encouraging a better milk supply

[honeyloops]

i've expressed from one side until milk stops flowing and can get just over 2fl oz, my son is 11days old and sometimes has both sides one after the other, so my question is how do i encourage more milk per side? i thought i read to express after a feed but for that wouldn't you need to see milk coming out or is it just the stimulation that does the trick?

x

 

[inky]

You can express between feeds, although it's probably best to also make sure you drink lots and lots of water, and eat things like porridge (my boobs always feel fuller after a bowl of porridge lol!) and I've heard that things with Fenugreek in them are good fir boosting milk supply too x

 

[flexilexi394]

yeah just a bit more expressing in between feeds will make your boobs produce more milk, fenugreek is amazing stuff! holland and barrett! xx

 

[honeyloops]

thanks ladies x x

 

[tania]

Anyone had any problems with fenugreek? I took it cos am forever worrying about not having enough milk, but Maia ended up throwing up really bad after every feed. Better again now I have stopped the fenugreek. Not to mention it made me smell really funny - part fusty maple syrup, part socks and sandals wearing beardie weirdie!!

 

[Rósa]

Anyone had any problems with fenugreek? I took it cos am forever worrying about not having enough milk, but Maia ended up throwing up really bad after every feed. Better again now I have stopped the fenugreek. Not to mention it made me smell really funny - part fusty maple syrup, part socks and sandals wearing beardie weirdie!!

Me! Caitlin wasn't sick but had terrible wind, and loked as if she had stomach ache, it was the only thing that was different in my diet, and when I stopped it it after 3 days, she was better, not sure if I should try it again.

 

[JJ Mum]

I always express first thing in the morning as you have more milk and if you do this regulary, you will find more mornings you will have more milk, feel fuller.

If you can get the nack of it, try latching on baby on a feeding pillow on one side, and then expressing on the other at the same time, saves expressing and feeding at different times , feeling like a prize dairy cow!
A HV recomended it, to which I laughed at the time, thinking imposible, but if you get everything ready before you sit down , actually ok to do. once you get the let down relex from baby feeding on the one side, your milk really flows more on the other for expressing and you get loads more, and still makes your body think your taking more feeds , helping your milk supply get bigger