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LV Luvr · Jun 15th, 2009, 03:03 PM

So I'm back at work FT. DS take 5 ounce bottles now. So in order to get enough for his bottles from 8-5 I'm having to pump 4x a work and it's so time consuming i feel like I'm not getting anything else done. Prior to taking fenugreek I was getting about 3 ounces out of breastmilk when I pumped. Now that I have been on it for a week I am only getting maybe 3.5 ounces out...so not that big of a difference. When I'm home I BF though. How much did you get when you were on Fenugreek for a pumping session? And yes I'm takin git until I smell like pancakes. LOL. TIA!!

Lilwalnut · Jun 15th, 2009, 03:59 PM

I would get about 6-8 oz during a pumping session, but I didn't pump consistantly. I mostly pumped when I knew someone else, like my DH or my Mom, would be bottle feeding our DS...and yes, I smelled like maple syrup, too

LV Luvr · Jun 15th, 2009, 04:22 PM

UGH! I wish I would get that much.

iamsmilin · Jun 15th, 2009, 04:29 PM

Fenugreek really didn't help me all that much but I think that was my fault. I gave into the family pressure that I was starving my kid, so we ended up using a bottle first then breast feeding after. I should have done it in reverse.

BurberryLvr · Jun 15th, 2009, 05:30 PM

I went from about 3.5 oz per session to 4.25 oz but it took about a week and a half for me to see a difference and I REEK of maple syrup!

Have you tried power pumping right before work? I do mine when I wake up when my breasts are most full to get 9 oz out. It's time consuming for sure (20 min pump, 10 min break, 10 min pump, 10 min break, and 10 min pump again) but really drains the milk so that maybe you'll only need to pump twice at work.

LV Luvr · Jun 15th, 2009, 05:40 PM

^ Ok i'll give it a bit longer...power pumping...i'll have to try that!

BTW that is the most adorable pic!

Elara · Jun 15th, 2009, 09:57 PM

It only helped me a bit (maybe an extra ounce at a pumping session), but I did smell like maple syrup for a month@

lv lover steph · Jun 15th, 2009, 10:01 PM

The most I ever got was 4 ounces a time... I tried Fenugreek, Power Pumping and Oatmeal. To be honest, old fashioned oatmeal was the most successful for me!

BurberryLvr · Jun 15th, 2009, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by LV Luvr

^ Ok i'll give it a bit longer...power pumping...i'll have to try that!

BTW that is the most adorable pic!

Thanks! Hope it works for you!

mikissima · Jun 16th, 2009, 12:47 PM

my doctor recommended moringa oleifera capsules when i bfed my first baby.. i could barely fill 2 oz before i took the capsules.. when i started to take it i was able to fill 7-8 oz

luxurylovergirl · Jun 16th, 2009, 01:37 PM

I used herbal lactation caps from the health food store and had great results.

LV Luvr · Jun 16th, 2009, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by mikissima

my doctor recommended moringa oleifera capsules when i bfed my first baby.. i could barely fill 2 oz before i took the capsules.. when i started to take it i was able to fill 7-8 oz

I've never heard of this. I'll have to look into it. Where did you get it?

luxurylovergirl · Jun 17th, 2009, 01:27 PM

Another thing...avoid parsley and sage as they tend to reduce your supply (helpful when weaning though).

Good luck!

mikissima · Jun 18th, 2009, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by LV Luvr

I've never heard of this. I'll have to look into it. Where did you get it?

moringa oleifera is a vegetable we usually add to our soup or stew here in manila. aside from increasing milk supply for breast feeding moms, it also has many health benefits. u can try to ask your doctor about it. it sure helped me with my first pregnancy. the capsule is just available in our local drugstores. i dont know brand names of moringa u might have there so its best to ask the doctor. i took Natalac, but i dont know if u have that brand there.

fashion16 · Oct 7th, 2009, 01:40 PM

LV Luvr, how are you doing w/ your Fenugreek/BF-ing? I just started taking Fenugreek (tried Oatmeal, extra water, more sleep, more pumping etc and nothing worked. I started taking it on Monday and today is Wednesday and I don't see a difference. I have been taking 3 capsules, three times a day but I still don't smell like maple syrup.

Jun 15th, 2009, 03:03 PM	#1
LV Luvr OP Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,302	For those of you who took Fenugreek... So I'm back at work FT. DS take 5 ounce bottles now. So in order to get enough for his bottles from 8-5 I'm having to pump 4x a work and it's so time consuming i feel like I'm not getting anything else done. Prior to taking fenugreek I was getting about 3 ounces out of breastmilk when I pumped. Now that I have been on it for a week I am only getting maybe 3.5 ounces out...so not that big of a difference. When I'm home I BF though. How much did you get when you were on Fenugreek for a pumping session? And yes I'm takin git until I smell like pancakes. LOL. TIA!!
LV Luvr OP Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,302

Jun 15th, 2009, 03:59 PM	#2
Lilwalnut Miracles do exist! Joined: Jun 2007 Location: NJ & NoVA Posts: 738	I would get about 6-8 oz during a pumping session, but I didn't pump consistantly. I mostly pumped when I knew someone else, like my DH or my Mom, would be bottle feeding our DS...and yes, I smelled like maple syrup, too
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Jun 15th, 2009, 04:22 PM	#3
LV Luvr OP Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,302	UGH! I wish I would get that much.
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Jun 15th, 2009, 04:29 PM	#4
iamsmilin Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 719	Fenugreek really didn't help me all that much but I think that was my fault. I gave into the family pressure that I was starving my kid, so we ended up using a bottle first then breast feeding after. I should have done it in reverse.
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Jun 15th, 2009, 05:30 PM	#5
BurberryLvr Doting on Baby Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,049	I went from about 3.5 oz per session to 4.25 oz but it took about a week and a half for me to see a difference and I REEK of maple syrup! Have you tried power pumping right before work? I do mine when I wake up when my breasts are most full to get 9 oz out. It's time consuming for sure (20 min pump, 10 min break, 10 min pump, 10 min break, and 10 min pump again) but really drains the milk so that maybe you'll only need to pump twice at work.
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Jun 15th, 2009, 05:40 PM	#6
LV Luvr OP Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,302	^ Ok i'll give it a bit longer...power pumping...i'll have to try that! BTW that is the most adorable pic!
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Jun 15th, 2009, 09:57 PM	#7
Elara Member Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,353	It only helped me a bit (maybe an extra ounce at a pumping session), but I did smell like maple syrup for a month@
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Jun 15th, 2009, 10:01 PM	#8
lv lover steph Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,873	The most I ever got was 4 ounces a time... I tried Fenugreek, Power Pumping and Oatmeal. To be honest, old fashioned oatmeal was the most successful for me!
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Jun 16th, 2009, 12:47 PM	#10
mikissima Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 697	my doctor recommended moringa oleifera capsules when i bfed my first baby.. i could barely fill 2 oz before i took the capsules.. when i started to take it i was able to fill 7-8 oz
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Jun 16th, 2009, 01:37 PM	#11
luxurylovergirl Member Joined: Jun 2008 Location: BFE Posts: 172	I used herbal lactation caps from the health food store and had great results.

Jun 17th, 2009, 01:27 PM	#13
luxurylovergirl Member Joined: Jun 2008 Location: BFE Posts: 172	Another thing...avoid parsley and sage as they tend to reduce your supply (helpful when weaning though). Good luck!

Oct 7th, 2009, 01:40 PM	#15
fashion16 Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,018	LV Luvr, how are you doing w/ your Fenugreek/BF-ing? I just started taking Fenugreek (tried Oatmeal, extra water, more sleep, more pumping etc and nothing worked. I started taking it on Monday and today is Wednesday and I don't see a difference. I have been taking 3 capsules, three times a day but I still don't smell like maple syrup.
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