Hello!
My name is Megan, I'm 27 years old and I had my first child a little over 5 months ago. My son breastfed from day one w/o any issues. However, around 4 weeks or so, it seemed my milk was no longer enough to sustain him. Long story short, we started supplementing (husband wanted to, I did not). We still breastfed whenever we could. Then, at 8 weeks, I had to start back to work. I tried pumping at work, but never got more than 3.5 ounces TOTAL for the day. Ever since, my supply has dropped to just about nothing.
I became very sad that I was no longer breastfeeding and searched online to see if getting your milk back was a possibility. To my surprise, IT IS! So, about a week or so ago, I decided to try relactating.
I'm taking Fenugreek 3 pills 3 times daily. I'm trying to pump every 2-3 hours, 10 minutes on each breast. I'm not a big water drinker, but I'm forcing myself to finish an entire pitcher of water while I'm at work. I've also started drinking Almond Milk.
I haven't seen any change in my first week. I can express just a few drops of milk from each breast. But my pump can't express anything. So as I may not be completely "dry", I'm very close to producing absolutely nothing
So, I guess my question is if anyone here has successfully relactated? I'd really like to know what I can do to get my milk to return.
THANK YOU