https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:08:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-going-back-to-work-hurt-your-supply#post-1966870 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 06:21:50 +0000 rachiecakes 1966870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It did. I went back at 7 weeks, right after that tough week 6. I wish I could've done at least 4 months.<br /> I took domperidone &amp; supplemented to get his weight up. We still breastfed until 11 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-going-back-to-work-hurt-your-supply#post-1966826 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:39:11 +0000 Corduroy 1966826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It impacted my supply but we still managed to EBF until 13 months (solids at 7 months). I had more supply on Monday than Friday and I used the weekends to build up supply again. I also pumped once per night to get as much as I thought I needed. I'm not sure that I'll work so hard for #2. With LO1 we suspected milk sensitivity so I didn't want to go through choosing a formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-going-back-to-work-hurt-your-supply#post-1966810 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:11:20 +0000 lady grey 1966810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stargal: Yes my supply did go down after returned to work when LO was 4mo. Also when he started STTN at 6 mo and not nursing at night my supply went down even more. I always struggled to keep my supply up so this may not be typical for most people. </p> <p>I only work part time so I would pump 2-3 times/day when I was home with LO to keep up my supply and keep a little freezer stash too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-going-back-to-work-hurt-your-supply#post-1956720 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:29:45 +0000 avivoca 1956720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It did not affect my supply. I noticed a dip around 6 months but that was right when my period returned. After that, it was steady until about 10 months and I fought to keep going until 12 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-going-back-to-work-hurt-your-supply#post-1956703 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:04:48 +0000 kentuckygirl 1956703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it contributed to my supply dropping. A lactation consultant told me that many women see a drop in supply between months 4-6, so my drop may have been normal or it may have been because of my return to work. I returned to work when my LO was 3 months and I have seen a pretty steady decline since returning. I am hoping to make it 2 more weeks EBF until he is 6 months and then I am just going to give in to FF, but hopefully still BF morning and night. It is just too stressful to worry about my supply anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-going-back-to-work-hurt-your-supply#post-1956698 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:56:13 +0000 artsyfartsy 1956698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I truly think it did. T was gaining weight really well and thriving and I started to notice his physical development slow down and his weight slow down starting around 4 months. I went back to work at 2 months. My supply suffered a lot from his bottle preference and pumping just not doing the trick. We're FF now at 9 months because is weight is completely dropped off and now have to do EI.</p> <p>It may or may not have been because of going back to work but the timeline matches up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-going-back-to-work-hurt-your-supply#post-1956687 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:46:43 +0000 stargal 1956687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We struggle with weight gain with Declan he is exclusively breastfed right now but I worry that wh start my internship in a month I won't be able to meet his supply needs.I only pump about 3 ounces every couple hours when I'm away from him so I worry. </p>