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Perthites
20 yrs ago
A week ago i noticed a big difference in what i could pump ( i express all my milk) but put it down to tiredness then today i got my period any connection?
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ok any more info on that, will it increase again after my pweiod has finished or is this the begining of it going all together?
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crj
20 yrs ago
It happened to me, and it went up again.
To help, I pumped more after each feed, and in a week I was back up to 'normal'.
The first time I wasn't sure if it was b/c of my period, or that I was tired, or what... but the second time confirmed it was the case.
And yes, I paniced too!
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cri bubs is only just about to be 4ths old and i was intending to BF until at least 8 but probably longer. I don't BF from the boob i pump all my milk, so pumping after feeding doesn't work for me.
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Thanks cri and mummybee so glad to hear there is hope of my supply returning considering it use to be 280mls now i'm lucky to get 160mls! well i'll jst hang in there and see how it goes over the next week.
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MayC
20 yrs ago
Getting your periods would reduce your milk supply but then it should increase after. You could also pump more often to increase it (I too pumped exclusively for 10 months) ;-)
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crj
20 yrs ago
P - that's right, I forgot you are full time pumping - you are soooo dedicated!
MayC - you too - wow
anyway, it does come back, so don't worry :)
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kooni
20 yrs ago
Dear Perthites,
The exact same thing happened to me with my first. I was pumping exclusively, got my period, etc. I went to a lactation doctor because I was having massive health issues with breastfeeding. Anyway, she told me to take fenugreek in capsule form or drink lots of mother's milk tea to increae supply. Worked very very well. Increased supply rapidly. Oh, and stay away from: mint, sudafed, parseley. These decrease milk supply in large quantities. :) And, staying well-rested and relatively stress-free seems to be king in producing milk. With my #2, my milk supply seemed to vanish when I was told we were moving to Hong Kong. Stress. All good now though. Hope this helps.
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Thanks everyone i feel a lot better now that i can expect my milk to increase again. My husband was also worried as we soooo want to to give bubs BM for as long as posible, but when i told hubby my period came back he said great lets go for number two! arrrh....just want to enjoy this little one for a while!
oh by the way should i expect a decrease in supply each month when i get my periods or it's it just when they first return?
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crj
20 yrs ago
Ruth - Nooooooo, will you still visit us on this forum??
How many years have you been here?
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