When I was pumping I loved to drink the milkflow chocolate powder mix in a cup of warm milk. It has fenugreek in it & the first time I used it, i felt my let down reflex a couple minutes later.. AND it tastes just like Swiss miss hot cocoa!! :) I ended up drinking those once or twice a day and would drink a cup of mothers milk tea everyday, milkflow also makes a couple good teas. (the chai one was good)
Doing all this and pumping more often would always help me produce more. Good luck!
@mommabear1014 I've bought so many things I was trying to stay away from buying more but I'll try it cause I love hot chocolate anyways. But thanks that gave me a few more ideas. Thank you very much.
@nerdymommyplus2 really I have always heard the opposite. I'll have to look into it. I'm currently taking Moringa power I think it has decreased my supply.
I see a lot of LC recommend it but I've seen even more say stay away from it. Of course everyone's body and children are different so 🤷.
Make sure you're staying well hydrated. Have you tried power pumping? How often are you pumping? Maybe look into a haaka pump to catch milk on opposite side while you feed?
@nerdymommyplus2, @mammasimone, caffeine has been known to decrease supply but fenugreek boosts it. Not sure where you've heard the opposite. Most milk supply products have fenugreek in them. The only time I've ever seen to stay away from then is if you have a bad peanut allergy. But it definitely doesn't lower supply from personal experience, it boosts it.
@nerdymommyplus2 girl I've taken everything under the soon. And I pump every 2 hours and get at least 1 power pump in a day. Sometimes too but mostly 1 a day. Haaka pump I haven't used in a while. I can try that as a option.
@nerdymommyplus2, that's crazy I know for a fact that LC was wrong just from taking fenugreek myself. But I am allergic to nuts so maybe I have a sensitivity to it? Also my baby was never gassy but it's possible that was because she's just not a very gassy baby. That's insane though to have come from an LC. The first thing any LC has told me is fenugreek!
Every LC I have ever met said stay away from it. They say that "lactation supplements" are a waste of money. The best thing for supply is skin to skin and nursing on demand or more often.
@nerdymommyplus2, oh yeah I've gotten that a lot too but never to stay away from supplements. My baby couldn't nurse, I exclusively pumped for four months so maybe it was because supplements were my only real option.
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When I was pumping I loved to drink the milkflow chocolate powder mix in a cup of warm milk. It has fenugreek in it & the first time I used it, i felt my let down reflex a couple minutes later.. AND it tastes just like Swiss miss hot cocoa!! :) I ended up drinking those once or twice a day and would drink a cup of mothers milk tea everyday, milkflow also makes a couple good teas. (the chai one was good)
Doing all this and pumping more often would always help me produce more. Good luck!
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@mommabear1014 I've bought so many things I was trying to stay away from buying more but I'll try it cause I love hot chocolate anyways. But thanks that gave me a few more ideas. Thank you very much.
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Fenugreek has actually been known to decrease supply and cause baby to get gassy, so has caffeine
Mamma Simone·
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@nerdymommyplus2 really I have always heard the opposite. I'll have to look into it. I'm currently taking Moringa power I think it has decreased my supply.
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@mammasimone
I see a lot of LC recommend it but I've seen even more say stay away from it. Of course everyone's body and children are different so 🤷.
Make sure you're staying well hydrated. Have you tried power pumping? How often are you pumping? Maybe look into a haaka pump to catch milk on opposite side while you feed?
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@nerdymommyplus2, @mammasimone, caffeine has been known to decrease supply but fenugreek boosts it. Not sure where you've heard the opposite. Most milk supply products have fenugreek in them. The only time I've ever seen to stay away from then is if you have a bad peanut allergy. But it definitely doesn't lower supply from personal experience, it boosts it.
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@mommabear1014
I heard that directly from a LC and it also makes baby gassy
Mamma Simone·
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@nerdymommyplus2 girl I've taken everything under the soon. And I pump every 2 hours and get at least 1 power pump in a day. Sometimes too but mostly 1 a day. Haaka pump I haven't used in a while. I can try that as a option.
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@mammasimone
I mean the hakka usually only catches about 2 oz but if you use it Everytime while you're nursing I'm sure it'll add up.
If baby is on table foods that could be why you're producing less
Mamma Simone·
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@nerdymommyplus2 has only getting it 1 time a day so its definitely not that. I think my menstruation impacted it a lot more than I thought.
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@nerdymommyplus2, that's crazy I know for a fact that LC was wrong just from taking fenugreek myself. But I am allergic to nuts so maybe I have a sensitivity to it? Also my baby was never gassy but it's possible that was because she's just not a very gassy baby. That's insane though to have come from an LC. The first thing any LC has told me is fenugreek!
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@mommabear1014
Every LC I have ever met said stay away from it. They say that "lactation supplements" are a waste of money. The best thing for supply is skin to skin and nursing on demand or more often.
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@nerdymommyplus2, oh yeah I've gotten that a lot too but never to stay away from supplements. My baby couldn't nurse, I exclusively pumped for four months so maybe it was because supplements were my only real option.