Does anyone know whats up with my supply?

I dont have any ideas really... maybe PM fattartsrock?

Just an fyi that spraying with let down doesnt actually indicate you have a good supply, just that you have a good let down... you can have an active let down and still have low supply iygwim (likewise you can have a slow let down and still have a very good supply).

It does seem strange, have you tried massaging the milk down while he sucks? Perhaps he isnt getting it down himself very well? Might be a silly question but how do you know there is no supply between let downs? Is he sucking but no milk in his mouth or is because your not spraying?

Must be a very frustrating time for you hun!

I'm not sure on the other bit, but really painful letdowns are usual second time around. Mine hurt like a MF but after a few months they settled down

Blow me down!

I've had this issue for 10 days since my supply fell away and now that i've asked for help I think its coming better - isn't it just the way .. makes you feel like a hypochondriac dork!

I thought our 4am feed went well cos he slept his first 6hr stretch so expected to have more there than typical but this mornings feeds have been alright too. I guess all the complan and spirulina tabs are starting to have an impact! He's consistently swallowing every few sucks on the right boob, still slow on the left but I figure if I keep up my supplements and feed from the left breast first so that it gets extra stimulation if he goes back for a 3rd side then we should get there.

I wonder if when my supply dropped away, it only took my hind milk? Man this BFing thing can be such a bl**dy mystery at times

Thanks for the support girls, hopefully I wont need to be back asking questions

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Yeah it is interesting Tara, then again I usually feel it more in my left and sometimes don't feel it on my right side but I know she is getting the let down because she's swallowing fast.

My right side lets the team down lol.

Thats the only thing I can think melnel. I was wondering if my body was holding back the fat as I am very little

When I was at the health shop the other day the lady told me off for being too skinny while trying to BF She told me that I should stop worrying about getting back to pre-preg weight and focus on making lots of fatty milk for my baby. Funny given I have no intention of getting back to pre-preg weight as it was an unhealthy weight for my height!

Made me cos I have no reason to try to drop weight - and I know that I am skinny ... I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN!! I thought it was very assumptive of her to suggest that I might be desperate to lose weight when i didn't give her any reason to believe I would be, except that I am not a big girl and haven't held any pregnancy weight. Her attitude didn't help my state of mind!

I'm not sure that things are all better with the supply, but will persevere and wait to see what he has gained next week.

Thanks lilnic, I'm glad I'm not the only one getting a rap about weight loss for no good reason. I gained 21kgs and lost 15kg by week 2 I haven't lost anymore since (and don't need to, I'm a nice size now), seriously not dieting (believe me, I'm a HUGE fan of chocolate and BF is my excuse to eat whatever I want to!) Its just that I don't retain fluid during pregnancy and once baby is out everything falls straight off me - was the same with DD, was back at pre-preg weight by 3wks but had an oversupply of milk with her so its definitely nothing to do with my weight or size.

Haha, resting is a joke when you also have a nearly 3yr old - housebound and losing the plot! I've been drinking like a fish since having him, just going to keep the complan and spirulina going and try to eat more protein.

And I can officially say that I am back on track! Just expressed and got 80ml - thats twice what I got first thing yesterday morning! And my right side didn't stop and start like it was. My left side (my side that lets the team down as you'd say Nic) did stop and start but I got heaps more milk from that side than I have been so something is definitely working! YAY, YAY, YAY I did it! So I guess it was all relative to the supply issue which is now working itself right

Thanks girls, ya lots!

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Are you eating all those "good" foods to help?

When jake went on his booby strike and my supply dropped heaps I was having porridge and toast for brekkie, almonds and a couple of lactation cookies for morning tea, high carb/protein lunch, complan and a couple of lactation cookies for afternoon tea, high carb/protein dinner and some more lactation cookies for dessert! Was also taking fenugreek and blessed thistle tablets....

My supply came back very quickly, but I think those lactation cookies have been stored in my hips every since LOL

I am the opposite lil Nic - I carry my babies all out front and look BIG during pregnancy but its all baby and straight after birth its all gone I think thats why people think I've starved myself after labour but its just that I, myself don't really grow at all during pregnancy - its all baby and boobs

Haha - yes, I am eating plenty of other foods barr chocolate I'm eating very balanced, just not getting enough KJs as I need. So am working on eating more protein (I eat plenty of carbs, fruit and veg as it is), have also been having complan and spirulina tabs. My supply came back within 48hrs of adding the supplements to my diet

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