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lost supply...any hope?
I had to have emergency surgery last sunday. I had been ebfing. I was too out of it saturday and sunday to bf, so my dh used what little bit i had stored in the freezer to feed our lo. by sunday night I was out of frozen bm, so we had to buy formula and use that. she did okay but we are having major constipation issues with her now. I pumped once sunday, and twice monday (i didn't pump any more than that because I was so out of it). tuesday I pumped about 4 or 5 times but couldn't really get anything. i still couldn't let lo try because of the meds i was taking. ( i was pumping and dumping just to try and keep supply). wednesday i got maybe a few drops. I had to take lo to pedi friday and pedi okayed me to start feeding her again. i bf her when we got home and she really enjoyed it but didn't really get anything. i am letting her try every day but i still have to give her formula right after because she is hungry. is there anything i can do to get my supply back or is it gone for good? i hate formula!!!!!! tia
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Re: lost supply...any hope?
You need to talk to a LC or contact your local LLL. I definitely think you can get your supply back up. There are things you can take like More Milk Plus, Mother's Milk Tea, fenugreek or blessed thistle that can up your supply. You also should continue to pump after every feeding session. I lost my supply on one side due to a really bad plug. It took me over a month to get the supply back up. Try not to stress, that'll only make worse.