Fenugreek- yes or no?

Question

Hey everyone,
I have been having issues with milk production, I started lactation cookies and mother's milk tea but, have not noticed an increase in supply. I have noticed over the weeks my supply decreasing 😥Has anyone else had success with it? Has anyone else had the opposite effect with reduced supply?? Anyone else relate?  I have seen 3 different lactation consultants too!
My LO is 5 weeks now and I have been mainly pumping to keep an eye on how supply is doing ( it's been low since day one). Breastfeeding at this point seems more of a comfort for him rather than an actual feeding. I really want to give him more. 
What advice would you give?
Lots of love to you all, thanks for the input!

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At 5weeks old you’re in the middle of the most intense clusterfeeding period of them all, including the first leap. So it’s pretty normal that they are eating like crazy and acting like they starve within minutes afterwards. 
And using what you can pump as a indicator of supply is absolutely no good idea. It cannot be stressed enough that the amount of milk you able to pump is NOT ever a reliable indicator of how much milk you are producing, nor how much milk baby is taking in. The healthy breastfed baby is usually much more efficient at getting milk from the breast than a pump is.

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The only and best thing that worked for me was a mix of brewers yeast, oats, flaxseed. I made cookies with it for daytime snacks, put it on yogurt or oatmeal or smoothies for breakfast.  I could tell when I pumped if didn’t have it the meal before

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Pumping is not a good indicator of supply. The more they breastfeed, the bigger the supply. Fenugreek can actually reduce your milk.

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I tried fenugreek pills and it increased my supply however, it gave me and my baby gas! My belly would rumble and then the flatulence will come out, same as baby. In fact, we both spent the night up because he was so gassy and fussy. I threw the bottle away after that night. 
Try oatmeal, more water and or mother's milk tea. It helped me.

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When my little guy was born my pediatrician recommended fenugreek and blessed thistle.  My milk was slow to come in and we struggled  to latch well. Apparently works best together. I got the liquid form from the health food store and it did wonders for me.

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I just had my 3rd baby and this time I had read about body armor drinks. I tried one while pregnant and they are super good so I drink a couple each day along with water and they have really helped my supply. They are made with coconut water which is suppose to be super hydrating. I definitely feel like I have more milk than I have before.

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Fenugreek works well.  Drink lots of water and pump or breastfeed at least every 2 hours even through the night.  As long as your removing the milk, you will make more milk.  Your supply will increase in 2-3 days.  I did all of these steps went from making 2.5 ounces in each breast to 9 ounces in each breast every 3 hours.

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My doc told me to use fenugreek capsules to increase my supply. He said to take way more than what the bottle tells you to take. He told me to take like 2/3 every 4 ish hours. It helped my supply but to each its own.

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Fenugreek drinks tastes like shit and didn’t help me lol.

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Try legendairy supplements

Fenugreek- yes or no?

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