https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:53:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disappearing-milk#post-648422 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:56:46 +0000 Kemma 648422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your supply could be starting to regulate which could explain the change, can you usually hear LO swallowing when feeding? </p> <p>If Baby was happy at the breast and having audible swallows than chances are he was getting milk :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disappearing-milk#post-648365 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:19:43 +0000 sjedwards6 648365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He is 2 weeks old. I use a shield and usually have to catch milk before he nurses and there was no milk to be found. I tried both sides. My supply was back this morning though. I was just freaking out because I usually have plenty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disappearing-milk#post-648346 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:08:40 +0000 Kemma 648346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old is your LO? And this might sound silly but how could you tell you had no milk? </p> <p>Baby will always be much more efficient than a pump at removing milk so pump output isn't always a good indication of supply and the fact that you could still feel letdown would point to your milk ejection reflex being ok.</p> <p>I know this stuff is stressful but hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disappearing-milk#post-647676 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:07:32 +0000 sjedwards6 647676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had pumped a few hours before. DH bottle fed him the late evening feed. We ended up giving him a bottle but I had no idea why I had no milk (other than a drip or two) when I usually fill up and have to express beforehand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disappearing-milk#post-647666 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:00:32 +0000 MamaMoose 647666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How long had it been since you last emptied your breast? If LO is cluster feeding every hour sometimes I'll feel empty but there's always SOME milk in there we just have to really work for it (her sucking and me compressing). If it gets too stressful I just give her a bottle of previously pumped milk so she gets a full belly that will hold her for a while and give me a chance to fill back up. For us the few times this has happened its always been in the evening during a growth spurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/disappearing-milk#post-647656 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:55:54 +0000 sjedwards6 647656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone have an experience with not being able to nurse for a feeding ? My 5 am feeding, milk was nowhere to be found. I had the warm, tingling let down feeling and everything. I even tried pumping and nothing was happening. Very stressful for this FTM. </p>