Looking for some reassurance from anyone who was still breastfeeding when they got pregnant. Looks like I am about 4-5 weeks pregnant and DD just turned 9 months.
I would like to make it to the year with breastfeeding but in the last 3 weeks my daily pumping output has dropped from an average of 12oz/day to 5 oz/day and even less this week. At this rate I don't know how I will be able to make it another 3 months.
Anyone else's supply take a hit but come back?
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
I was able to breast feed for 1.5 months after getting pregnant. My supply tanked after that....I had frozen milk but we also supplemented with formula to stretch my stash out.
cantaloupe / 6059 posts
I got pregnant when DS was 4 months old. By 5 months old I was having to supplement half and half with formula and he was exclusively FF by 8 months. There seemed to be a sharp initial decrease in supply and then it stayed pretty much the same until it just went away when he was 8 months.
bananas / 9357 posts
Yeah, pregnancy caused me to dry up. DS was already over 1 and I stayed home with him so I'm not sure when it started tanking. I continued to nurse him until I was around 3-4 months pregnant but I don't think he was getting much by then I weaned him.
persimmon / 1386 posts
@autumnlove: were you able to keep breastfeeding at all? I am hoping to at least keep doing that even if the pumping continues to decrease.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@NeekieRose: Not after the 1.5 months. LO would not stay latched for feeds...prob because there was very little or nothing to eat?
I think there are some HB moms that were able to nurse throughout their pregnancy! I hope they see your thread!
persimmon / 1386 posts
@autumnlove: Ugh...that is what I am afraid of. I have a stash (350 oz), but that won't last the whole 3 months.
kiwi / 645 posts
I got pregnant when LO was 10-months old. My supply took a huge hit and I was freaked out since LO completely refused formula (we tried to supplement since my supply dropped). She had never had it before and wasn't having it! We nursed through it and made it to 14-months. Once she turned one, I started very slowly weaning her since she was then also drinking whole milk. I know it's so stressful...best of luck!!!
persimmon / 1386 posts
@Mrs. M: Thanks! That makes me hopefully that maybe I will be able to power through...
eggplant / 11408 posts
Also, I am not 100% sure on thjs, but I think Rainbow Sprinkles may have successfully nursed while pregnant? But I may be getting her confused with someone else.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
I got a BFP when LO1 was around 20 months. I weaned her at just past 24 months. I highly suspect she wasn't getting much at the end and was mainly comfort nursing.
persimmon / 1386 posts
@LovelyPlum: Thanks! It's a couple months earlier than we had planned, but we are excited!
honeydew / 7811 posts
@NeekieRose: congratulations! I'm currently 10 weeks pregnant and still nursing my 15 month old twice a day. I have no idea what my output is since I'm no longer pumping, but I do know that he is actually getting milk!
grape / 80 posts
@NeekieRose: congrats! Unfortunately, my supply has tanked as well. We found out on Father's Day that we are expecting #2. My DD was 10.5 months at the time. I've been fortunate in that I've had enough in the freezer to make it till her 1st birthday (this Friday! Eek!) exclusively on bm. I'm hoping to continue to nurse 2x a day for a bit but we will see. Not sure how much she is getting or if it's a comfort thing now.
persimmon / 1386 posts
@cmomma17: Thanks! Good to know you are able to keep nursing!
@Jruess: Thanks! Glad you were able to make it to a year and are still able to nurse.
Congrats on your pregnancies too!
papaya / 10560 posts
I had to wean at 11 months because I was completely dried up...I was almost 3 months pregnant.
pear / 1579 posts
Pregnancy dried me up too! DD was 15 months when I found out I was pregnant and we continued bf'ing up until 18 months when we weaned due to no supply.
ETA: she was a total comfort nurser so she would have continued nursing with no supply had I let her.
persimmon / 1386 posts
It is good to hear that pregnancy caused a lot of you to dry up. From googling, I felt like most people did NOT dry up. Makes me feel better that I am not the only one who has faced this issue!
coffee bean / 33 posts
Pregnancy definitely made my supply take a big hit. Actually about 3 weeks ago I was trying to figure out why my supply was cut in half. I used to pump about 12-16 oz per session and all of a sudden I was barely getting 6....turns out I was pregnant (a month earlier than we planned to start trying)!
Congrats on the pregnancy. I'm 7 weeks today and LO just turned 9 mos so we're in a very similar place!
persimmon / 1386 posts
@linzeelou: Wow, very similar! Congrats! Yah for 17ish month spacing! I think I am just over 5 weeks (going to need a dating ultrasound). Has your supply continued to go down? I only pumped 2.75 ounces in 3 sessions yesterday, down from a normal 12 oz/day....
pear / 1698 posts
I'm pretty sure I dried up, LO was 13 months and self weaned. I was nursing her twice a day and stopped around 7 weeks pregnant since she no longer seemed interested. When I weaned I didn't have any engorgement or leakage so pretty sure I wasn't making a lot by that time.
coffee bean / 33 posts
@NeekieRose: Since the initial big drop in supply it's actually remained pretty consistent. I'm probably pumping about 20 ounces a day but LO is eating 28 ounces a day so I'm at a deficit. I need to decide if I want to continue to burn through my freezer supply or if I should start supplementing one bottle of formula a day.
nectarine / 2466 posts
I'm almost 14 weeks pregnant and dd just turned 1 at the end of July. I felt like when I first got pregnant that my supply slowed down, but I continued to breastfeed 3x a day up until I went back to work ( when I was 12 weeks.) She didn't nurse very well, she was very distracted, crawling over me while nursing, pulling off every 3 seconds. I'm not sure if it was because my supply was dropping off and it wasn't coming fast enough? Anyways, we managed to continue until my goal of 1 year
persimmon / 1386 posts
@MrsB2012: Did you pump at all, or just nurse? I feel like I would be okay if I could just nurse, but unfortunately I am back at work and have to pump to provide for her daycare bottles.
@linzeelou: That is quite the impressive supply! I have only pumped 20+ oz in a day a handful of times.
nectarine / 2466 posts
@NeekieRose: No, she broke my pump a while ago and I didn't want to pay $$ for another one. Unfortunately for me with my work schedule I couldn't keep breastfeeding. I was going to try and pump but I often don't get breaks and I think it would have just been too hard for me honestly. Just keep it up and maybe increase your pumping sessions if that's possible to try and rebuild your supply?
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