Milk drop-off

bennie411

I probably just need some moral support here, but if you have any other suggestions, please share!

My supply nose-dived since I got the flu (from my son) -- I'm talking from about 35 ounces per day (bagging 20 oz) to less than 15. When I was sick (and I'm still recovering), I hardly ate or drank anything and barely pumped because I was barely able to move. My son is a little piggy and will eat anywhere from 20-26 ounces at daycare. I'm trying to get back to where I was ... am eating oatmeal, drinking my usual 64+ ounces of water, taking Mother's Milk Plus three times a day ... What else can I do? I really, really wanted to make it to six months and then see how things were going before deciding about cutting back on BFing -- and I'm just a few weeks short of that goal. TIA

jesnbrent

That happened to me. Keep up the pumping and what you are doing and your supply will come back up. It always took about 3-5 days for mine to come back from a sickness like that, but it always did. Maybe add in an extra pumping a day until it comes back up. Don't give up, you can do it!!! I made it to a year (then continued to bf at night until 15 months)!