BF help/advice please

CourtneyS24 · December 2010

I've been supplementing for a while because she wasn't gaining enough weight on BM. Well, the last day or so if feels like my supply has just tanked. This morning I didn't even feel full and I always do. She is down to nursing/drinking a bottle to 3-4 times a day which I think is normal at this point?

Is it too late in the game to get my supply up again and is it even worth it- I was only planning on bf for a year. What causes such a drop in supply?

I'm just not sure I'm ready to give it up...

rlscheck · December 2010

Has she recently decreased the amount she eats at night? My breasts never feel "full" anymore unless she misses a night feeding, and my supply is just fine.

jacksmommy51 · December 2010

Have you had AF yet? A few days before I start my supply always tanks it always comes back though.

CourtneyS24 · December 2010

jacksmommy51:
Have you had AF yet? A few days before I start my supply always tanks it always comes back though.

No, not yet. I'm thinking I need to POAS.....with my supply tanking and my never ending appetite. Hhmmm or maybe I am getting AF finally.

jacksmommy51 · December 2010

CourtneyS24:
jacksmommy51:
Have you had AF yet? A few days before I start my supply always tanks it always comes back though.

No, not yet. I'm thinking I need to POAS.....with my supply tanking and my never ending appetite. Hhmmm or maybe I am getting AF finally.

This is exactly what happened to me, mine came back at 5 month. I would poas Just to make sure!

BBunnyFan1 · December 2010

I assume that your LO is on solids by now, which will cause her to drink less milk throughout the day. Since we introduced solids at 5 months, I've had to take supplements (I take fenugreek, goat's rue and Motherlove More Milk Plus) AND add extra pumping sessions. Oh, and STTN or at least for longer stretches can cause your supply to drop, and as PP mentioned AF will also cause a decrease. (Once I added the pumping session, I actually stopped my cycle again. Yay!) Just remember that milk is all about supply and demand!! Also, my DD is nursing 5 times a day, 3x after she's had solids and twice before nap/bedtimes. HTH!!

Brittany373 · December 2010

When I read this I thought the same thing as above. AF. Im EBF and I've gotten my AF

and my supply gets soo low while I have my friend. IT SUCKS

and no I dont think its too late to get your supply back up, never too late. Big Smile

Have you been drinking enough water?? That seriously effects my supply also.

jacksmommy51 · December 2010

CourtneyS24:
jacksmommy51:
Have you had AF yet? A few days before I start my supply always tanks it always comes back though.

No, not yet. I'm thinking I need to POAS.....with my supply tanking and my never ending appetite. Hhmmm or maybe I am getting AF finally.

This is exactly what happened to me, mine came back at 5 month. I would poas Just to make sure!

CourtneyS24 · December 2010

Thanks for all of the encouragement ladies! I will try pumping tomorrow. She just increased with her amount of solids a lot and I'm just worried she is not getting enough BM. I will call a LC tomorrow and start my fenugreek again. Hopefully we can make it another 3 months!

WildcatPrincess · December 2010

I've had AF regularly since 11 weeks and this month's drop in supply was the worst yet. I worked the last 3 days and was short an entire bottle each time. I've been drinking 48 oz of mother's milk tea and eating 3 packs of oatmeal a day - today I pumped 1.5 oz more than the last two days so it's starting to come back up. Hang in there!