https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:08:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-297447 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:00:24 +0000 brownie 297447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: A short time of extra nursing shouldn't hurt the sleep beyond repair and would help the supply immensely. A few days to catch up should be okay and may give you time to troubleshoot and find a better solution. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-297432 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:36:37 +0000 Mrs. Pen 297432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownie: I was actually able to pump an extra 3 oz during Cobi's nap! </p> <p>I am just afraid that with doing a dream feed it will make Cobi wake up more than once thru the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-297428 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:20:19 +0000 brownie 297428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: yay!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-297425 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:15:59 +0000 Mrs. Pen 297425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownie: I did a dream feed last night at midnight. My milk seems to be doing a little better today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-297065 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:12:50 +0000 pastemoo 297065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hope it doesn't come to this but at my la leche league meeting i met a woman who switched to nursing solely from one boob--and did that side only for over a year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-297026 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:40:07 +0000 brownie 297026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: You could put back a dreamfeed. So, before you go to bed at 9 or 10 you feed mostly asleep. I find when my little guy was tired he took to eating better. (We also co-bed and reverse cycle). It could be a growth spurt too and it is just taking a bit to catch up. Spend a few days nursing a lot and see if that helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296983 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:53:33 +0000 Mrs. Pen 296983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: We coslept for awhile but DS's sleep was terrible after a couple months of it. He sleeps SO much better on his own. I've tried to get him to sleep with us a few times cause I love his snuggles but he just really wants his own space. It's kinda sad :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296981 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:46:54 +0000 runsyellowlites 296981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: Like I said, we co-bed after DDs first waking so we both kinda dream feed so I'm not nearly as affected as when she was sleeping in the R&amp;P and I was getting up for each feeding. It's seriously saved our, well my, life! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296975 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:38:23 +0000 Mrs. Pen 296975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: ummm... that does not sound desirable at all lol!!! I worked hard to get down to one night feeding!</p> <p>That's great she doesn't seem interested, DS was enthralled with us eating since 4 mos old. We held off until 5 mod and couldn't take it anymore. </p> <p>@rachiecakes: SO CUTE!! Whenever Cobi eats he goes "mmmmm" the whole time. DH and I say that he sounds like Bob in "What About Bob".</p> <p>@sloaneandpuffy: I have wondered if it might be coming back soon. I have had increased CM (sorry, TMI!) and I haven't had any up until now.</p> <p>My sister's son is 12 months and she still has no AF. I'm hoping to make it that long lol!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296958 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:04:40 +0000 runsyellowlites 296958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: lol! DD is 5 months and at this point could care less about us eating, hopefully she'll stay that way for awhile! *fingers-crossed*</p> <p>@prettylizy: Reverse cycling is where you do more feeding through the nighttime hours. As long as baby gets their needed calories in a 24hrs it doesn't matter "when" in that timeframe they get it. We co-bed &amp; dream feed ALOT since many times DD nurses better when she's very sleepy! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296906 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:22:03 +0000 prettylizy 296906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: what is reverse cycling? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296905 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:18:52 +0000 rachiecakes 296905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: at around 7 months I couldn't eat in front of him ever because he would cry, yell, lick his lips and loudly go "MMmmm, mmmmm!" hahaha.. I couldn't take it anymore </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296889 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:07:38 +0000 runsyellowlites 296889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: We do alot of reverse cycling too when DD has a fussy day. We're holding off on solids as long as possible though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296884 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:04:26 +0000 rachiecakes 296884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS started 3 meals a day and cutting a tooth at the same time and since then, it's been reverse cycling, he wants nothing to do with me during the day, unless he's sleepy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296882 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:03:25 +0000 creativemomma15 296882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>following this post... we just start solids today on DS's 6m "birthday" I have had supply issues during our breastfeeding journey so I am nervous about this happening to me too one DS starts eating more. </p> <p>@coco bee... I agree with the oatmeal suggestion, I eat that a lot to help with supply. Also, and this can depend on how consistent of a sleeper your DS is, but after my son goes to bed (around 7:30/8) I pump then before I go to bed around 10:30. My son has been going 10+hours at night without eating for a couple months now and I have had to actually wake up in the middle of the night some to pump too to keep up supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296860 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:40:59 +0000 mamimami 296860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Personal question but do you think your period could be coming back? That happened to me around the time we introduced solids (6 months) and it was a double whammy. I had enough milk but less than before and it freaked me out, especially every month right before my period when my supply would dip quite a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296857 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:37:07 +0000 runsyellowlites 296857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Will he comfort nurse? I would just let him nurse as much as he will on that side to help stimulate more milk. Maybe even try giving him a pacifier (if he takes one) to get him calm sucking and then switch. Sometimes that works for DD when she's fussing at the breast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296837 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:15:25 +0000 LAGS 296837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ordered it from Amazon. I think including shipping it was just under $15. It came really quickly too. While researching I read very good things about straight Fenugreek too though. Its one of the ingredients in MMSB. If you do consider it, I'll warn you it tastes horrendous :) But you get used to it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296831 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:06:16 +0000 Mrs. Pen 296831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LAGS: interesting.. where did you get it? I looked at our local grocery store and all I saw was the one mamabehr recommended and the fenugreek supplements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296806 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 19:29:38 +0000 LAGS 296806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recently bought More Milk Special Blend and it made a noticeable difference for me in just a day or twos use. It has an added herb that More Milk Plus apparently doesn't have. I wanna say Goat's Rue? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296801 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 19:22:13 +0000 Mrs. Pen 296801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ugh I feel like such a failure tonight. He is in bed crying because I didn't have enough milk for him :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296693 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:06:03 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 296693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: I get the pills and I got them off Amazon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296688 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:54:21 +0000 Mrs. Pen 296688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Superhero: I'm not sure. I can usually express some, so maybe it just isn't coming out as fast as he wants it to? But it still doesn't feel very full</p> <p>@MamaBehr: I just picked that up at the grocery store!! Thanks. Drinking a cup right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296680 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:34:53 +0000 Sammyfab 296680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take domperidone after 2pm everyday (through a prescription from my midwife). My LO sometimes does the unlatching and fussing but he seems to do that when he's just not that hungry. When I unlatch him and try a little bit later he does better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296652 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:54:22 +0000 woodentulip 296652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also take More Milk Plus, and domperidone. The combo of both has boosted my supply enough to produce approx 1/2 of what my LO needs :/ better than nothing I suppose!<br /> I also drank the Weleda nursing tea like it was the answer to all my problems but I actually didn't find it to be as useful as the pills :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296651 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:50:44 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 296651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you out on that side, or is it just that he doesn't like working for it after the letdown? I used to swap toddler girl back and forth a few times a feed at that age, I think because she didn't like that my letdown wasn't as hard anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296588 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:37:57 +0000 brownie 296588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always had one side he didn't like as much. I kept him on there as much as possible. We would nurse more at night when he was tired and less likely to fight. I did do the Mother's Milk Tea for a while around that time. And after the solids got boring (no longer a new thing) he went back to feeding better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296574 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:12:41 +0000 Mrs. Pen 296574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: that would be amazing!! I really want to build a freezer stash too just in case he does wean himself. Where did you buy the MMP?</p> <p>@runsyellowlites: It has happened a lot with some friends of mine, and many times they weren't even aware of it. I'm trying to be really proactive about it.</p> <p>@cvbee: It might. I have tried pumping a few times and it's just so frustrating getting so little. I've been pumping for a few feedings this week to see how much I can get and it's usually only about 3-4 oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296571 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:09:05 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 296571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The biggest help for me was taking More Milk Plus. Fenugreek alone did nothing for me. The MMP actually gave me an over supply (like, 35 extra oz per week) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-issues-after-starting-solids#post-296556 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:39:23 +0000 cvbee 296556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Would pumping help to keep up your supply? </p>