re: Low Supply and Relactation Support and Info!

K guys I'm wiped out, I gotta head to bed. I just wanted to get this up and going.

Good night<3

Quoting Boob Tick's Mom ebft.:“ K guys I'm wiped out, I gotta head to bed. I just wanted to get this up and going. Good night<3”

Good night.

Quoting Jess Epic Bootysmurf:“ People adopt children and successfully breast feed.”

 

I met a woman in the resturant!

We had a nice talk.

She couldn't do it excluisvely.
But I believe she did it for quite sometime, though i can't remember how long.

Quoting Mommy*OF*Two:“ I never breast fed but I did pump for a little over a month. I was wondering if it would still be possible ... [snip!] ... possible to try and re-lactate and try to put my baby at my breast? She is already 7 months old but I feel we would bond better”

It would definitely help bonding. If you can't get her to latch straight away you could build a small supply then latch her. They also have things called lact-aids that can aid in latching. A lot of relactating mothers prefer to use them.

Quoting MorningWood[LMFVO]:“   I met a woman in the resturant! We had a nice talk. She couldn't do it excluisvely. But I believe she did it for quite sometime, though i can't remember how long.”

I think her building any supply was a definite accomplishment.

Quoting Jess Epic Bootysmurf:“ It would definitely help bonding. If you can't get her to latch straight away you could build a small ... [snip!] ... latch her. They also have things called lact-aids that can aid in latching. A lot of relactating mothers prefer to use them. ”

Wow. thank you! I really wanna give it another try but Im working at least 27 hours a week and I dont think I will be able to while working

Quoting Jess Epic Bootysmurf:“ I think her building any supply was a definite accomplishment.”

I remember saying she bought the medela pump instyle and started doing power pumping like a lot like 4 months before she got the baby.

Quoting Mommy*OF*Two:“ Wow. thank you! I really wanna give it another try but Im working at least 27 hours a week and I dont think I will be able to while working”

How many hours a day do you work?

Quoting MorningWood[LMFVO]:“ I remember saying she bought the medela pump instyle and started doing power pumping like a lot like 4 months before she got the baby.”

Power pumping is fantastic. It kills at first.lol

Quoting Jess Epic Bootysmurf:“ Power pumping is fantastic. It kills at first.lol”

Lol.
I've done it twice.
I was so bored.
I was like "omg I wanna be on BG!"

Quoting Jess Epic Bootysmurf:“ How many hours a day do you work?”

any where from 5-7. Im on TANF so I have to do at least 27 hours a week of volunteering until I find an actual paying job

Quoting Mommy*OF*Two:“ any where from 5-7. Im on TANF so I have to do at least 27 hours a week of volunteering until I find an actual paying job”

I read somewhere that you if you could do at least 10 pumping sessions in a day (pumping session usually lasting about 20 minutes) that you may be able to produce. On days where I miss a pumping session, I power pump at least once or twice during the day. Usually at night. I have noticed an increase in milk.

I am waiting on an order of domperidone so I am hoping that it will speed things along.

Quoting Boob Tick's Mom ebft.:“ This thread is for those who think they have a low milk supply, how to identify if you DO, and would ... [snip!] ... about the above issues, 2 who've EPed, one who successfuly relactated, and myself who has a little training in being an LC.”

First of all, I am SO glad to have found this thread! Here's my story/issue:
My son is 3mos old (as of Saturday!) And I have been primarily bfing. I had to return to work when he was 3 weeks old, due to severe HG during my pregnancy making me take maternity leave early. I had a significant pumped milk supply before going back to work, but my son ate through that within my first week back and what I was able to pump after wasn't enough to make up the difference. I have no breaks at work, and even if I was able to take a break, I have no where to pump or store the milk. Because of this, I feel like my supply has dwindled during the day, as I work approx 4 days a week. My hours can also fluctuate.
So! Here is my question...
Is it possible that going through my shifts at work (usually 5 hours each, give or take) could be seriously effecting my supply on my days off or through the rest of the day?
When I am not working, my son is EBF. He really only gets a bottle if I'm totally unavailable, be it of bm or formula. However, over the past few weeks, he will go to breast the minute I walk in the door, feed for 20+ minutes, and still scream til given a bottle with at least 4oz. He is not gaining massive amounts of weight or length, as if he were in a growth spurt. He is a big boy and has always been a good eater, but this seems off for him.
My second question... If my supply is indeed low, would it be worth it for me to take febugreek or some sort of supplement to try to get my supply back to adequate levels, or would it be pointless due to my work situation?
Thanks in advance ladies! Sorry for the novel!

Quoting MorningWood[LMFVO]:“ Lol. I've done it twice. I was so bored. I was like "omg I wanna be on BG!"”

Lol. I BG while I pump. I swear I would go crazy.

Quoting Jess Epic Bootysmurf:“ I read somewhere that you if you could do at least 10 pumping sessions in a day (pumping session usually ... [snip!] ... I have noticed an increase in milk. I am waiting on an order of domperidone so I am hoping that it will speed things along.”

I honestly dont think I can do this. I have the same problem of no where to pump and store. I wish I had just kept on pumping or even breast feed.