Tips for Breastfeeding and Milk Supply

So glad I found this thread when i did because I was really starting to struggle at the beginning of this week. Feeding two babies was starting to really take its toll on me so reading these posts helped to keep me focused on what I wanted to achieve, and that is full BFing my girls.

The problem is that despite having some fantastic support from a LC I am still having trouble getting them to latch on my left breast. Which is owchy. I have treated it for thrush, which has helped but it's still sore. I still can't get them on together without them causing me pain and some degree of damage which means feeds take so much longer. Topped off with Violette being a refux baby I get very very little sleep especially with the demands of my little vampires cluster feeding through the night.

I am going to make those cookies!! and a good tip with the 'butterfly sucking'

I'm doing a breastfeeding peer counselling course at the mo and one of the things the coordinator is fond of saying is "they're a production line, not a storage warehouse" - I thought that was a great way of putting it

Emiloly, great to hear you've got support from a LC (are you still seeing her?), hope that troublesome lefty gets sorted soon

You can get brewer's yeast from health food shops. TBH I haven't looked for it at the supermarket, I suppose it's possible you could get it there (maybe with the homebrew stuff?). The recipe still works with ordinary yeast but it doesn't have the same benefit - brewer's yeast is very high in Vitamin B.

I use LSA (Linseed, Sunflower & Almond) instead of Flaxseed Meal, and at least double the quantity. You can get that in most supermarkets

Yes, Flaxseed is linseed, and a lot of asian/indian shops will sell it ground up in bulk. Healtheries also make brewers yeast, a few supermarkets will stock it.
Go you Emiloly! It must be really hard work feeding 2 at a time, my hat goes off to you.

Re the breastmilk boosting cookies at the begining of this thread. . .

If I can't find brewers yeast, what else can I use?
Is bread yeast, dry yeast, or savory yeast good enough?

I remember (long ago) eating savory yeast on buttered bread. Any chance that yeast would increase my supply?

Brewer's yeast is particularly good because it's high in Vitamin B - other types of yeast don't have the same benefit. But if you can't find it then the biscuits come out fine with normal yeast, and you will still get the benefits of the oats and linseed

Her name's Claire, but she might have picked it up off one of them in the first place

fattartsrock wrote: weegee wrote: I'm doing a breastfeeding peer counselling course at the mo and one of the things the coordinator is fond of saying is "they're a production line, not a storage warehouse" - I thought that was a great way of putting it Emiloly, great to hear you've got support from a LC (are you still seeing her?), hope that troublesome lefty gets sorted soon lol was that Anne or Heather? I use that saying all the time in my lessons!!

Lol I just read your post properly. I am a co ordinator, I did the admin course, which is where your tutor would have heard it too. hope you are enjoying it! I just ran a class today.

weegee wrote: Graduated this morning! Really enjoyed it although TBH we didn't really learn that much that I didn't already know. Asked her this morning and apparently it was Heather

Yep the whole point of it is to reinforce with some actual information what you already know!
Heather is awesome.Those ladies who run the PCPA course are super cool.

Awesome work Emiloly! I get you on the eating front - I eat more than my DH (and I only have the one baby!)
Anyway, good on you - what a great inspiration you are!