I am breastfeeding a 6.5 mth old baby girl and had some supply probs around 3 mths. All sorted and has been fine for the last 3 mths.
2 days ago I didn’t have enough milk to feed her one feed, now I don’t have any for any feeds. Even the night feeds when I normally have an abundance….I have none.
I know my boobs and my daughter and I know I’m empty. I’m not ill, I’ve been eating and drinking normally, I’m tired but that’s normal.
What could cause me to ‘dry up’ in 2 days flat?
Please help if you can, I don’t want to give her formula but will have to soon if this keeps up.
We have been given Isomil formula on script (just for emergencies) as she is a very allergic baby and comes out in massive hives if she has commercial formula.
(I know I’ve posted this this morning but I want to catch the other half of the world!)
Thanks in advance.
I would love to do a nursing holiday but with a 3 yr old too I think I’ll have to get out the disney dvds!
I’ve started up the fenugreek and blessed thistle combo which worked before so fingers crossed.
The reason I know I’m dry is difficult to explain……
I stopped feeling full at 3 wks ish so it’s not that. It’s that it doesn’t feel/sound the same when she nurses. I’ve breastfed before so I know my body and the sounds and feelings I get when my babies feed off a full boob, a not so full boob and an empty boob. I’m sorry, that’s a rubbish explaination but the best I can do! Lol
ps: she’s not uped her frequency so I’m pretty sure it’s not a growth spurt….I’m totally stumped.
last one!!
I’m still getting let down (in me, when it happens it almost painful so I know it’s still happening but the ‘free flow’ of milk lasts a very short time now, seconds rather than mins.
