Milk supply boost

What can I use/take/eat/drink to boost my milk supply? I’m trying to ebf but I go back to work in a month and I’m struggling to pump enough to freeze and store for while I’m working.

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So for me my problem was that I wasn't pumping enough, but I also started adding these smoothie/milk shake things in and it's helped. A cup and a half of oats, a cup of yogurt, half a bottle of coconut water, any fruits you think would taste good in it, frozen or fresh, as much as you want, some sugar to block the taste of the coconut water ( personal preference) and fill the rest with milk and blend. Oats are used in quite a few lactation cookie recipes, coconut water or coconut milk is supposed to help with product, along with yogurt from what I've seen. I think making this and pumping more often has definitely helped my supply, because for a minute there I was only producing half an ounce from both sides in one day, now I'm up to 9 ounces, and hopefully I get back to where I was where I was producing 14-15 ounces a day.

Water water water!! And protein! Your body will crave sugar for quick energy but it really needs protein!

Also when I went back to work I would pump and baby would drink that milk the next day so I never ended up using my stash. So don’t stress too much! Just make sure when you go back to work you’re producing what baby needs. For me it was about 16 oz while I was at work. I also noticed it helped my body keep up with baby’s needs nutritionally as she was getting relatively new milk. Not milk from sometime ago:)

Good luck! I hope this is helpful! Feel free to ask questions if it’s confusing 😆

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My issue was my son wasn’t removing milk effectively to begin with to get me a decent output. My toddler started seeing a speech therapist and she looked at his mouth/oral muscles and ties as well and she gave me exercises to get his mouth to function better! I also got prescribed a medication by my OB but it DOES EFFECT YOUR MOOD quite drastically so if you’re afraid of or already experiencing symptoms of PPD I wouldn’t recommend asking for it, it helped me gain about an ounce. ALSO if you qualify for Wic ask for a hospital pump!!! This thing works WONDERS for me. I went from 1-1.5oz total to 3oz total!!! My son has been exclusively consuming my milk for 2 days now which is a HUGE accomplishment for us since he’s been combo fed since about 5 days old when I noticed he wasnt getting enough.

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