September 9th, 2008
Oatmeal: My New Best Friend
After a couple weeks of taking the fenugreek, I finally got tired of having a stomach full of it all day long, so I cut down to taking it only when I remembered; about once a day. It wasn't performing any miracles anyway.
In a last ditch effort, last week I bought some maple-myrup flavored oatmeal. The first day I ate it I pumped another ounce or so. I figured it was just a coincidence. But every single day I eat the oatmeal I pump consistently more and more. Today, I got almost 8 ounces in one session! I used to get FOUR from that session. That really floored me.
All in all, I'd say my supply has increased by at least 50% since I started with the oatmeal. I went from bringing home about 10 ounces, to now bringing home around 15 ounces, and today I may actually do more than that.
I am told the "maple syrup" flavoring actually does come from fenugreek – but I highly doubt that is what helped my supply if taking bottle fulls of the fenugreek caplets wasn't really helping.
Those with supply issues – Try oatmeal!!!! Our pediatrician even told me that real oatmeal cookies will work just as well, so that's a great excuse to eat cookies!
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Sam Smith makes a beer originally marketed to lactating mothers – in the 1800s. It’s an Oatmeal Stout. The combination of hops and oatmeal is a fantastic boon to nursing. And if anyone has an excuse to drink, it’s you. You can buy it lots of places in chicago, including Sam’s.
http://www.merchantduvin.com/pages/5_breweries/samsmith_oatmeal_stout.html
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I gotta get some of that. I normally don’t like the taste of beer… but if it’s for a good cause 
Course, I’d probably get shit-canned off one bottle these days. I’ve barely had a drop of alcohol in the last 3 years.
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The fenugreek in the maple flavoring is actually more easily absorbed than in pill form. I had the same reaction to it and it floored me at the time ’cause I had no idea.
Congrats on the increase. Great work.
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Completely OT, but I wanted to say, “Yay,” to not being the only one who doesn’t like the taste of beer. Good to know I’m not alone.
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Holy Shit Holly! That stuff is $50 a 12 pack! How many bottles do you think it would take to get me all Milked-Up?
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