https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 07:47:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/adequate-supply-is-taking-a-supplement-a-bad-idea#post-769415 Thu, 09 May 2013 08:54:40 +0000 ladyfingers 769415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septemberlove: On a kind of different topic, do you think that not pumping in the middle of the night is going to have ill effects on my overall supply? I have no idea if last night was a fluke or not, but if he starts STTN, will my body just basically adjust to not having that 1-2 night feedings but still put out a good amount for the rest of the day? Or is it just hard to say? I figure I might temporarily need to do a pump if he does start making this a regular deal, just for maybe a week or so... idk. I never thought I'd have to worry about this ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/adequate-supply-is-taking-a-supplement-a-bad-idea#post-769389 Thu, 09 May 2013 08:47:47 +0000 lomom 769389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was going to say take them until I read where you don't want to get up to pump (I completely understand!)</p> <p>I think hanging on to them until you need them (if you need them) is a great idea. You'll be able to start them immediately if you notice a dip, rather than waiting 5-7 business days for amazon to ship them to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/adequate-supply-is-taking-a-supplement-a-bad-idea#post-769350 Thu, 09 May 2013 08:41:09 +0000 pelikila 769350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would suggest you don't start on supplements until you need to. You don't want to deal with oversupply and you want it to be effective at the lowest dose possible so if you don't need it, wait. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/adequate-supply-is-taking-a-supplement-a-bad-idea#post-769338 Thu, 09 May 2013 08:37:34 +0000 ladyfingers 769338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I already know the answer to this question, but thought I'd pose it anyway. I'm able to pump just enough for LO's needs while we're apart during the day, plus a little -- he eats 12 ounces at daycare, I pump about 14 during the work day, and can get another 2-4 if I add a nighttime pump before bed (but I'm usually too tired). In a fit of fear the other day, thinking I wasn't producing enough (don't ask, I go through this regularly and it always proves unfounded), I ordered a bottle of More Milk Plus off Amazon. It comes today.</p> <p>I'm thinking that taking that now is probably a bad idea, since I am able to keep pace. Not to mention that he slept 10 straight hours last night, so I woke up at 4 a.m. with huge, rock hard, leaking boobs. I was too lazy to get up and pump and figured, Murphy's Law, he'd wake up as soon as I was done anyway, so I was incredibly grateful that he woke up on his own to feed at 5 a.m., rather than annoyed that he woke up a full hour+ before he needed to. (Side story, I fed him off both sides to relieve myself and he promptly vomited most of what he ate off the second side, oops, selfish mommy fail.)</p> <p>The last thing I want to do is give myself mastitis, especially because I'm not about to start getting up in the middle of the night to pump. So should I just hang onto the capsules in the event that my supply starts dipping or his input starts outpacing my output? Or would it not hurt to start taking them and be able to sock more away in the freezer? As it is, I'm able to put about 3 bottles worth of milk in the freezer at the end of each week (12 ounces). </p>