Since my milk was very slow to come in, the lactation specialist that I was working with recommended that I start taking an herbal supplement called Fenugreek. One very strange side effect is that it makes me smell like maple syrup. No joke! My sweat, pee, pretty much everything has a maple syrup tinge. I can only handle the smell of syrup for so long before I have to take a shower. Cadie was feeling fussy this morning and I was feeling much too maple syruppy so we had a problem. My wise mom friends have shared that the only way they could manage a shower in the early days was to put the baby in the papasan chair and put the chair near the shower. I decided it was worth a try, and it worked like a charm. I think Cadie enjoyed the steam, sound of the shower, and warm air and she was a complete princess while I took a shower. I was so thankful to be clean and also thankful to learn a new thing that Cadie enjoyed.
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Hi! I know I don't really know you yet, but thought I would give you a hint that I used. I, as well, am still having problems with my milk supply. The lactation consultant I used started me on Fenugreek, but after it wasn't working well enough, changed me to More Milk Plus by Motherlove. It is MUCH more expensive, but works AMAZINGLY well! I saw a huge difference right away, AND you don't smell like maple syrup at all! My hope was I would be able to take the pills, get my milk supply up and Brayden would be able to hold it there, but that hasn't happened. I am going to have to continue taking the pills and formula supplementing him every feed until I decide to give up on breastfeeding.
keep strong! It is worth all of the work!
Shannon :-)
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