Pumped Supply is Tanking. Goat's Milk?

[AnalogWife]

DS is 9.75 months, I'm a WOHM with a SAHD and I'm just not pumping as much as I used to. He is actually more of a lactivist than I am and complains about the smell of formula, and we're using organic. We have a large, healthy child, would we be able to safely switch to goat's milk for supplementing? TIA

[MaryJaneLouise]

Pumping supply often does decrease as your LO ages. Have you checked out the stickie at the top of this forum for tips on increasing your supply & output?

Different people have different opinions about what to supplement if it is necessary. Sometimes foreign species' milks (cow's and goat's) causes microperforations in the intestines, and bleeding and anemia. That's one reason cow's milk formula is so fortified with iron.

I'm sure others will weigh in here too, but have you looked into donor milk?

[mommytoKRA]

Have you tried doing routine maitenance on your pump? Changing any valves, membranes etc. this can help increase your pumping out put.
Have you seen this info. http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/p..._decrease.html

I think formula would be your best bet until 1 DS is 1 year. If you are set on giving something other than formula i would give goat milk. It is better for babies tummies than cow.

Good luck

[veganone]

I would stick with the formula for supplementing. Infants need either bm or formula for the first year, at least. Hope your supply increases - I'm dealing with a supply drop as well and am trying to keep up with DD.

[AnalogWife]

Thanks all, for the advice and the tips. I hope my supply comes back, tto.

[RachelSerena]

I give my DD raw goat's milk on occasion when I am away for a few hours. I don't use formula.

As for pumping supply issues, perhaps a galactagogue supplement would help increase your supply?

[MyLilPwny]

The Weston A. Price Foundation has recipes for homemade formulas, either recommending either raw cow's milk, goat's milk, or liver-based. The recipes were formulated to exact specifications to mimic nutrient-rich human mother’s milk.

http://www.westonaprice.org/children/recipes.html

The web site also says "a child who is growing well, sitting up, eating solid foods and able to sip from a cup can probably transition to raw milk sometime after the 8th month."

[AnalogWife]

Originally Posted by ThereseReich

The Weston A. Price Foundation has recipes for homemade formulas, either recommending either raw cow's milk, goat's milk, or liver-based. The recipes were formulated to exact specifications to mimic nutrient-rich human mother’s milk.

http://www.westonaprice.org/children/recipes.html

The web site also says "a child who is growing well, sitting up, eating solid foods and able to sip from a cup can probably transition to raw milk sometime after the 8th month."

I have seen these recipes and was thinking of trying one, until I saw some of the ingredients and realized that they weren't exactly at my local grocery store.

It stresses me out that some sources say that raw/goat/etc milk is fine, but others say to stay away until he's at least 12 mos. I didn't know about the microperforations, I found that information noteworthy. So far, we're still using the formula. I haven't seriously considered donor milk, I figured it would be expensive and difficult to get.

[MaryJaneLouise]

If you go the informal route, most donors don't charge for the milk. The charge from formal hopsital affiliated milk banks from the processing fees to turn the milk into a commodity for preemies, typically.

Here's one source for donor milk:

http://milkshare.birthingforlife.com/

I have seen some advertise ISO here at MDC in your geographic area. Shipping can be an additional cost, also.