Ladies please say a prayer for me I had to give n and finally use a breast pump. A medicine I took…

Have you tried power pumping? Gatorade/Powerade are also good for supply. 🙏

@Junesmommy_15, @ciraclesmiracle @hiswifetheirmama thank u all what screwed it all up is I have been sick with a bad cough bc I never get out the house and last Tues I did since then haven't felt good I'm so thankful baby didn't catch it I'm just so worried. I have drank water over 2gallons today I was almost sick bc I was drinking so much my belly felt pregnant again. I haven't tried Gatorade I started the fenugreek this morn but u can't take more than 4 a day then spoke with a lactation consultant and she said brewer yeast and mother milk tea I had one cup of tea tonight before bed and haven't yet had the Brewers yeast bc I got the powder form best with something mixed at my dr appt today for my cold I was neg for the flu which is a blessing but have bad sinus infection. He said I could take mucinex only a certain one or robitussin also only a certain one I refuse to take either bc robitussin the last 5 days is what got me this way☹️ he just gave me amoxicillin and sent me on my way told me to rest. The tech told me to eat lots of red meat cheese and milk I hardly eat any of that but tonigh hubby got saltgrass steakhouse Togo since dinner I have felt like crap with a headache. I fed baby and pump shortly after I ate while I sipped my tea. Any more advise is appreciated I felt silly didn't even know how to work the pump but got it figured out. ☹️only got exactly 1oz total from 20min of pump on each boob. Luckily I know my son got milk before then bc he spit up little after and had a good burp.

@txyogagirl, you have to be really careful about anything that dries you up (allergy pills, Benadryl, sudafed, etc). It dries up mucous but it will dry up your milk supply too. I'm not sure about Mucinex. I think that might be an expectorant. I got a cold in October and I was completely miserable. I drank lots of hot water with lemon and organic honey to coat my throat. A couple times I put a drop of whiskey in too. It wasn't enough to feel drunk, just like a quarter of a shot. If you have a lot of mucous I would actually avoid dairy. Dairy is a very mucous-producing food. My favorite sick food is homemade broth (plain or with whatever you like in it--veggies, pasta, rice, chicken, etc). It's really nourishing, packed with vitamins and minerals and the heat and steam help to clear your sinuses and soothe your throat. Another great thing you can do is take a steam bath: boil some water and pour boiling water into a heat safe mixing bowl (like Pyrex) with about 10 drops of eucalyptus oil (optional). Put a towel over your head and put your face 10 inches or so (or whatever's comfortable for you) over the bowl and deeply inhale the steam.

Also, be careful drinking so much water. 2 gallons is more than you need. 3 liters should be plenty. You can get water toxicity from drinking so much water. I mentioned power pumping before, and I wanted to give you a bit of info if you're not familiar: a couple times a day (while you're watching tv or something, it is tedious) pump in a cycle of 10min pumping/10 min break. Do this for about an hour. It simulates cluster feeding and will prompt your body to make more milk.

Good idea I'm doing the steam first thing n the morn @ciraclesmiracle the dr gave me a pamphlet of mucinex and costed out the types I couldn't take but I almost still don't wanna risk it. Well maybe I'm having to much water that's why I also feel like crap when ur nervous to loose ur milk and my baby has never had a bottle u go into panic mode and drink tons. Since we're talking about lemon honey is citrus foods bad for the breastfeeding diet I had read they were and have been dying for OJ or a grapefruit but always refrain. I actually feel like the robitussin broke up most of the mucus now it's just a bad cough. I do think it's on the last days bc I my voice has gotten better since sat.