Hi....I was worried abOut my sudden low supply ( almost had to squeeze the milk out to get about 2 oz) which happeNed few times. So I decided to havE oatmeal for breakfast instead of cereal and it worked liked a charm. Also after every feeding started drinking more water ...about 700ml (24oz).
Now I am back to having supply as before.
However, on a side note - still struggling to keep my 2 month old awake during feedings, and she seems to be distracted easily. 5 mins in one side and she is done.
Happy Nursing.
Other tips for a sleepy nurser is to get them completely naked before nursing for increased skin-to-skin contact.
Off-handedly, since you mentioned low milk supply and a sleepy nurser, how's her latch? If the latch is very shallow, she could be getting exhausted and falling asleep, resulting in low milk supply. This happened with my DD #2 because of tongue-tie.
TTC #1 since 2007. Dx: Unexplained infertility. 4 IUIs in 2008 = BFN. IVF #1 07/09. DD #1 born April 2010 (40w5d). TTC #2 since 2011. Dx: Endometriosis and hypothyroidism. 2 FETs in 2012, BFP 6/12 but m/c @ 7 weeks. IVF #2 06/13. DD #2 born March 2014 (40w1d).
Re: Looks like oatmeal and drinking lots of water helped increase supply..
TTC #1 since 2007. Dx: Unexplained infertility. 4 IUIs in 2008 = BFN. IVF #1 07/09. DD #1 born April 2010 (40w5d).
TTC #2 since 2011. Dx: Endometriosis and hypothyroidism. 2 FETs in 2012, BFP 6/12 but m/c @ 7 weeks. IVF #2 06/13. DD #2 born March 2014 (40w1d).