My raw baby is here!

[Conscious Midwife]

I ditto the Fenugreek suggestion plus incereased water intake and lots of good fats plus collard greens

[Raw Angel Mom]

She is gorgeous. Did you have a c-section? If so, just hang in there, the milk will pour like crazy soon enough. Just nurse often, if you have a breast pomp, do this every couple hours. I was low also and finally after a couple months it went up. The more you nurse, the more the milk will go up. Rest as much you can, i so hope you have support with 7 children, good heaven, no wonder your milk is low.

Congratulations and i pray for all the perfect outcomes for you and your family.

[qfmother]

Thanks everybody, I think she's cute too... :-)

I have tried fenugreek and a lot of other things, it's very frustrating when I dwell on it. Fenugreek upset my stomach and gave me terrible gas, even when I decreased the dosage a whole lot. I might have endured it, but it didn't seem to help my supply that much anyway. I was really hoping that my raw diet (including lots of good fats and greens) would have healed whatever is wrong with my body, but not so far... oh well I am very blessed and am trying to focus on the positive.

No c-section for me Raw Angel Mom, thankfully! I did nothing but nurse and pump for the first month nonstop, and it did help some, but I couldn't keep that up forever, and the supply has been slowly going down. I think it is a combination of things, but having 7 children is probably a factor, since I homeschool them I do keep very busy. Also having an aging body (I am 37) and 9 pregnancies within 12 years, and one lactation consultant suspects a calcification in one of my breasts - we haven't proven that but it is a theory someone gave me.

[Conscious Midwife]

Doses of fenugreek????

Are you buying bottled synthetic stuff?

Try fenegreek seeds boiled into a tea with a little honey followed by ginger root and lemon water all day.

[lodestar]

congratulations to you and your darling little Melody Rose. so so happy for you. xox

[somelikeitraw]

Congratulations! What a gorgeous girl!

Had my daughter at home in a birthing tub too! Um, 15 years ago, lol! I also had trouble lactating and found that acupuncture helped greatly. I couldn't even USE a breast pump! I could pump for hours and only a drop or two would come out. Even still, I managed to breast feed for two years. The acupuncture really helped and I only had to get a few treatments.

[sherahtaylor]

I just HAD to comment when I read your posts - we are so much alike!! I am pregnant with baby #8 too, due in November...my last 2 babies were high raw and it was WONDERFUL. I also have a HUGE problem with milk (I always have, it has nothing to do with raw) and try fenugreek and all of those things too, but end up having to quit after 3-6 months of nursing usually.

I also had 9 pregnancies in 12 years! One miscarriage...my children are 11,10,8,7,5,3,and 1 -- I am 34.

I have a blog I write in just about every day detailing my raw vegan pregnancy - see my signature. This time around I am working on EXERCISING in addition to high raw; I run 5 miles or so, every other day - and try to get in 2-3 days of lifting weights per week.

I hope you're doing well, since this thread is rather old now. =)