Alison Wilkin

With her suggestions, I ended up taking about 20 pills a day (fenugreek, milk thistle and Domperidone) to try to increase my milk supply, as well as continuing to attempt breastfeeding and pumping in between. I still (even to this day) regret the fact that my body was not able to properly feed my baby, but the fact that he’s now a healthy seven year old and we have an amazing bond tells me that I didn’t fail him. We Need More Research Years later, as I’m doing some research for this article, there are still very few relevant articles that address inadequate milk supply, and the statistics around the percentage of women in North America who don’t produce enough milk is all over the place – anywhere from 1-15% (Harmanci, 2018; Stanley, 2019). Let’s realize that the emotional well-being of the mom and the ability to bond with her infant is just as important as breast milk, and that formula really isn’t all that evil.

With her suggestions, I ended up taking about 20 pills a day (fenugreek, milk thistle and Domperidone) to try to increase my milk supply, as well as continuing to attempt breastfeeding and pumping in between. I still (even to this day) regret the fact that my body was not able to properly feed my baby, but the fact that he’s now a healthy seven year old and we have an amazing bond tells me that I didn’t fail him. We Need More Research Years later, as I’m doing some research for this article, there are still very few relevant articles that address inadequate milk supply, and the statistics around the percentage of women in North America who don’t produce enough milk is all over the place – anywhere from 1-15% (Harmanci, 2018; Stanley, 2019). Let’s realize that the emotional well-being of the mom and the ability to bond with her infant is just as important as breast milk, and that formula really isn’t all that evil.

But don’t worry, when you hear your doctor talking about a non-stress test, because it is nothing to worry about. If the nurse comes back, and the baby isn’t moving around causing their heart rate to increase and decrease, you will have to eat, drink, walk around, use the restrooms, push on your belly, and talk to your baby, to get them moving around. If your baby just doesn’t feel like moving around for you, you could very well be at the Non-Stress Test for a very long time. Like I said, I had to do NSTs twice a week with both of my pregnancies.

But don’t worry, when you hear your doctor talking about a non-stress test, because it is nothing to worry about. If the nurse comes back, and the baby isn’t moving around causing their heart rate to increase and decrease, you will have to eat, drink, walk around, use the restrooms, push on your belly, and talk to your baby, to get them moving around. If your baby just doesn’t feel like moving around for you, you could very well be at the Non-Stress Test for a very long time. Like I said, I had to do NSTs twice a week with both of my pregnancies.