Hi ladies, I have noticed a drop in supply since DD started solids about 6 weeks ago, more so since she has started to like food though in the last couple of weeks. She is also waking more overnight so I am thinking it's because she isn't getting enough milk. I just picked up some fenugreek and am just wondering how much I should take. Thank you.
I use a blessed thistle/fenugreek combination, which I take twice a day (as well as brewer's yeast and motilium.) Each tablet contains 1.5g of fenugreek, according to the label.
I was wondering about the brewers yeast tablets a lil while ago, I even started a thread on it but no one knew about is alas.
So Pholi is it just brewed yeast tablets from a health food shop and do you just take one a day as it doesn't give directions for bf on the jar.
I am also on motillum to help with supply and still need more of a boost as I am mainly expressing.
Thanks ladies, i will see how i go. I have been advised 3 a day for a couple of days. If it upsets bubs tummy I will take a trip to the city and go to a health food shop
Deedles, it is Thompson's brand Brewer's Yeast, the instructions say to take 1 to 4 tablets, three times a day, though that's not BF specific. I choose to take 2-3 tablets 3x/day, because I kneww how much brewer's yeast worked for me in raw form in lactation cookie dough, and I made some calculations and decided that 6-10 tabs a day was about right. The fenugreek/blessed thistle brand is Herbs of Gold - it might be different to the one Frangipani Lou takes, if she's taking 5 a day... FL? I take 6 a day of the motilium.
I think that for mothers whose supply is just a little bit low, it's probably easier to work out how much you need to boost your supply enough to satisfy bub. You take some, and if bub is happy, it's the right dose. It's a lot harder for the few of us who have only a small or moderate proportion of the milk we would need for bub, and even on maximum doses of these herbs and drugs, we still don't have anywhere near enough, and have no choice but to supplement with formula. I really can't tell if taking 10 brewer's yeast tablets a day is better for me that taking 6, without going back to the 'good ol' days' (not!) of weighing bub on the infant scales before and after every breast feed.
Ok great! I am off to grab some now. This is the first time I have had to supplement feed and its tough but has to be done. Hopefully they will make a difference.
How long did it take to notice a difference in supply?
When I was weighing bub at every feed, and therefore knew exactly how much BM he was getting, I found the in lactation cookies, which contain brewers yeast, increased my supply within a day. But Deedles, I also found that an afternoon nap increased my production in the evening - I wonder how much rest you're getting with 2 young children as well as your bub... my LC and my paediatrician agreed that supply-wise, getting more sleep was really important. And staying well-hydrated, too.
Hi, Just wanted to mention that it is normal that when your baby is taking more solid food that they will take less milk and that your supply will reduce - that’s normal. And it is how weaning happens - gradually, and over many months or years. You are only feeding one baby- yours! You don’t need to have the sort of supply you had in the early weeks when your little one was solely dependant on your milk. Supply = demand. The more your baby feeds the more you will make. It’s also common for sleeping patterns to change when babies start solids. There is a persistent rumour that they will sleep better dueing the night when solids are introduced. But most mums find that the new foods take a while to run in on that little tummy, used only to mum’s milk, so it might not be a straight line between less milk and more night waking.
I had the capsules and it was something crazy like 15 a day ... plys tea! I put fennel seeds in the tea too, because it's supposed to help as well, and it makes the fenugreek less foul.
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