I feel that my milk supply has decreased lately and I really want to boost it up again. They are never getting the even semi-fullish feeling anymore. I know that they longer you feed for the more efficient your breasts become, and they only make exactly the right amount for the baby, but lately my breasts are resembling flat pancakes!

The main cause is probably because I recently went through an IVF cycle (unsuccessful ) and even though I was on a rather low drug dose, I know that they can affect milk supply. I've been doing a number of things to try to keep the supply up and now to increase it. I let DS feed as often as he wants, and try to offer extra booby feeds all throughout the day. I tend to give him a feed before a nap, then often as soon as he wakes from his nap too, and sometimes a few times in between. He's still having 3 naps most days and waking at least 3 hourly during the night for feeds, so often he's getting at least 10+ feeds per day.

I'm also taking breastfeeding vitamins, fenugreek capsules and blessed thistle capsules. I've read that raspberry leaf tea can help too, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to take it when ttc'ing due to it's effect on the uterus. I also assume that I can't take anything like motilium because it increases prolactin which can effect your cycle, and hence may effect the outcome of my next IVF cycle. Oh, and I try to drink water whenever I think of it and have extra water bottles laying around the house to remind me.

Maybe I'm already doing as much as I can, but I figure it can't hurt to ask...

Oh, also, I think DS is finding it harder to feed on the 'floppy' boobies. He latches ok, but it's like they are too squishy, hmmm, it's hard to describe. I much preferred the fuller boobies!!!