Fenugreek and weight gain or loss

[Anonymous]

I am about to start taking fenugreek to keep my supply up as I go back to work. Numerous online sources say it is also useful in promoting weight gain, or weight loss, depending on what you read.

Did it do either for you? I know this may be hard to answer because of everything else going on while it is being taken.

[Anonymous]

It did nothing for my weight, though i never expected it to. Did wonders for my supply though, when i was taking it regularly (and multiple times a day). I wasn't one of those people who lost much weight while breastfeeding, though...in fact, I didn't let go of the last 10 lbs until I weaned completely.

[Anonymous]

Hmmm... I never read anything about weight and Fenugreek. I've been taking the maximum amount of capsules a day for a few months. It's been helping my supply, but I've also been holding on to that last 15 pounds.

[Anonymous]

I'm about to have my second, and with my first, took fenugreek. However, for the life of me, cannot remember the dosage for BFing...anyone? Mininum/Maximum dosages? I know until we smell like maple syrup, but clear guidelines would help since I'm a bit of a control freak.

[Anonymous]

It did wonders for weight loss with me because I was pooping my brains out. I had to switch to alfalfa and blessed thistle.

[Anonymous]

I didn't notice any impact on my weight either way. Most LCs will say dosage is to take three pills, three times a day for a total of 9 pills, but I found taking two pills three times a day worked fine for me.

[Anonymous]

The dosages are not clear because they're different for everyone. Taht's why they say "until you smell like syrup," because when you smell like it, you've taken enough. It's food based, so i don't see any harm in "overdosing." At my peak fenugreek taking, I took 3 pills 2 or 3 times per day.

Now that you mention it, though, I dropped all my pregnancy weight in a few months but then gained 10 lbs since then. (Boo!) Wonder if that coincided with the fenugreek? (MOre likely answer is it coincided with me going back to work and taking fewer long walks, and baby's colic subsiding!).

[Anonymous]

Didn't do anything for my weight, and unfortunately didn't do anything for my supply either...

[Anonymous]

I read that it is commonly used to increase appetite. I noticed the same effect, however I can't say whether or not that was a placebo effect or just that breastfeeding increased my appetite. I've hung on to my last 10 pounds since pre-pregnancy too, but I think that's just from breastfeeding.