I Need Help with Breast Feeding!

I'm a licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist. I highly suggest finding an acupuncturist in your area who can help your body produce the milk that it CAN PRODUCE. When we're stressed it keeps our energy (Qi) from flowing smoothly. If your Qi isn't flowing smoothly, your body can't relax and let the milk flow. Also, when we have a baby, we donate a LOT of Qi to our baby. I would guess that you're pretty low in the Qi category as well, which will make it difficult to make enough milk. Don't give up, you CAN do it, you just need help in building the Qi to do so! Certainly don't beat yourself up about not being able to make enough milk right now. Supplement with formula as necessary, keep nursing as much as you can and in time, with enough Qi, it will flow.

Hi T., I'm sure you'll get lots of good advice but the one thing I can tell you is to eat lots of PROTEIN. This is what really helps your milk supply. Your body needs more calories now while breastfeeding than when you were pregnant. For some women it takes a ton of food eaten to produce a good amount of milk. I would eat a well balanced, protein rich diet and that should help, along with the fenugreek. I have heard that works really well. You can google it and see what else comes up to help build your milk supply. That's what I did. I hope your milk supply goes up. Just hang in there.

I pumped in addition to breastfeeding so I more milk than needed. also, I noticed you mentioned that you eat when you have time...I would recomend that you eat often and enough because food as well as water help keep your milk supply up. best of luck to you. be persistant...it helps! :)

T.,

It sounds like you are doing a lot already. You might contact the Nursing Mother's Counsel. (you can find them online) THey are a local lactation group that may have some tips. Good luck.

K.