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low supply in the evening

twentyeightlegstwentyeightlegs member
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I know that naturally I will make less milk in the evening b/c LO STTN, but what I am making is not keeping up with her demand. In the morning and early afternoon, we're good but after 4ish, she's not getting enough to be full and by the end of the night, she's having meltdowns at my breast, screaming, trying to pull my nipple off, kicking, etc. I can't nurse her to sleep like that, obviously. I have been for a couple of weeks just toughing it out and letting her nurse at will, hoping it would increase my supply but it's not. It's getting worse. I gave her a bottle of expressed BM (I'm pumping right now to make up for it) and she was soooo happy. 

 

how do I build up my evening supply w/o being super engorged in the morning? Is there a way?  

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Re: low supply in the evening

  • Lylas MammaLylas Mamma member
    I was told in breastfeeding class that the number one reason for not producing enough milk is not eating enough calories or drinking enough fluids.  I was told 2600 healthy calories per day.  1500 to nurse and 1100 for yourself.  I also make sure to drink plenty of fluids all day, but further reinforce this by having a glass of water or healthy juice with each feeding.  I don't know if this would be the cause for not having enough milk in the evening, but I figured I would share just in case.
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  • kel716kel716 member
    Ditto PP.  Also, I would work on increasing your cues in the evening.  I would pump after she goes to bed... maybe an hour or so afterwards.  Even if you don't get a lot at first, over time if you put that demand on your boobs you should see an increase. 
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  • mnewleemnewlee member

    This honestly sounds  a lot like what my dd did. I didn't have a low supply ( I actually have an ample supply). You're right, you do make less in the evening. This, coupled with a baby that is naturally more fussy in the evening equaled at least one melt down every night. 

    She was getting plenty of milk, she was just fussy and tired and it wasn't coming out fast enough for her.

    I"m not saying this is definitely your problem too. It just sounds an awful lot like what we went through. 

    Just in case I'd up fluid intake during the day, make sure you're eating plenty of calories, and always pump if you giver her a bottle of expressed milk. 

     

     

    Oh, also, if you give her a bottle, that's easier for her to get the milk out of. If you do this on a nightly basis she'll learn that if she fights enough she'll get the bottle and she won't need to work for the milk.  So I'd be careful about doing this too much. 

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