When to start taking fenugreek for breastfeeding
How long should I take Fenugreek? And how can I maintain the milk increase?
many women when they're struggling with
milk supply will go to their
pediatrician or a lactation specialist
and they'll recommend fenugreek which is
an herbal supplement that boosts milk
production and in many cases it does
work but you watched a couple of really
good questions how long should you
continue taking it if you've noticed an
increase and how do you keep that up the
answer to this question is going to be
different for every woman if you've
started to notice a good increase
generally speaking you can stop taking
it after about a week of you noticing
that it's boosted your supply but watch
your baby closely for signs that you're
making enough milk if your baby has at
least six wet diapers a day and is
gaining the appropriate amount of weight
then you're making enough milk and you
can feel reassured by that many moms
actually have a perceived lack of milk
meaning they feel like they're not
making enough but they actually are and
if you look at their baby signs like wet
diapers and weight gain they are making
enough so talk with your pediatrician if
you have any concerns about that but as
for keeping up your milk supply once you
feel like it's well established just
continue to nurse your baby as regularly
as you have been and on occasion if you
want to fit in an extra pumping session
during the day or an extra nursing
session or you can even do what's called
power pumping and you can pump for like
an extra 10 minutes after nursing
sessions just a few per day during the
day not at night do with this for like 3
to 6 days this can boost your milk
production as well so the combination of
the fenugreek with the increased
feedings or pumping sessions will all
help to keep up your milk supply you can
actually gain a stock of breast milk if
you're pumping more regularly and keep
it in the freezer in case you're going
to go out somewhere and it's a win-win
you make more milk and you have some in
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