MSE Parent Club - Part 2

Sami_Bee

bargain_carly wrote: »

has anyone tried fenugreek for increasing milk supply??? i have hardly any milk and am looking at anything to help!!

this may help

Krystaltips wrote: »

information on low milk supply and how to increase it here.. And galactagogues (herbs with milk increasing qualities) here
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bargain_carly

really? did u get recommended that or was that just an accidental observation from eating it?

SusanC_2

bargain_carly wrote: »

really? did u get recommended that or was that just an accidental observation from eating it?

I read about it.

Dormouse

SusanC wrote: »

Sometimes I am tempted to go to my local BF group just to see what sort of response I would get going with a two year old.

I'm sure you'd get a very positive response. At the BF support group I used to go to, there were a few people feeding well into the 2nd year, and the girl who ran it fed hers until 2-ish.

I really enjoyed the group, and yes it was nice to feel 'normal' :rotfl:And yes, my DH used to make schoolboy jokes about us whipping 'em out and comparing them! :rolleyes::rotfl:

Fritha_2

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

3 - I am glad it is not just me who has a baby constantly swinging from a boobie!

I think for about the first five months all people saw of Celia was the back of her head as she cheerfully sucked away but now she's settled down a lot! :-)

Fritha_2

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

So we sit around, drink coffee, chat and gossip and support each other and then we get free sandwiches and fruit courtesy of the tax payer

You get sandwiches and fuit! I'm jealous! We've only just recently started getting water, although we did have biscuits last Friday, there were only two of us currently bfing so we hoovered them up! Oooooh I could murder a bourbon now!

Fritha_2

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Yup - a continuous one since birth he has always been the same, wanting to just sit on the boob all evening.

Someone has probably already mentioned this as I'm replying as I see stuff, but, cluster feeding in the evenings is really common. Your milk changes to bedtime milk, it goes all creamy and sleep inducing. They feed so much also to try and cram lots in their little tummies so in theory they'll sleep longer, but it never really worked with mine!

Sami_Bee

:eek: Fritha I've just noticed how old Celia is! I remember when ur avvy was a rat that wasn't urs me thinks an updated pic is due tho:D

Fritha_2

Blimey that pic is old isn't it Sami, hang on I'll see what I can do.... (I miss Otis btw, he was so cute! Not that Celia isn't obviously!)

Sami_Bee

Fritha wrote: »

Blimey that pic is old isn't it Sami, hang on I'll see what I can do.... (I miss Otis btw, he was so cute! Not that Celia isn't obviously!)

aww she's so grown up now!!
I miss Otis too