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Hi Sueanna,
Congratulations with your little boy... A little miracle, just two weeks old.
I'm no specialist, but I'm nursing my son for almost 9 months now.
Probably you have read about all the usual advice. Like letting him drink more often, so you will produce more milk.
If you add formula, he will be less hungry when he comes to drink with you. So he will drink less, and you will produce less milk, so he will drink more formula, and again drink less with you... So be careful. Try to nurse him as often as possible.
When my milk supply was down I have taken nutritional yeast. There was a discussion about it on this forum, because it is not raw, but the results are very good. I mean, what do you prefer: to give non-raw formula to your baby, or to take something non-raw yourself with the result that your baby can get his perfect food?
Good luck.
I took a mothers milk tea and a tincture till a good milk supply came in. And it really helped. Yogi's Tea makes a mother's milk formula. Also, drink a lot of water! And let the baby nurse as much as possible. I was also told that oatmeal and beer produce more milk. I'm sure you can do something with raw oats. I, personally, allow cooked food. I'd rather my baby get my milk.
I also gave my baby some soy formula at the beginning because I panicked I didn't have enough milk. Well, he's 4.5 months old and 17lbs. and only breast feeding.
I found that omega-3 made my milk increase in volume tremendously. I wasn't vegan at the time so ate salmon, but I would try vegan Omega-3 supplements. Do you have a midwife or someone that you can go to about nursing issues?
wyethia
Do you believe in natural remedies? If yes, then try healthy nursing tea by secrets of tea.I have been using this tea for my low breast milk and got it boosted. For my gassy baby who was also constipated since his first month, I used to give him babies magic tea.
Sueanne,
I am so sorry. I want to share with you the Human Milk for Human Babies international global network. My friend started it. The website is http://www.hm4hb.net/. ; You can go on FB for your state http://hm4hb.net/community-pages1/ and make a request and women go out of their way to make sure a baby gets milk. You can find a woman in your area, who follows dietary needs you have, and she donates her milk to your baby. It is a profound experience. It is informal and the woman can provide her health records or whatever. At first people think UCK, another woman's milk? But don't think a thing about feeding baby milk from a field beast or chemicals. Milk sharing is how people survived and it really is a normal thing for mothers to breastfeed each others babies when it is needed. The depth of connection between the moms and babies is extraordinary. If you need assistance I would be happy to support you. janel.mirendah@gmail.com
Janel
www.hismomentofawe.com
www.theothersideoftheglass.com
Also I have two colleagues in northern CA, experts in lactation. You can reach Katie at http://www.thenestnevadacity.com/katie-damota.html She does phone consulting.
I hope in the meanwhile everything worked out well!
I was kind of in the same situation, I didn't really want to change to formula, but there weren't a lot of other options at this time.
Right now I am mixing BF and formula. I am using Holle organic formula from https://myorganicformula.com/collections/holle-organic-formula
Wish you all the best,
Samantha
Hello , we are 2 parents that they are actually trying to give to our babies the best option in terms of organic formula . We need an advice related with our choice . We are oriented for the Lebenswert stage 1 , cause the said us is better once the baby suffer a bit of anemia . Is that brand correct for this kind of problem ?
Thanks
At first, I have low milk supply too and my OB told me to have a breast massage and eat lactating goodies. Then my husband bought a bunch of lactation cookies and for just a week my supply improved! And now I've been using an electric breast pump.