My daughter is almost 3 months old, and it seems like since she was about 1-2 months old, I started having trouble with breastfeeding. I'd say about 60% of our feedings start off with her SCREAMING, kicking, and flailing her arms while I try to get her to latch on. Then I sometimes stop, assuming she can't be hungry if she won't latch (my nipple will be IN her mouth). She gets SO ticked off when I pull her away from my breast. Eventually, she will calm down and latch on and do OK nursing. She pulls off a lot and gets frustrated though.
Also, I have noticed for a while now that I have hardly any milk. I actually started spotting brownish then yellow a few days after my supply dropped. I thought I was going to start my period, which is weird because I didn't get my period until AFTER i stopped nursing my first. Anyway, the spotting comes and goes so I don't know what's up.
For the last three weeks, I have been taking Fenugreek (3 610mg 3x a day). It seemed to help at first, but now it doesn't seem to be having as much of an effect. Not to mention, I get bouts of diarrhea here and there and my baby is SO gassy (really really smelly gas too). I'm thinking it's the Fenugreek that could be causing a lot of my problems.
Any help would be much appreciated. I have considered stopping breastfeeding because of these reasons many times. I just feel like my body should be making the milk, but it's not. Thanks!
Also, I have noticed for a while now that I have hardly any milk. I actually started spotting brownish then yellow a few days after my supply dropped. I thought I was going to start my period, which is weird because I didn't get my period until AFTER i stopped nursing my first. Anyway, the spotting comes and goes so I don't know what's up.
For the last three weeks, I have been taking Fenugreek (3 610mg 3x a day). It seemed to help at first, but now it doesn't seem to be having as much of an effect. Not to mention, I get bouts of diarrhea here and there and my baby is SO gassy (really really smelly gas too). I'm thinking it's the Fenugreek that could be causing a lot of my problems.
Any help would be much appreciated. I have considered stopping breastfeeding because of these reasons many times. I just feel like my body should be making the milk, but it's not. Thanks!
