https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:59:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2762159 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:26:51 +0000 bubblegum 2762159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@abbydabbydoodlebug: fingers crossed for you!!<br /> @theotherstark: I do want to try oatmeal once I see if the milkflow drink is working first. </p> <p>@agold: yes!! Please let me know </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2762140 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:47:43 +0000 agold 2762140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bubblegum: I just now ordered a fennel essential oil. I will let you know how it works! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2762129 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:15:59 +0000 theotherstark 2762129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried eating oatmeal? to be fair, I never really had supply issues, but I did eat a ton of oatmeal in the first months I was nursing (like, a bowl for breakfast every morning). I figured it couldn't hurt, and I love oatmeal anyway, so... :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2762073 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 14:16:43 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2762073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@broadwaygal: @bubblegum: I just ordered the capsules of those. I'm hoping it'll help my supply! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2762023 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:02:35 +0000 bubblegum 2762023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: I wonder if it makes your milk taste like it too?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761997 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 10:45:24 +0000 NorthStar 2761997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bubblegum: oh my gosh, fenugreek makes you smell horrible! lol I couldn't stand smelling like maple syrup :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761996 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 10:41:27 +0000 bubblegum 2761996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Microscope: Maple syrup! YUM! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761975 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:50:28 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2761975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Boatloads of water, milkflow drink, brewer's yeast oat bites I made, and fenugreek. I was also on the 3 capsules 3X a day. My IBCLC said a good way to tell if you are getting enough fenugreek to make a difference is that your sweat/skin should start to smell like maple syrup! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761973 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:39:41 +0000 bubblegum 2761973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: I hear you girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761964 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:22:44 +0000 NorthStar 2761964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bubblegum: I wouldn't get up if he wasn't waking. But, he doesn't wake until 4 or 5am (from 6pm), so my boobs are sore! lol. I'll eventually stop pumping when he wakes :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761962 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:21:01 +0000 bubblegum 2761962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: WHAT!!! That's a hell of a lot! DD sleeps through the night so I'm usually knocked out and don't do a late night pumping session </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761953 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:02:45 +0000 NorthStar 2761953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bubblegum: Good luck! He only wakes once at night to eat and when he does, only eats on one side. So, after I feed him, I pump the other side. I've been able to put almost 300oz in my freezer because of that! lol. But, I'm still hell bent on not depleting it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761952 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:00:04 +0000 bubblegum 2761952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Calibee: Thanks for the tip! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761951 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:59:49 +0000 bubblegum 2761951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: I haven;t gotten my period just yet and DD is 3 months so we'll see. I'm thinking I'm going to try this supplement and if that doesn't work, I'll stop BC just to see if it's that. Whatttt you're lucky! I wish I had a freezer stash </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761943 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:48:54 +0000 NorthStar 2761943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bubblegum: I was on the sugar pills all last week, so I had my period. I'm sure that didn't help my supply either. I should have started a new pack of BCP on Sunday; however, didn't. I do think that my supply has increased a tiny bit, but it could be due to not being on the pill and not having my period. I'm doing 2 supplements from Legendairy, as well as brewers yeast tablets. I do have a huge stash in my freezer, but DS is only 5.5 months, so I was hoping to not have to dig into it much at this point. </p> <p>The past few weeks, I've used at least 5-6 bags of frozen milk each week. This week, I've only had to use 1! I consider that to be progress!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761769 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:59:45 +0000 Calibee 2761769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took fenugreek, blessed thistle, and brewers yeast--all pills that I ordered from Amazon. The combination definitely did the trick for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761760 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:40:03 +0000 bubblegum 2761760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@broadwaygal: super good!!! I had it cold because it's too hot out but exactly like chocolate milk! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761730 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:03:46 +0000 broadwaygal 2761730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bubblegum: I heard/read the chocolate one is good with warm milk kind of like hot chocolate. Let me know I might try that one next!</p> <p>Good Luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761719 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:56:06 +0000 bubblegum 2761719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@broadwaygal: I actually jsut got DH to pick that up but the chocolate one! Fingers crossed!!</p> <p>@NorthStar: Really?! I'm on the mini pill, camila to be exact. Maybe I should just call it quits and see what happens? Did you milk go up after you stop taking the pill? Thank you so much love :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761717 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:52:33 +0000 NorthStar 2761717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bubblegum: do you mean birth control pill? I was on that (not the mini pill, but the low dose estrogen one). It totally tanked my supply :crying: So, once I was done with it last week, I told DH that I'm not starting a new pack. He needs to get on making an appt to get snipped. lol. I'm done with hormones (I went through IVF). </p> <p>I'm doing the Legendairy pills too and haven't seen too much of a change yet. But, it sounds like it might take time and perhaps I need a different combo.</p> <p>Good luck! I know how hard it is to keep going and you are doing an awesome job, mama! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761716 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:52:22 +0000 broadwaygal 2761716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a pretty big drop in my pumping supply two weeks ago (LO is 8 months old) and I was able to bring it back up to what I was producing with the following supplement:</p> <p>UpSpring Milk Flow<br /> <a href="http://www.upspringbaby.com/shop-milkflow" rel="nofollow">http://www.upspringbaby.com/shop-milkflow</a></p> <p>They sell it at target and amazon.</p> <p>Didn't taste too bad (I got the Berry flavor) I just mixed it in with one of the bottles of water I drank during the day and chugged it when it was still cold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761706 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:41:30 +0000 bubblegum 2761706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: Oh sweet! I hope I am able to at least get to a year!</p> <p>I'm wondering if my pill has anything to do with the decrease too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply/page/2#post-2761696 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:27:17 +0000 pinkcupcake 2761696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a ton of supply issues in the beginning with both kids, but with a combination of blessed thistle and fenugreek (I took 3 pills of each 3 times a day, so 18 pills total daily), and More Milk Plus (the tincture, not the pills, and I took the dosage recommended for 175lbs + even though I'm under that), I was able to up to my supply. My daughter was EBF until 2.5 years, and my son is still nursing at age 1 :) It takes about a week to see an increase, but it totally worked for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply#post-2761695 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:24:42 +0000 bubblegum 2761695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hony bologna: Thank you so much for sharing with me! I'll be so happy if I can get a freezer stash going. I just got DH to pick up some milkflow drink with fenugreek and blessed thistle so I'm super hopeful it helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply#post-2761691 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:14:24 +0000 hony bologna 2761691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bubblegum: Yes! I took them at the recommendation of my lactation consultant and I ended up with crazy oversupply (which took months to get under control, but that's a whole other story). Oatmeal didn't really work for me, and neither did goat's rue, but I think the latter is supposed to address a specific underlying issue for why you're not producing more milk (I unfortunately can't remember what the issue was), and it just didn't apply to me.</p> <p>Here's a link that my LC sent me about increasing supply:</p> <p><a href="https://www.breastfeedingbasics.com/articles/increasing-your-milk-supply" rel="nofollow">https://www.breastfeedingbasics.com/articles/increasing-your-milk-supply</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply#post-2761680 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:38:33 +0000 bubblegum 2761680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: I always thought it was the hops! Good to know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply#post-2761676 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:30:08 +0000 gingerbebe 2761676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bubblegum: The brewer's yeast in the beer is what does it, so brewer's yeast tablets might help for the daytime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply#post-2761674 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:27:29 +0000 bubblegum 2761674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: I have been doing the beer at night which I notice is why my morning supply is great. I would be frowned upon if drinking at work, although I should to deal with this office lol. I'm going to give it a go.</p> <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Thanks love! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply#post-2761671 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:25:15 +0000 bubblegum 2761671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hony bologna: Really?!!! That makes me excited! I need more milk! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/products-you-used-to-up-your-milk-supply#post-2761670 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:25:04 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2761670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fenugreek. </p>