Milk supply.

[l_maclean]

I've just had a session on the pump - 2mins and I barely got 2oz. Normally I'll quite easily get 3 or 4.

I had a night out on sat, so she got EBM - although I did a small express when I was out and when I came home. I also took a bottle to church on Sunday, as I'm not hugely comfortable feeding a church. Tonight I'm just back from BB, so she had a bottle while I was out.

Do u think the three outings will have caused my 'dip' - or should I be looking at getting fenugreek or something?? Xxx

 

[l_maclean]

Any ideas??

 

[Princess81]

It's possible that because you gave the bottles that your supply has gone down. Do plenty of skin to skin and let her suckle on you loads to get it back up, eat oaty foods as well and drink plenty of water and rest up. Failing that I'd go with the fenugreek x

 

[Lisa_85]

When u express try and do it for 15-20 mins this will help ur body think it neefd to keep the supply. Eat a few bowls of porridge and drink plenty as princess said. Skin to skin and suckling.

I express only and my milk has took a dip as i have cold but its picking back up now x

 

[l_maclean]

Just realised that post is meant to say 20mins. Trying to do lots of skin to skin today. We're still in bed. Lol. Xxx

 

[Cazzlou]

Keep pumping even though you think no milk is coming out as it suddenly restarts. I express once a day and use that as a bedtime bottle so I know he's getting a good feed at bed x

 

[l_maclean]

It's more the fact that I didn't get what I usually get from the pump that concerned me.

But we've spent pretty much all day doing skin to skin, and I've had lots of oaty stuff today. Might order some fenugreek just incase though. Xxl

 

[Lisa_85]

Do u normally express at a certain time? All sorts could of caused less that time, expressing to soon after LO fed, feeling rushed or stressed etc xx