SCD and breast milk supply

[Guest guest]

The best way to get your supply up is to co-sleep with your baby for a few

nights and nurse on demand.

I have nursed my three children for extended periods of time and during

pregnancy

as well. This has always worked the best. Remember, milk supply is based on

demand. Do not give any formula if you are truly committed to getting your

supply

back. I have gone from having very little milk to lots after co-sleeping for a

couple

of nights.

Also, your body makes the most milk between 1 and 4 am, if I remember correctly.

Your baby will get more and therefore want more. Your breasts need to be

stimulated

at this time to help production go up.

Have you seen the website www.kellymom.com? It should have some wonderful

suggestions for you.

HTH,

>

> I have an almost-6-month-old at home who is just starting solids and has

> been exclusively breastfed up till now. I went back to work when she was

> about 4 1/2 months old and I pump at work. Last week I had to take a trip

> for 2 days and even though I pumped while I was away, my supply is now

> significantly lower than it had been. We are starting to supplement a

> *little* with formula, but I would really like to give her as much

> breastmilk as possible, and avoid formula if possible. (Supply is starting

> to build up again, but I know that over time it will decrease, as it did

> with my first child.)

>

> So here is my question: with my first child, I used lots of techniques to

> increase my milk supply (oatmeal, dark beer, mother's milk tea, and an

> herbal tincture), and they all worked GREAT, but it turns out they are all

> SCD-ILLEGAL! (Back then, with my first, I was not on SCD.) The tea and

> tincture contain fenugreek, which is illegal, and marshmallow root, which is

> also illegal. Does anyone have experience with this? Any recommendations for

> SCD-legal supplements or foods that might help increase my supply? This

> might be a case where I have to ingest some illegals for a little while and

> accept slower healing during this time. I assume that if I'm going to ingest

> one of these illegals it'd be better to use the tea and/or tincture (i.e.

> illegal herbs) rather than oatmeal or beer, does anyone know if that's

> right?

>

> Thanks for your help,

> Misha

>

> IBS-D since 1996, no meds

> SCD since June 2010

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions! My supply has started to pick back up in the last day or so. I've been nursing as much as possible when I'm home.Thanks for the support!misha