i need some help

[nursingmotherof2]

iam trying to help this mom her milk went really low and the bf lady said that the mothers tea and the fenugreek would not work because her milk is to low so i told her to pump and breastfeed as much as she can but what ales can she do to build up her milk? she really want to breastfeed her baby but her milk is so low it might dry up if its to late do you think she should get the tea anyways it might help her right?

[cc1003]

I mean this in the most polite way possible but you HAVE to use some punctuation and semi proper grammar. I can barely get through your posts.

[nursingmotherof2]

I mean this in the most polite way possible but you HAVE to use some punctuation and semi proper grammar. I can barely get through your posts.


i`am pretty shore you no what i mean

[cc1003]

i`am pretty sore you no what i mean

I'm sorry, what?

[CatSoup]

I have to agree with cc. This board doesn't respond well to posts written like text messages. Try firefox, it has a built in spellcheck at least.

As for your friend, if it's that low she needs to see an LC (lactation consultant), unless that's what you meant by bf lady. The tea is very weak, so I would encourage her to try fenugreek liquid like Motherlove. She needs to keep nursing and pumping every 2 hours.

[nursingmotherof2]

sorry about my spelling it`s not as good as yours

[CatSoup]

sorry about my spelling it`s not as good as yours


lol I use firefox! :D

[nursingmotherof2]

i use firefox to

[Nipple_nectar]

Tell her to check out the link for boot camp here: www.fourfriends.com/abrw

[JudyJudyJudy]

How old is your friend's baby? Has she been supplementing with formula?

[CatSoup]

Tell her to check out the link for boot camp here: www.fourfriends.com/abrw


I book marked it for myself!

[nursingmotherof2]

she is from here she is 20 and her baby is 7 weeks old and yea she has been given her baby formula.

[JudyJudyJudy]

She needs to breastfeed as much as possible and wean the baby off the formula. Eating oatmeal is also supposed to help.

[nursingmotherof2]

wow i did not no that

[PiccoloRose]

Ditto the oatmeal and weaning off the formula. She should stay away from peppermint.

Tell her to nurse, nurse, nurse as much as possible, and pump as often as possible when not nursing.

[Ilovemonkeys]

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[Babyblue]

hehehe thats good ilovemonkeys

[CatSoup]

Ditto the oatmeal and weaning off the formula. She should stay away from peppermint.

Tell her to nurse, nurse, nurse as much as possible, and pump as often as possible when not nursing.


I didn't know that about peppermint. Why is that?

[nursingmotherof2]

yeah why cant she have peppermints wile breastfeeding?

[Amy_G_]

If she's been giving formula, she needs to see an LC about hooking up a supplemental nursing system and give baby the formula AT THE BREAST. It's like a bottle that hangs upside down at momma's neck with tubing that is small and tapes next to the nipple so baby gets the formula while nursing at the breast to stimulate more milk supply.


pump every 2 hours as close to around the clock as possible, slowly/hopefully pumping enough milk to start giving the milk in the SNS instead of the formula.

If baby won't latch at all that would be a separate issue to deal with in additon to the low milk supply. Baby may quickly decide they prefer the ease of bottles to the work of breastfeeding. Perhaps re-post on the general breastfeeding board where some of the more helpful posters on breastfeeding problems will answer with more info

check out
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/baby/back-to-breast.html
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/decrease-formula.html
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/alternative-feeding.html
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/low-supply.html

[Amy_G_]

sage,
cabbage leaves (in the bra usually)
peppermint and other things can decrease your milk supply.

http://www.kellymom.com/herbal/milksupply/herbs-oversupply.html

I missed your info on WHY her milk supply has dropped so much, and what has been done to figure out why and to counteract it?

[MiMi_of_4]

she is from here she is 20 and her baby is 7 weeks old and yea she has been given her baby formula.

If she is from here, why isn't she posting herself?

[Ilovemonkeys]

If she is from here, why isn't she posting herself?


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[MiMi_of_4]

Pinged you, too, huh?

[Ilovemonkeys]

Pinged you, too, huh?


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[nursingmotherof2]

i i i i i i i her name is amyz247 i was just trying to help her she is not from USA she bis from united kingdom i told her i was going to help her with breastfeeding and that`s when i found the link i posed for her and i seared it with all the moms here.

[PiccoloRose]

Peppermint can decrease milk supply. Amy G provided you the link for that, along with other great links.