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EP: Does your period affect your supply?

eganknegankn
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DS is 8 weeks old and I started my first PP period yesterday. I was pumping around 34oz a day until yesterday when I produced 52oz!! I was totally psyched and then today it's back a little lower than 34oz probably.

Is it just a fluke or can your period affect your supply?

(I don't have set pumping times yet as I just started EPing recently) 

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Re: EP: Does your period affect your supply?

  • redheadinloveredheadinlove member

    Sorry if my word holds no value since I haven't had my baby yet, but I thought I'd jump in =]

    Are you sure that's even your period? I thought pp bleeding wasn't even supposed to be over for 6-7 weeks. It's so hard for me to believe you'd have a period SO quickly. (of course it could happen, but I'd be in awe)

    I'm more inclined to think it's a fluke.

    But again, my opinion could hold no value since I haven't been there yet =] 

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  • GdAsAuGdAsAu
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    Sorry if my word holds no value since I haven't had my baby yet, but I thought I'd jump in =]

    Are you sure that's even your period? I thought pp bleeding wasn't even supposed to be over for 6-7 weeks. It's so hard for me to believe you'd have a period SO quickly. (of course it could happen, but I'd be in awe)

    I'm more inclined to think it's a fluke.

    But again, my opinion could hold no value since I haven't been there yet =] 

    When the first pp period occurs really varies...I am EPing and I got mine at around 8 weeks. It sucks but its life...

    And to the OP, I WISH that my pp period would have that kind of effect on my supply and increase it lol. But to answer the question, mine had no effect...

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  • MesmrEweMesmrEwe member
    When I was pumping for DD I'd have a day that was off (usually downward) then things would return to normal.  More than anything it probably had to do with being slightly anemic/dehydrated...
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  • eganknegankn
    imageredheadinlove:

    Sorry if my word holds no value since I haven't had my baby yet, but I thought I'd jump in =]

    Are you sure that's even your period? I thought pp bleeding wasn't even supposed to be over for 6-7 weeks. It's so hard for me to believe you'd have a period SO quickly. (of course it could happen, but I'd be in awe)

    I'm more inclined to think it's a fluke.

    But again, my opinion could hold no value since I haven't been there yet =] 

    Yep, definitely my period....PP bleeding stopped around 5-6 weeks and then about a week to 10 days ago I had crazy fertile CM and just knew I was ovulating and sure enough I'm pretty sure I did! (which is insane because DH and I teased about having sex once before his vasectomy and SO glad we didn't because we are done with having kids!!) 

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