Q: I really want to nurse my baby but my milk supply is low, what can I do?

Q: I really want to nurse my baby but my milk supply is low, what can I do?

A: I've nursed all 4 of my babies. Some longer than others. The longest I've been able to go so far has been 9 months. I've always had a hard time with keeping my milk supply up once they hit about 4 months or so. A few tips I've found to keep your milk supply from dropping are:

#1 Nurse, Nurse, Nurse! Nurse anytime the baby shows interest for a week or so until you start to build your supply back up! Don't skip any feedings. Nursing is always better than pumping in order to build your supply.

#2 DO NOT Supplement! Nurse only! When you supplement feedings the baby drinks milk faster out of a bottle than they do nursing,so don't feel that they are starving or NEED the supplement. Supply and demand, the more you nurse the more milk you will have!

#3 Fenugreek an herbal suppliment that helps with the production of milk...you can take this several times a day to help with production.

#5 Mothers milk is also something you can order online a natural remedy that boosts milk production

#6 Yogi Tea has a breast feeding tea that helps as well

#7 Dark beer, maybe 1/4 cup a day has been known to help as well (such as Guinness, it's gross but it works!).

If all else fails check with your local LLL.