losing supply?

Question

I've recently returned to work.  Before, I would pump and get 4 oz easily before bed.  Now I'm lucky to get 2.  AT work I've gone from 7 oz down to 4 or 5.  My son is 6.5 months old.  I'm not ready to give it up.  Any ideas?  I've increased water and started daily oatmeal.  I try to pump for each missed feed (that he takes a bottle for) plus one extra (before bed).  I'm nervous about fenugreek because I've heard it can hurt supply for some...

Answer

Yeah my supply dropped drastically 5 days after returning to work. I tried increasing my fenugreek (which I had been taking since day one), water, gatorade, prescription pills, steel rolled oats, etc. nothing really helped besides just relaxing more when I pumped & stop stressing over the amount I pumped. My supply started coming back where now sometimes I'll get 5oz out of 1 breast. I still drink a lot of water & gatorade & I make sure not to think about or do any work while pumping. I play games on my phone & look at pictures of my daughter. Hand compressions help a lot also! Good luck

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coconut milk, mother's milk tea, mother's milk supplements, flaxseed, brewers yeast, power pumping can jump start your supply. make sure your pumping for 15 minutes or longer at a time so you can get a let down that makes you get the most milk if you can even try and get 2 letdowns in 1 session look at pics of your baby and don't stare at the pump it will just make it worse. try not to worry this could just be a little hiccup and it's an adjustment your milk could come back but what helps the most is to keep pumping and try not to stress!!

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