fenugreek

have you ladies had any success with it actually increasing your milk supply? how much did you take? and i heard it may make the baby fussy, true?

Quoting bug loverrr ♥:“ have you ladies had any success with it actually increasing your milk supply? how much did you take? and i heard it may make the baby fussy, true?”

It helped me some. I was told by an LC to take 3 capsules, 3x per day. It didn't make my baby fussy.

Quoting bug loverrr ♥:“ have you ladies had any success with it actually increasing your milk supply? how much did you take? and i heard it may make the baby fussy, true?”

I've heard varied results with it (haven't taken it myself since I don't have supply issues), but you do have to take enough for it to work. Have you checked out kellymom for dosage information?

Quoting "The Boob" [HM]:“ It helped me some. I was told by an LC to take 3 capsules, 3x per day. It didn't make my baby fussy.”

yeah, that's what i heard to take...it just seems like so much. they are horse pills lol...

Quoting bug loverrr ♥:“ yeah, that's what i heard to take...it just seems like so much. they are horse pills lol...”

they aren't too bad. I did totally smell maple-y the whole time I was on them though....but it was sort of nice to smell like maple rather then BO during the summer LOL

I took them for quite a while and stopped when I just didn't feel like paying 9 bucks a bottle anymore and it didn't seem like it was helping me increase anymore.

Blessed thistle, and alfalfa are also good at increasing milk supply. You can also drink chocolate malted ovaltine, or carnation malted milk. Anything with malted barley.

I went through milk supply hell LOL

Quoting "The Boob" [HM]:“ they aren't too bad. I did totally smell maple-y the whole time I was on them though....but it was ... [snip!] ... drink chocolate malted ovaltine, or carnation malted milk. Anything with malted barley. I went through milk supply hell LOL”

lol, yeah my LO is eating soo much these days...i need to keep up with her.

i had a ton of luck with them increasing them like 1 for 4 days 2 for 4 days 3 for 4 days 4 for 4 days then i think i stuck with 2 or 3 for the rest of the tmie i was brestfeeding, didnt seem to make a difference in my baby, just more happy we had more milk

It worked wonders for me. I know it seems like a lot, but so worth it   The only side affect I had was smelling like syrup lol.

I was taking two 3 times a day. It seemed like it was working a little, then suddenly I had a few days of very low supply. I stopped taking them then. I might try them again though since the low supply could have been from drinking one night, not sure.

I got a really good deal on mine, 6 bottles (100 pills each) for less than $15.
http://www.swansonvitamins.com/
Use a coupon from here (they have a 10% off til 10/20):
http://www.retailmenot.com/view/swansonvitamins.com
When you start an account on the vitamin site they give you a coupon code for $5 off. I think it's in your account info somewhere.
FYI I got 3 swanson brand and 3 nature's way, prices and quantities allowed seem to have changed since I ordered. Still cheap!

Hope I can use these again cause I still have like 5 and a quarter bottles, lol.

Oh, and I didn't notice that it made Ziggy fussy. He actually seemed more content, at least at feeding time.

And I did smell a little like syrup but not much. I think only I could smell it. And it smells more like brown sugar to me, yum.  

Quoting bug loverrr ♥:“ have you ladies had any success with it actually increasing your milk supply? how much did you take? and i heard it may make the baby fussy, true?”

3x a day for me and yes it worked and u end up smelling like maple syrup lol just dont ever drink the tea its DISGUSTING!