snaimou
10-07-2008, 01:13 PM
I am currently breastfeeding my 6 month old and have been experiencing an unstable milk supply since he was 3 months. Long story short, I've tried fenugreek, drinking lots of water, eating plenty, and now I've been pumping with the Medela symphony for 6 days after each feeding not to mention all the pumping in the last month or so.... All my efforts and I've seen no significant difference when feeding my son.... Any ideas? Now, here's the long story to contextualize:
Since July have had conversations with breastfeeding support at the hospital and last week I actually visited with one of the specialists who concluded that I should rent the Symphony and pump after ever feeding. I have been doing this for more than a month (3-4 weeks, after SOME feedings with the pump in style) and 6 days with the sympony. I haven't noticed a huge difference except that I can pump about one ounce after each feeding, whereas with the less sophisticated pump the amounts were much more varied, from a few drops to an ounce if I was lucky. I had an excellent supply even when I was working part-time until he was 3 months old when we were hit with so many stressful issues (husband lost his job, i had to work full-time, family conflicts, going on and off of a birth control pill that i feel remarkably lowered my supply, bad news about my rhogam shot not working, then mastitis). Now everything has settled down and I've been staying at home... I want my milk back but have not seen a significant difference with all of my efforts! By afternoon I have to supplement and I can't seem to pump enough to supplement with my milk alone! Sorry for the entire autobiography but I would love your help.
Since July have had conversations with breastfeeding support at the hospital and last week I actually visited with one of the specialists who concluded that I should rent the Symphony and pump after ever feeding. I have been doing this for more than a month (3-4 weeks, after SOME feedings with the pump in style) and 6 days with the sympony. I haven't noticed a huge difference except that I can pump about one ounce after each feeding, whereas with the less sophisticated pump the amounts were much more varied, from a few drops to an ounce if I was lucky. I had an excellent supply even when I was working part-time until he was 3 months old when we were hit with so many stressful issues (husband lost his job, i had to work full-time, family conflicts, going on and off of a birth control pill that i feel remarkably lowered my supply, bad news about my rhogam shot not working, then mastitis). Now everything has settled down and I've been staying at home... I want my milk back but have not seen a significant difference with all of my efforts! By afternoon I have to supplement and I can't seem to pump enough to supplement with my milk alone! Sorry for the entire autobiography but I would love your help.