Within a couple weeks, it seemed lactation had leveled out to an acceptable amount and my breasts weren't as painfully full. Only at nights when she went longer than normal.
Fast forward to now, Samus is now almost 8 weeks old and I'm actually having a hard time keeping up with her demand. I believe my supply has dwindled, even. And I'm worried it's going to stop altogether. I'm actually very proud of myself for getting to this point, even through the extremely painful nipples and irregular schedule. I really don't want to end up stopping now that everything is going so well! By this time, with Rayne, I was forced to stop for a couple of reasons. We could never figure out latching, she ended up pretty malnourished as a result and my nipples were pained to the point of bleeding, and I had to go back to work which meant I had to pump my milk, a process I couldn't understand how to do at the time. I hope I never have to experience letting milk dry up so suddenly again...
Anyway, a friend of mine who had her baby just a few days before I did suggested I try lactation cookies. My first reaction was, lactation... cookies?!
But, yes, they exist. Apparently, they are made with a combination of ingredients that all help with milk production.
I looked it up and discovered it's why some say drinking beer is supposed to help. The brewer's yeast is the most important ingredient. Finding where to purchase it was the challenge! The Vitamin Shope is where I finally found it.
So, here's the recipe for those that may be interested in trying it yourself. I only made a half recipe (with just 1 tbsp brewer's yeast) just to try them out (they are DELICIOUS by the way!) and only just made them today, so I'll report back later on how well it does, but so far, the only thing this recipe is missing is stopping every 2 minutes to soothe your baby, then feeding your baby while the cookies are in the oven. Haha...
