Breastfeeding give me it all...

Ok so I am due may 11th. I will in to way make it till then my doc said. If you want to, you can look at previous posts. I have a medical condition that prevents me from carring to term.

Anywho.. I have not Breastfeed in 4 years. I have the medela pump in style.
I know I use to pump every three hours. Drink more water ect..
This time I want to produce more milk. I didn't get a whole lot with my son and had to stop at 6 mo b.c of my supply.

I am going to take milk thistle and fengu Greek (sp)

I also and going to try and pump after feedings to up my supply.
Can I do anything else, Whats you tricks to keeping a great supply?

Also I am going to use tomme tipe (sp) bottles b,c I think they look more like a breast.
Thanks for your help!! I am deff looking forward to nursing my baby again.

I am not sure either but watching for answers :-)

Your supply really has to do with demand.. the more baby nurses, the more milk you will produce. Pumping doesn't seem to have the same effect as actual baby to breast, and sometimes there's just nothing you can do. Good luck!

Allowing for lots of comfort nursing helps boost supply too. While they comfort nurse (usually asleep or being put to sleep) they are suckling but not enough to get much milk but it tells your boobs to make more milk anyways.

Quoting Mama❍Moon:" Allowing for lots of comfort nursing helps boost supply too. While they comfort nurse (usually asleep ... [snip!] ... or being put to sleep) they are suckling but not enough to get much milk but it tells your boobs to make more milk anyways. "

I didn't know that thank you!  

Quoting ~ Emily & Kale ~:" I didn't know that thank you!  "

Glad I could help! Also, co-sleeping encourages comfort nursing. Good luck!

Quoting Mama❍Moon:" Glad I could help! Also, co-sleeping encourages comfort nursing. Good luck!"

Thank you!

Until I went back to work at 4 weeks I was basically a milk machine. I would get up in the morning and pump, then put lincoln on the breast, then pump again. Then 2 hours later I would pump again. By the time Lincoln was 3 months old I had 600oz in the freezer that I donated to helping hands milk bank.

Quoting psycho*spacey:" Until I went back to work at 4 weeks I was basically a milk machine. I would get up in the morning and ... [snip!] ... I would pump again. By the time Lincoln was 3 months old I had 600oz in the freezer that I donated to helping hands milk bank."

Awesome I might have you help me set up some time frames.  
What about water and food for yourself??
I am getting lilly pads to use for leaks, one daycare mom has them and loves them.
ummm I think thats it!!
Thanks  

Placenta consumption.
A beer.
Lactation pastries.

Quoting ~ Emily & Kale ~:" Awesome I might have you help me set up some time frames.   What about water and food for yourself?? ... [snip!] ... I am getting lilly pads to use for leaks, one daycare mom has them and loves them. ummm I think thats it!! Thanks  "

I don't really know about food consumption. I was really overweight, when I conceived I was 195 when I gave birth I was 240. My doctor and his ped gave me the go ahead for a slimfast diet as long as it didn't effect my supply and it didn't so I did that. I'm down to 175.