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Period and low supply

CaileybugCaileybug member
in May 2015 Moms
After living a lie and thinking I wouldn't get my period while I was breastfeeding, AF decided to show up Saturday! Ugh. Anyways, DS has been having a tough time going to sleep so he nurses much more often at night. I haven't been waking up with bricks for boobs (which I usually do) and I can't pump more than 1-2 oz in the morning!!! Usually after he wakes up and eats, I pump my other side and get at least 5 oz. It's been 4 days of this :(:(:( Any BFing mamas have experience or advice??? Will my supply go back to normal??
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Re: Period and low supply

  • lestes1121lestes1121 member
    Your supply should go back up after your cycle. And most supplies come back with a vengeance due to baby nursing more often. There is nothing you can do for your low supply from your cycle due to it being related to hormones. Just hang in there. Some moms tap into their freezer stash to help baby out during their cycle. We just tough it out.
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  • HOLLYSODENHOLLYSODEN member
    I have the same problem. For two months now I've taken a calcium magnesium zinc supplement from the time I ovulate to the third day of my period and it really helped my supply not to dip. I make sure I eat oatmeal too but I'm pretty sure it's the calcium that helps. You have to take quite a bit though. If you Google it, you'll see the dose. Make sure you don't take more than 500 mg of calcium at a time because then you just Pee it out. You have to take it in increments throughout the day.
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  • harpyogiharpyogi member
    I've been drinking nursing support tea a few days before and throughout my period to help and then stop once it's over since as pp said supply comes back with a vengeance. Otherwise we just kind of tough it out :/
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  • CaileybugCaileybug member
    Thanks ladies! I feel like I did when DS was tiny and nursing non stop!!! It doesn't bother me though. I love breastfeeding. Was more concerned that my supply would tank and not return but you've eased my mind :)
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  • hollybear4hollybear4 member
    So this happened to me. My supply in the morning is fine because DS sleeps through the night and so I have full breasts but once it hits about 3 o'clock I'm pretty tapped out. The past 3 nights I have dipped into my freezer supply to help with the before bed feed. He feeds of both breasts and then downs 5 oz from the bottle. I'm concerned I won't get my supply back.

    So if I am reading previous posts right, my supply will dip and stay low from ovulation to period? Will this be every month or just because this is my first cycle?
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  • CaileybugCaileybug member
    So I posted this during my period and my supply was back to normal maybe 2 days after my period was over. I never actually dipped into my stash to feed him, he just ate more frequently and took longer to get down for the night during that week. All is back to normal now :)
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  • hollybear4hollybear4 member
    So my supply dipped around ovulation, 2 weeks after my period started...so it seems we are in different boats...
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