upto 8 a day, so it's expensive. The prescription equivalent (in the UK) is domperidone (marketed as Motillium), you can talk to your GP about getting this. Try not to stress overly about this - stress is the worst thing ever for decreasing milk supply!

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