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Having a low breastmilk supply can be very upsetting for new mums. Not to mention stressful (which doesn’t help the situation).
In the early days of breastfeeding, the quickest way to boost your breastmilk supply is to breastfeed more often.
The Australian Breastfeeding Association website says, “Provided that your baby is correctly attached, you will find that the quickest and most successful way to boost your supply is to breastfeed more often.
“Offer a breastfeed every 2–3 hours during the day, for a few days, or increase the number of feeds by offering the breast in between your baby’s usual breastfeeds.” (Read more about how to boost your supply).
If that isn’t working, then there are some great products available that could help boost your breastmilk supply.
Boobie Foods Boobie Bikkies are a natural (and yummy) way to boost your milk supply. Created by renowned lactation expert, Pinky McKay. She said in an interview the reason these cookies work is because they are ‘lactogenic’, which means they contain specific nutrients that support lactation. Think whole grains, omega three essential fatty acids and B vitamins.
Lots of mums who have reviewed these cookies say they are delicious and love that they’re easy to find in the shops. One reviewer said: “I was not a believer of lactation cookies until I tried this one! It really works and increased my milk supply within a day!!”
Read more Boobie Foods Boobie Bikkies reviews.
If you’re looking to try and increase your breastmilk supply, expressing might help.
Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service website says expressing either using your hand, electric breast pump or a manual breast pump for 10 minutes on each breast might help to boost your supply. However, it might be best to store the expressed milk for later as supplementing feeds can interfere with establishing your breastmilk supply.
So which breast pump is best?
The Medela Freestyle Flex Breast Pump just won Best Electric Breast pump in the 2022 Tell Me Baby product awards.
Mums speak very highly about this product in their reviews. “I am able to pump at least twice the amount as with manual pumps. Strongly recommend this product,” said one reviewer.
Read Medela Freestyle Flex Breast Pump reviews. Or you can read our article on the best silicone breast pumps.
The Medela Supplemental Nursing System is an excellent product that allows mums to supplement their baby with expressed breast milk or formula while breastfeeding. So if you have a low supply, your baby can be fed additional milk while stimulating your breasts at the same time.
Mums in the Tell Me Baby community say this product is fiddly but it definitely helped with their breastfeeding journey. “It’s tricky to get set up and can’t be done quickly but this saved my breastfeeding journey and I can’t recommend highly enough,” says one reviewer.
Read Medela Supplemental Nursing System (SNS) reviews.
Weleda Nursing Tea is a soothing and calming tea, containing 100% certified organic plant ingredients, including anise, fennel, caraway, fenugreek and leaves from lemon verbena to support lactation and digestion. Just make sure you Always read the label and follow the directions for use.
Read Weleda Nursing Tea reviews.
Nature’s Own Fenugreek is a herbal supplement that some mums find helps to boost breastmilk supply. But does it work? A 2018 review of studies of 122 mothers who took fenugreek showed that the herb really did help to boost milk supply. Remember: Always read the label. Follow the directions for use. Vitamin supplements are not a substitute for a balanced diet. If symptoms persist, talk to your healthcare professional.
Read Nature’s Own Fenugreek 1000mg reviews.
If you are struggling with your breast milk supply, and have tried all of the above products there is support available to you.
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