or pregnant?


>Date:    Thu, 5 Feb 2009 10:23:29 -0500
>From:    Denise Schuler <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Losing milk at 4 months
>
>I have permission to post. I am working with a second time mom that is=20=
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>exclusively breastfeeding her second child (4 months old)--she didn't=20
>breastfeed her first. She nurses and/or pumps with a medela double electr=
>ic=20
>pump every 2 hours, but still has had a tenuous supply since the baby has=
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>been about 6 weeks old. She works at a hospital two days a week and uses=20=
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>the hospital-grade pump there every two hours while working or leaves to=20=
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>nurse the baby. She's been taking fenugreek with some results, but we fin=
>ally=20
>tried Reglan for two weeks and it worked like a charm. However, when she=20=
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>went off, her supply dropped dramatically again. We tried another two wee=
>ks=20
>a couple of weeks later, but she says it barely worked the second time. S=
>he's=20
>currently drinking mother's milk tea and breastfeeding all night. The bab=
>y's=20
>needs are met as he is gaining weight (nothing spectacular, but WNL's) an=
>d=20
>peeing and pooping well. He receives nothing else but her breast milk. I'=
>ve=20
>suggested More Milk Plus and Goat's Rue, but she hasn't tried them yet. W=
>e=20
>just had her TSH level drawn and are awaiting results. No s/s or concern=20=
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>related to PCOS, breasts look normal. Mom very rarely feels let down or=20=
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>fullness anymore and is weeping in my office this morning because she can=
>'t=20
>continue to breastfeed every hour all night and doesn't want to resort to=
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>formula. I'm beseeching the wisdom of the women on this site--am I missin=
>g=20
>anything that may help? 
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>Date:    Thu, 5 Feb 2009 10:34:24 EST
>From:    Angela Horn <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Losing milk at 4 months
>
>It might be asking the obvious, but is she on hormonal birth  control?
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>In a message dated 2/5/2009 8:24:07 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
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