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dominique23 - 251 days ago.
chrissiw- try 3 3x a day i was taking 2 3 x a day and i did smell like maple syrup lol. u will know u will wake up and ur armpits will smell like it , its kinda weird lol. if u notice after 2 weeks nothing maybe try mothers milk, or you can always ask ur doctor for a prescription if u have tried all other things. im not sure what ur doing , but what helped me increase my supply, was taking the fenugreek, nursing the baby as much as possible, then pumping for a few min afterwards. I dont get tons out, even now still dont just dont respond that much to a pump but i have plenty for my baby as shes nursing.

chrissiw - 251 days ago.
dominique23- Thank you... So I guess I need to just keep on taking them. I do not smell maple syrup so I guess im not there yet. Should I keep taking 3 pills or should I go up to 4 pills 3 times a day?

chrissiw - 251 days ago.
melonee- I wish I had started pumping right when my daughter was born. I had a little supply built up but I had to bring it to her daycare. My daughter is also 2 months old (March 28th is her bday) and I CANT believe it either! time flys... She is my last baby and my first girl so I really wish it would slow down. I am loving breastfeeding though :-)

dominique23 - 251 days ago.
chrissiw - this is from kellymom.com about fenugreek, i noticed an increas in 24hrs but some takes longer. Mothers generally notice an increase in production 24-72 hours after starting the herb, but it can take two weeks for others to see a change. Dosages of less than 6 capsules/day (approx 3500 mg/day) produce no effect in many women. One way to determine if you're taking the correct dosage is to slowly increase the amount of fenugreek until your sweat and urine begin to smell like maple syrup. If you're having problems with any side effects, discontinue use and consider alternative methods of increasing milk supply. Fenugreek can be used either short-term to boost milk supply or long-term to augment supply and/or pumping yields. There are no studies indicating problems with long-term usage. Per Kathleen Huggins 'Most mothers have found that the herb can be discontinued once milk production is stimulated to an appropriate level. Adequate production is usually maintained as long as sufficient breast stimulation and emptying continues'

melonee - 251 days ago.
cant help you on fenugreek questions, ive never taken it.... I have been pumping since my daughter was born and at almost 8 weeks old I had a HUGE supply already! I exclusively breastfeed, so I decided to donate some of it! I donated 60oz today and it felt great to help a mother in need :) Nursing is still going amazing, I find myself getting sad that my daughter is already 2 months old!

chrissiw - 251 days ago.
I have a question about Fenugreek... I started taking it on Saturday 2 pills 3 times a day. I didnt see a difference at all so on Monday I started taking 3 pills 3 times a day. It is now Thursday and I still cant tell a difference. Does anyone know why and what I should do.

hisbabymama85 - 252 days ago.
marinemommy - it sounds like your supply is dropping. Try to keep up drinking lots of water maybe have a beer to build up the yeast, and try pumping every few hours or so and having her lach. Even if its a little bit its still something. Im sorry if Im not much of help. I had to see a specialist, i have an over supply but my Boss is only 13 weeks and bfing and pumping I have over 30oz a day. :(

mum to 1 another on the way - 253 days ago.
@Proud Mommy of a Son!!!... My son used to do exactly the same thing, I had weeks of long frustrating nights where he would latch on for a few minutes then pop off crying. He did get better after a few weeks, and still feeding at 13months. =) Has anyone on here tandem fed? Its something I'm really wanting to try as I want my 13month old to self wean when hes ready. Im 11 weeks atm. =)

heidiml82 - 254 days ago.
tonynollysmommy---my baby just had thrush and thats what she was doing.Im not sure where the rash would pop up on your boy but on my girl it was on the top part of her private as well not like a normal diaper rash which normaly is on there bottom and regular diaper rash creams can make it worse if its a yeast rash the doctor has to prescribe something.look in his mouth if his tongue is coated in white and cant be wiped clean or he has white spots on cheeks or lips it could be thrush.the thrush also makes them fussy cause it hurts there belly gives them gas after a few days from treament from doc she was back to her happy self.you can look up yeast diaper rashes on a boy see if it looks like your sons rash thats how i figured out thats what hers was hope this helps.

TonynOllysmommy - 254 days ago.
Things are going much better, tonight. Last night was a total repeat; bedtime routine, snuggled with him, then when feeding time came (he initiates, I never try to force him to eat) he freaked out! Tonight, total opposite. I can never tell what this kids going to do. I have cut out dairy. He has this rash, it's raised, mostly a solid splotch right above his penis, has had it almost constanly the past 3 weeks or so. I cloth diaper him & change him often, use a cream that worked wonders for my 1st, air him out, etc. Nothing is helping so I cut out dairy 3 days ago & I'm not seeing any difference yet, not sure how long it would take to notice a dfference...I just hope he's doing better & no more night time screaming!

Proud Mommy of a Son!!! - 254 days ago.
Hello ladies well i am going through the same things with Dustin for the first time. He latches on for a few mins then pulls off mad and i tried the other side same thing. I just swaddle him and rock him and he fell asleep maybe he was over tired. Trying to increase my milk for him but no lucky, I am feeding on demand and drink lots of liquid again still no luck. Ahhh i hope this is just growth spurt thing,

jennfinn411 - 258 days ago.
Tony- it may be a growth spurt. 3 months is a HUGE growth spurt developmentally. When DS turned 3 months he went through a week of our nights sounding like what you're going thru, then he just stopped and has been fine since. Growth spurts don't always mean just eating more often. It can be the fussy, screaming, restlessness too. They just have a lot going on developmentally at this age and their brains just keep going so it causes them to react like this. Its hard not being able to fully soothe him, I know. It was very hard on me that week, but it will pass! The best thing will just be to try and stay calm and not get too stressed out yourself where it may affect your supply. Good luck!

jacksmum08 - 259 days ago.
Tony-have you tried a pacifier (we say dummies in the uK)? I had that and I have started giving it to my son when he is fussing and it works. I swaddle him and rock him. I find that if I try feed him when he is full he gets angry. It could be that your baby is over tired.. I suppose its all a guessing game for us!

lilmama(maddie) - 259 days ago.
Lisalou sorry I don't come on here often. The only other symptom I got was round ligament pain. I got up and I got That Charlie horse in my side and I thought now that's weird and then with my supply rapidly disappearing I knew. I didn't want to believe it but I knew. According to kellymom.com at 6 months pp you have a 10% chance of conceiving without your period returning. Also most women will get a warning period where they don't produce an egg but for some the egg comes first and if you hit it on the right day bam. I'm due in a few weeks and my daughter is only 14 months old.

Tunny904 - 259 days ago.
TonynOllysmommy: my LO went through phases like that too. If they start fussing, just get up and do something different, play, walk, sing...etc. and then go back to nursing. And keep track of your diet, some things you eat may upset your babies little tummy. Keep up the great work :)

dominique23 - 259 days ago.
TonynOllysMommy- Have you eatten anything different? I dont think it is an issue with supply or anything, sounds like maybe hes having some tummy troubles, maybe talk to your doc about it. If there was no gas or anything, and its just the unlatching crying and relatching, thats pretty normal behavior , esp in the evening for some babies. I believe it was about week 10-14 my baby started doing that, screaming every night, unlatching relatching...she stopped doing it eventually, its really frustrating though, it makes you feel like your not doing something right, i would walk with her and nurse sometimes that worked, but if nothing else maybe his tummy is hurting him esp with the gas and spitting up.

TonynOllysMommy - 260 days ago.
Help me ladies! My son is 12 wks, EBF, no formula yet! Yay! The past few nights he has started screaming for no apparent reason. I just assume he is hungry so I try to feed him. He latches, drinks for a minute or two, then starts tugging/pulling on me. This goes on for a few minutes, then I try the other side. Same. This starts a chain of screaming, eating, spitting up, farting, more screaming, etc. During the day, he is eating every 2-4 hours, for about 10 minutes, per breast. I'm new to breastfeeding as with my first son I didn't produce (began using hosp.grade pump @ 1 wk per LC advice, by 7 wks, I was only producing 3 oz a day TOTAL, I pumped every 2 hours, round the clock and was using fenugreek) I'm sorry this is so long, just wanting to provide as much info as possible, see if any of you have any advice? I sure hope we can get through this, I have been so happy breastfeeding and so grateful that it's been going perfectly, until now.... :/

lisalou29 - 260 days ago.
marinewife. i would just keep doing what u are doing. your milk supply changes as your baby ages. sounds like you are doing all the right things. but please dont be dissappointed in yourself if nothing changes. maybe bubs is starting to wean herself?

marinewifemommy - 261 days ago.
Hi ladies! I havent been on here in a while but I am desperate for some advice regarding increasing milk supply. My daughter just turned a year old last week and a couple of months ago I noticed my milk supply going down dramatically. I put her to bed around 7:30pm and then I got the stomache flu so I pumped around 5:30am so my husband could just give her a bottle so I didnt have to be around her and risk her getting sick and I only pumped 2 oz total then 2 hrs later tried pumping again and only got like 1/2 oz total. I've tried even before and after I got sick and the same thing, not making very much and I only get a let down sometimes and I do try to relax and not think about it AND i've been taking fenugreek and drinking mothers milk tea although the mother milk tea makes me sick to my stomache so dont do that very often and STILL no increase. I REALLY want to nurse my baby for at least another 6+ months but not sure how I am going to be able to do that. She doesnt want to wean and I dont want to stop nursing, not yet :( Oh and when I nurse her its like she is getting frusterated that not a lot is coming out so she cries and tugs at my breast (not biting just pulling a little like shes trying to get more). I try to drink a lot of water but I always forget and I have maybe 12 oz of soda a day and eat 3 meals a day with snacks in between sometimes. Just lost and not sure what to do. I nurse my daughter about 4 times a day but like I said she acts like she isnt getting very much and gets frusterated like its not coming out but only maybe a couple mins after she starts sucking and even then its like a minute if that then she starts to getting frusterated again and on top of that she only ever has maybe 3 wet diapers and 1 poopy diaper a day and they arent really huge wet diapers either. I will nurse her then a few hrs later her diaper is either still pretty dry or she BARELY peed in it. Ive given her frozen breastmilk after nursing her and she downs it so just not sure what to do and its been really emotional for me. Any advice? My friend is going through the same thing as well and her daughter is a day older than mine.

Tunny904 - 261 days ago.
lisalou: you DO ovulate while BF, it's just hard to pinpoint when you do with no period. But you definitely can get pregnant while BF. Take a test to find out for sure and good luck!!

lisalou29 - 262 days ago.
did you have any other symptoms??

lilmama(maddie) - 262 days ago.
Lisa I got pregnant 6 months pp while ebf with no period return. I knew within 2 weeks of conception that I was pregnant because I started to loose my supply rapidly. They dated my pregnancy by ultrasound. L

lilmama(maddie) - 262 days ago.
Lisa I got pregnant 6 months pp while ebf with no period return. I knew within 2 weeks of conception that I was pregnant because I started to loose my supply rapidly. They dated my pregnancy by ultrasound. L

lisalou29 - 262 days ago.
so i have a question for you ladies. my youngest child is 7 months old, and exclusively bf. i've heard you don't ovulate during breastfeeding, and I haven't had my aunt flo yet. we are currently on the waitlist for my husband to get a vasectomy. i've got a history of painful cysts on my ovaries, and we decided that since he is 'getting taken care of' that I wouldn't take birth control, and we'd just use condoms (and we do, every single time). but this last week i've been fatigued, and sick to my stomach at least once to 4-5 times daily. very reminicient of my two prev pregnancies. my last pregnancy i was put on hospitalized bedrest 5 hours away from home at 26 weeks pregnant, and had my girl at 36 weeks. i have mixed feelings. could I be pregnant?? how would they determine the delivery date if i am if there's no period to base on? ps i have a dr appt on thursday.

melonee - 263 days ago.
Cierra is 6 weeks old today! She is exclusively breastfed on demand..We introduced a bottle 2 weeks ago, and she did great! I've been pumping about 4oz a day since she was a week old, so w e have a good supply built up now. I am gonna go buy a new pump tomorrow (a pump in style) cause I know Id get more milk if I had one..I have a Medela single electric now and its supposed to only be for occasional use... I absolutely love breastfeeding! Its probably what I missed most about my babies being newborn,