How Do I Produce More Milk?

I haven't tried Mother's Milk but I've tried Fenugreek, which comes in pill form. You can get them at GNC. I use them whenever my supply drops or I need to increase my supply. It's worked great. I take about 3 pills a day until my supply is where I want it to be and then I stop taking them and my supply is fine.

One thing that did was pump after everytime I nursed. That helped me HUGE. Even if she didn't drink very much, or if she drained me...I'd still pump.

The babys mouth has a specific sucking motion that stimulates the nipple to create a chemical called Prolactin, which causes lactation. A pump will NEVER be able to re-create that sucking motion. That's why you always start your baby sucking before you pump. Pumping your breasts empty every time will cause your body to make more milk because your body will think that it's not producing enough for the baby. Your boobs will only make as much as your baby drinks. If she's not drinking very much, your boobs will make less. Just make sure that it's always after your baby latches. Getting her to latch is tough. Try to stay relaxed and try to catch your baby and her hunger before she's too hungry, so that you're both patient. If your let down is slow, she might get frusterated and fall off, so try to relax so that your let down happenes sooner. She'll get the instant satisfaction quicker and she'll be more eager to latch on. Good luck...and stick with it. It's hard work, but worth it.

As far as the cracking...get yourself some nipple cream. It works wonders and it's safe for your baby to consume.

As long as you pump often you should be fine. It's all on demand. Try pumping every 2 hrs. for 10 minutes. Make sure to double pump as it tricks your brain into thinking you have twins. That's how my L.C. described it. Fenugreek seemed to work for me. Talk to a lactation consultant for proper dosage. Are you drinking enough water?

Hey I went threw something some what like yours and the thing that they told me was to drink more water. They also said that just putting the baby by your breast before your pump works sometimes too. I also tryed warm showers and pumping more often. She liked the flow of the bottle more so there was thing thing that I found after I could not pump very much that no one had told me about. Its from Medela and is like this thing that you put your milk in and there little tubs run down to your nipple. When you feed she is getting that plus what she is getting from you. When you get a good flow back then slowly take that away. Let me know if it worked for you. It was too late for me and I was really bumded

Might I suggest that you call your hospital where you delivered and ask to speak to the Lactation Consultant. Most will come to your home and help you with the latch. Probably she wasn't latching on properly from the beginning which is why you cracked and bled. Also try calling your local Laleche League chapter who will give help and advice by phone at no charge or you could attend a meeting and there would be people who have had similar problems to help. Use these suggestions in addition to fenugreek which usually works and pumping frequently.

My doctor told me to drink one bottle of beer. It's just enough to let your milk flow perfectly and not enough to hurt the baby. It worked for me.
Good luck!

I lost a lot of blood after a c-section and my milk wasn't coming in. When it finally did, it was a pretty meager supply. I did some research online and talked to a few lactation consultants and here's what worked for me...

I drank Mother's Tea, but can't really tell you if it helped or not. What did seem to help was 1) drinking lots of water (I drank about 120-130 oz a day), 2) regular pumping sessions (pumping at the same time every day, not missing sessions), and 3) regularly throwing in some extra 10 minute sessions (5-10 minutes after you nurse your baby or pump) until my supply went up. I read somewhere that it's not so much how long you pump but how often that increases your supply.

For a while, I did feel like all I did was pump/nurse, but it did get my supply up and I kept up with my baby for a year. It's a big committment and not for everyone. One lactation consultant told me to give it a shot for as long as I felt like it and then not feel guilty about my decision to keep nursing or switch to formula. Good luck!

All I did was eat and drink alot. I always had 3 solid meals with snacks and beverages in between. I had a preemie who couldn't suck so 98% was pumping.

I pumped I think like every 4 hours or so even woke up in the middle of the night to pump at first.

That's all I did and my milk came in like crazy.. more than my baby needed so I froze alot too.

Hi A.,

Take 3 capsules of the Fenugreek 3 times a day. Drink lots of water and get enough sleep. And keep nursing every 2 hrs. Nurse and then pump for 5-10 mins after to stimulate the milk production. This is everything my lactaction consultant had me do. And it does work! Keep going. I'm just finishing up a year of nursing and had similar problems at the start. Keep positive ;-)

Hi A.!
I tried a tea called "Woman's Nursing Mom" by Yogi Tea. It's organic, and it did help me to produce more milk.

After three kids I'm sure you have nursing down, but I "used to be" a breastfeeding expert for the American Social Health Association--so I know a little bit about nursing--and it sounds like you are having positioning problems. If the baby is latching on properly there shouldn't be bleeding or lack of supply. You can still increase your supply by nursing frequently if she can get a good latch. You can increase your supply with tea but it won't help very much if she isn't latching on.

There is a wonderful nursing book called "Bestfeeding". For sure it is the best I have seen on the topic. It helped me a lot! It's interesting how each baby can nurse so differently!
Good luck!

I have a few friends that had the same problem. They told me they went to this website www.breastea.com. You're suppose to increase breast milk within 2 days after drinking the tea. You can pick your own flavors. $10.95

Healthy nursing tea helped me;))

I've heard really good things from other Moms who have tried the mother's milk tea. I don't like the flavor, but they said it really helped. Also keeping hydrated is essential. If you aren't drinking water almost constantly, that may be adding to your low supply. I would also recommend calling a La Leche League leader. You can find contacts for folks online. They are super friendly and will consult by phone. I've found them really supportive when I had nursing troubles.