donating after a sad situation/need more donations
Re: donating after a sad situation/need more donations
I don't have any to donate currently, this summer I gave away my stash bc I finally figured out my son's special dietary needs so I had to start all over with a new stash. Which isn't easy, he's 19 months and I've been EP'ing from the beginning. I hit a supply drop due to a bad situation in Feb and although I still had enough to feed my little guy I tried a few experiments to see what worked to bring my supply back up.
I tried liquid cholorophyll - it increases supply for SOME women, it did NOT for me . . . but it seriously increases the richness of your milk so I highly recommend that just for that reason alone. I recommend DeSouza's Liquid Chlorophyll, it[s pure and not diluted with anything.
I pump 3x per day now based on his needs - but what is working the best to increase my supply is that I hand express between pumping sessions - once in the evenings and at least twice during the night, preferably between midnight and 2am, when my prolactin levels are highest. I highly recommend hand expressing, it's quick and easy and you can do it in under 5 min - 10 min if you hit a letdown. You get better results if you can hand express during the times your prolactin levels are the highest, usually in the middle of the night. It's easy - just drink alot of water so your bladder wakes you up - and while you're up, spend a couple minutes expressing a few ml.
There id definitely a right way to hand express - just let me know if you need that and I am happy to help!
greenchild- Posts : 4
Join date : 2010-05-29
Location : Albert Lea
Re: donating after a sad situation/need more donations
The ones I had the best luck with were fenugreek and domperidone. Fenugreek is available at health food or vitamin stores. I took 4 tablets 3x per day. Domperidone is a prescription medication. It's actually not available in the US, but you can order it online through inhousepharmacy.com. If you want more information about medications to help increase your supply, please message me and I'd be happy to let you know.
It is amazing what you are trying to do for your family. Good luck to your cousins SO, I can't imagine how hard this must be for her. Breastfeeding is so incredibly important to me and through this site, my daughter was able to be exclusively fed breastmilk for her entire first year of life. I hope and wish the same for your family!
jburth7- Posts : 29
Join date : 2010-01-06
Re: donating after a sad situation/need more donations
I have a lot of frozen milk. I'd be happy to donate. I live in Minneapolis.
Michelle Krueger
msleora- Posts : 5
Join date : 2010-08-13
Location : SW Minneapolis
Re: donating after a sad situation/need more donations
atabrem- Posts : 2
Join date : 2010-08-16
donating after a sad situation/need more donations
atabrem- Posts : 2
Join date : 2010-08-16
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