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Six Month Supply Dip?

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I've been reading a lot about people's supplies dropping around 6 months.  Why do you all think that might be?

I've been very blessed so far to have few supply issues, but it's always a concern in the back of my mind.  I'm just hoping to get some ideas to maybe avoid this common concern I'm seeing creep up on these boards a lot as DD gets closer to 6 months!

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Re: Six Month Supply Dip?

  • katcarlskatcarls member

    People frequently start solids around 6 months or increase the amount of solids if they started sooner.  That's a possible cause.  A plateau or slow down in growth around that time could be another possibility.  I'm sure it could be any number of things though.  FWIW, I didn't have any issues at 6 months, so it's not something that always happens.

    ETA: The sleep suggestion seems like a good one.  That one never even crossed my mind since DS was still nursing a ton at night when he was 6 months.  I guess I should be thankful that having a bad sleeper contributed to my good supply?

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  • JenWhite123JenWhite123 member

    Yep!  Happened to me... for several reasons, I think.

    1) I stopped pumping before bed.  DD's last feeding was at 7pm.  I would stay up until 10 pm to pump. (I decided I would rather sleep than pump)

    2) DD started sleeping until 5 am.

    I think the combined factors caused my supply to drop and I couldn't keep up with her demands.  I weaned DD at almost 7 months. I don't regret it at all.

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  • jlsimon56jlsimon56 member
    I didn't notice a dip.  I did notice the growth spurt, but it was nothing like the other growth spurts.  My LO only recently started STTN more consistently (except last night, haha - she was up twice) so maybe I will start seeing a dip if she keeps sleeping more at night?  My daycare is really pushing solids so she isn't eating her bottles - I talked to them yesterday about that so hopefully they will give her the bottles first. 
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