I have always had tons of supply. I used to make 32 oz pumping just at work! I tried to cut back and successfully got to 20-15 oz. Well, last week several things came up and I didn't have time to pump as much as I should. I usually got 15 oz, but not all the time. Then Friday, we went on the field trip and I went from 8-4 without pumping. I pumped 3 times from 4-9 and only got 12 oz!
Austin has been waking up every 2 hrs to eat the last 2 nights and I am wondering if it's because my supply is low.
I always eat oatmeal in the morning and I am going to pump as much as possible although it will be hard due to state testing this week. Any other suggestions?
Re: I think I'm losing some of my supply
I'm dealing with this too and am realizing that part of it is just that my supply is finally regulating. I had a pretty big oversupply in the past. Here are my suggestions:
*nurse Austin as much as both of you can stand
*pump as often as possible at work (they're just taking the test, right? they don't need you looking at them while they do it!)
*drink lots and lots and lots of water
*eat a high-protein diet
*get enough rest
*don't stress about it. It's situations like these that you have a stash for. Getting stressed out about it will make things worse! (easier said than done)
I recently had a dip in supply too. Fenugreek 3 times/day seemed to help, as well as just letting Evie nurse as often as possible. I also started pumping soon after I nursed her in the morning to get more for my stash.
GL!
Thanks!
Berty- It's a state test. Legally I have to be in there with them. I wish I could leave!
well, my supply has been in the crapper for the last month. i tried fenugreek but it did nothing for me. i am now taking domperidone and i think it may be helping a bit now (it's been almost a week and have just noticed a small increase in the last 2 days).
i've been trying to make a better effort to offer hadley the boob every 2 hours during the day instead of waiting for her to want it. i've also been power pumping about a half hour after she goes to bed. i had never tried this before but the extra 3oz. i tend to get in that hour seem to be helping me stress less.