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what is going on with my supply?

fanni717fanni717
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LO is constantly needing to eat and I feel like he is spending more time sucking/chewing than swallowing. ?And when I pump I do not get nearly as much as I used to. ?I have maybe supplemented with formula 10 times or in the past month and occasionally he will get a bottle of BM in the middle of the night. ?My boobs also never really get engorged anymore...but are they supposed to still get that way?

Is this a supply thing or is he just going through a growth spurt? ?Last night I bf and gave 1 oz of formula and he slept for five hours straight and then just bf and he slept for another 3 1/2.?

Oh, and he only had little poops over the night and no poops this morning still.?

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Re: what is going on with my supply?

  • biochemgirlbiochemgirl

    How old is LO?  My DD is 23 days and I feel like she spends more time sucking/chewing than swallowing as well.  She naps well so I'm assuming that means she's not hungry but I don't really know, which stresses me out.

    I thnk I may have a foremilk-hindmilk imbalance so that is my current stress with BF-the BF anxiousness seems to never go away for me-I hope it does one day soon or I might have to give her formula.  Everytime she cries I worry it's b/c my BF is inadequate.

    BFP #1: 3/28/09: DD born 12/11/09
    BFP #2: 11/16/11: M/C at 7 weeks
    BFP #3: 03/24/12: C/P 03/28/12
    BFP #4: 04/26/12: please be our baby
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  • meghann0409meghann0409

    Hold old is LO?

    Sounds like a growth spurt. You may not be getting as much from the pump because before the growth spurt that was extra milk, and now baby needs it...

    As for the engorgement - again depending on age, your supply may have regulated. I am re-lactating as I stopped supplementing DS now that he is back to birth weight, and only now am I getting engourged again. Otherwise it would only happen overnight when he'd sleep like 5-6h.

    ~*~Meghann~*~ Type 1, insulin dependant diabetic for 11 years using a pump and sensor. wedding countdown Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
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  • fanni717fanni717

    He is one month today. ?I hate being anxious over BFing but it is so hard when it can't be measured so you know for sure that your kid is getting enough.

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  • biochemgirlbiochemgirl
    I'm with you Fanni-I never expected to feel stress like this over feeding her.  One feeding at a time is how I'm trying to get by these days.
    BFP #1: 3/28/09: DD born 12/11/09
    BFP #2: 11/16/11: M/C at 7 weeks
    BFP #3: 03/24/12: C/P 03/28/12
    BFP #4: 04/26/12: please be our baby
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  • texmommy3texmommy3
    I am sure he is okay.  He is probably just going through some phase.  If you are really worried, you can take him to a place that has a Medela scale, like a hospital or breastfeeding store.  There, you can weigh him before and after feeding, to see exactly what he is consuming.
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  • fanni717fanni717
    wow, they have scales like that? ?
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