Reddit mentions of Milkmakers Lactation Cookie Bites, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip, 10 Ct

The first few months are hard but I promise it gets better and that you’re doing an awesome job. Trying to breastfeed is so so hard and demanding and stressful on top of everything else about being a new mom. I struggled with breastfeeding in the beginning and supplemented with formula for a few weeks before my LO got his tongue tie fixed (we didn’t realize it at first that that was the reason). I know it’s easier said than done, trust me, but try not to feel guilty about supplementing. If you are anything like me, I was determined to be successful at breastfeeding so I tried everything. I was pumping every few hours as well as putting LO on the boob so that I would keep producing. It was a struggle. If you haven’t yet, please try lactation cookies and mothers tea. I will link both. The cookies are actually really good and I swear both of those things helped me produce enough milk. Eventually, I was able to provide for my LO with just breast milk. It gets SO much easier but if it doesn’t work out, it doesn’t work out. The most important thing you can do is focus on your child and give her whatever she needs, be it formula or breast milk.

Milkmakers Lactation Cookie Bites, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip, 10 Count https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0792MKS8F/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YVzxCbV40V2WK

Traditional Medicinals Organic Mother's Milk Women's Tea, 16 Tea Bags (Pack of 6) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009F3POY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_sZzxCbB6A77D1

My wife's milk supply was dropping after leaving NICU and she was trying all different things to help increase it. Not sure which ones worked but her supply did improve within a couple days. Again, don't know how much each played a role but the advice was provided by her lactation specialists and family members that work in L&D.

• Pumping isn't the same as your baby so continue breastfeeding to keep production up (paraphrasing this one)
  
• Spectra Baby S2 is a great pump, highly recommend but it can be pricey. My wife used a Medela while in NICU and that one was good but we had to return it. The free one provided by insurance was absolute junk and made her start thinking her body was the issue with not producing.
  
• Lactation Cookies, my wife swears by the chocolate chop oatmeal ones but will tolerate the oatmeal raisin ones. Based on what ended up in the bottles it looks like the cookies do help with production.
  
• Power Pumping helps a lot when supply got low
  
• Lots of water