The dreaded 8m supply dip

TJ1979 · April 2013

I know I've seen a lot of ladies mention the supply dip that seems common around 8 months (sometimes 7, sometimes 9.) If this happened to you, what did you do? Did your supply return? Did you hit the freezer stash? Did you pump an extra time?

I'm suddenly getting a full ounce less per pump, putting me at 3 oz. short per day. I have started more milk plus again, and have been on mother's milk tea and oatmeal daily for the entire time I've been BFing. And I drink a ton of water.

What did you do? TIA!

Angela814 · April 2013

I used my freezer stash for the amount I was missing. It was a good thing I had an oversupply for so long. I found the dip was temporary and happened about a week before my period started.

jess9802 · April 2013

I've had to start drinking Mother's Milk Tea again, power pumping in the afternoon, and pumping at home in the evening and once or twice on the weekend. I haven't checked my freezer stash to calculate whether it would get me through until the 1 year ma

TJ1979 · April 2013

jfresh:
I used up my freezer stash and we now have to supplement a bottle or two a week with formula. Mine took a hit and stayed do

TJ1979 · April 2013

theresat858:
For me, eating lactation cookies and drinking mother's milk tea along with adding a pumping session for a few days got

acbfreire · April 2013

I did not feel a dip. AF has not return yet either, so that is also a factor. DD's solid meals have not replaced nursing sessions and she still nurses at night a lot.

Are you nursing before giving solids?

Kellymom.com has a lot of good tip