why are my boobs like jello?

kmr8904

LOL - I'm totally serious.

They're not full at all. DD has been U.G.L.Y. I dont know if she's not getting enough. Normally I can judge because I'm full before a feeding and soft after.

 Anyone have any insight to offer? I've increased feedings today trying to stimulate more.

(I'm being treated with Keflex for mastitis right now - would that decrease my supply? Oddly enough, my infected size has the better production at this point.)

metalamor

How old is your daughter? I'm going through the same thing and my son is nearly two months old. I can still make enough milk for him, but when I pump it's not as much as before so I've been pumping after feeding. But I heard somewhere that engorgement is bad, so maybe when your milk supply evens out you stop getting really full. I just like storing milk for days out so I like producing a little extra.

kmr8904

I'm also taking Fenugreek 2 pills 3x a day and have been since last Thursday. It seems to be getting worse instead of better (obviously).

kmr8904

metalamor:

How old is your daughter? I'm going through the same thing and my son is nearly two months old. I can still make enough milk for him, but when I pump it's not as much as before so I've been pumping after feeding. But I heard somewhere that engorgement is bad, so maybe when your milk supply evens out you stop getting really full. I just like storing milk for days out so I like producing a little extra.

 Oops - she's 5 weeks 1 day.

metalamor

Hopefully your supply is evening out. I know the contrast between engorgement and regular production is startling; when my milk came in it sprayed all over EVERYTHING all the time. My son was soaked, my nursing bras got soaked, the couch got soaked, my pants got soaked, it was a mess, and when it was close to time for him to eat my boobs were a DD (I was in between an A and a B before I got pregnant). 

After about the amount of time you're giving, everything suddenly evened out. I still got engorged, and occasionally sprayed, but I actually momentarily panicked that my milk was drying up because of the contrast, though that might have been more pronounced for me because I was overproducing at first. At this point they don't engorge like they used to, but they will still hurt a little bit if it's time for him to eat and he's still asleep. I started pumping between feedings and hand-expressing the rest of my milk after feedings to up my supply so I could continue hoarding a good freezer stash xD But even though I hardly engorge now I can still get a good 4-5 ounces just when I pump. Babies extract way more than pumps can.

Eveamlizya

I'm getting the same thing except first thing in the morning I get full because DD STTN, but they feel almost empty during the day and it seemed to almost happen over night.  I'm guessing it's just regulating because there's still milk there and DD is still nursing.