Permission to Post- I have been assisting a woman who's 4 month old baby is in his 3rd week of a nursing strike. It began with a cold. Mom works full-time and baby is fed the Breast Flow bottle while she is at work. Her supply has never been great and she always wears a nipple shield. The nipple shield was being placed on the breast correctly. Any feedback and information is appreciated: Things we have tried: 1. cosleeping at night skin to skin from waist up 2. feeding at breast while the baby is groggy 3. tube and syringe at the breast 4. with the shield- without the shield 5. take a rebirthing bath while her spouse is present My advice has been to try, try try but stop if the baby gets upset- the breast should be his "happy place". I have tried the following things to increase her supply- she pumps 10-15 oz day over 5 pumping sessions: 1. pump more frequently 2. use her hospital grade pump for all pumping. (She had been using a lactina at home and a ME pump at work) 3. Fenugreek- 2 capsules 4x day. Her brand includes blessed thistle. 4. Hands on pumping using Jane Mortons technique 5. hand express whenever and wherever she can- (I heard this at a Dr Jane Morton talk as a way to increase supply. Since I began working with her a week ago- She has had a minimal increase in supply 1-3 ounces a day. The baby has taken the breast on occasion for a few minutes. Thank you! Lisa Haughey RN BSN IBCLC *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome