Expert: ruth kraft - 5/18/2010

Question
my son was doing great with the whole breasted thing, since the first day he was here.when he was about 2 1/2 months i had to go back to work. i would pump and leave bottles while i was at work.now he is 3 1/2 months and eats alot more,i feel when I'm home trying to feed him hes not getting enough milk. he never seems satisfied when i feed him like how he does when you give him a bottle. i really what to breastfeed at least up to six months.now i feel like I'm losing my milk supply too, maybe thats why he always hungry every 20 min.s after i feed him.is their away i can make my milk supply to come in strong like how it did before?

Answer
It sounds to me like he is going through a growth spurt. that is why he suddenly feels unsatisfied. The more you nurse him, the more milk you will make so keep nursing him. You can also do a couple things like take Fenugreek capsules or drink mothers milk tea. You can also take metamucil as when you increase your fiber , it tends to help women make more milk. So LOTS of fiber :)

I hope that helped! Trust that he can get far more out of you than you realize, that is what makes me think its a growth spurt.

Good luck!