Sometimes galactagogues are helpful. Fenugreek often works very well, but sometimes a mom needs a combination o galactagogues…..fenugreek, blessed thistle and fennel is one good combo. Motherlove Herbal has some good tinctures in More Milk and More Milk Plus. You can also purchase herbs from a healthfood store and combine them.

Hope that helps.

So please, stop trying to guilt-trip us moms who are doing everything possible to deal with low milk supply. I mean really, I pump after every feeding, use hot compresses and breast massage, take fenugreek, work with lactation consultants and occupational therapists to improve his latch and sucking skills, get plenty of sleep and water, eat well, take domperidone, and keep my calcium and iron intake up through supplementation. And I feed on demand.

What would be helpful is some advice for us struggling moms who would like to drop the supplementation–but without risking starving our babies. I'm sorry, but ceasing supplementation for a severely hungry baby is something most moms can't bare to do. Helpless infants shouldn't have to pay the price so that moms can attain some perfectionist ideal of having their babies be 100% breastfeed. And for the record, this strategy didn't work at all for me and my baby, despite trying it several times over the course of his 10-week life.