https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:47:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-handle-supply-tanking-with-first-pp-period#post-1907200 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:36:51 +0000 mrsjyw 1907200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to do this the first PP AF and once a month thereafter (AF came back at 4.5 months, even though I EBF). Water, Calcium+Magnesium tablets, and Fenugreek pills. It's the only that got me by that week of AF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-handle-supply-tanking-with-first-pp-period#post-1907169 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:18:57 +0000 Mamaof2 1907169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine would drop for about 7-10 days then recover. I added a pumping session and used my freezer stash when I couldn't pump enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-handle-supply-tanking-with-first-pp-period#post-1907168 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:17:57 +0000 Adira 1907168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: My period didn't return until 9.5 months, and it was also around the time that I dropped Xander's dreamfeed, so I think the combination really had something to do with the tanking. I pumped really aggressively, but never tried adding supplements (they had never worked for me before).</p> <p>I think for a lot of people, their supply just drops while they have their period and then recovers, so hopefully that's true for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-handle-supply-tanking-with-first-pp-period#post-1907160 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:15:18 +0000 autumnlove 1907160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My pumping supply seemed to decrease for a few days but it always went back to normal. I still stuck to my regular schedule when I knew I wouldn't make much milk/. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-handle-supply-tanking-with-first-pp-period#post-1907158 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:14:22 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1907158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: oh no! When you noticed it tanking, were you aggressive in trying to recover from the start? Do you think you could have done anything that would have made a difference? Also, how old was LO? DS is only 18 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-handle-supply-tanking-with-first-pp-period#post-1907154 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:11:55 +0000 Adira 1907154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my supply tanked with my first period, it never recovered. :( I had to add extra sessions and keep them until I was done nursing in order to keep my supply up. I hope the same isn't true for you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-handle-supply-tanking-with-first-pp-period#post-1907147 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:05:17 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1907147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your supply tanked, what did you do and how did your supply recover?</p> <p>My supply has taken a nosedive over the past few days. Sure enough my first postpartum period arrived with a vengeance yesterday. I EBF and usually pump one bottle's worth of milk for DH to feed. </p> <p>Currently, I'm adding an extra pumping session (so pump both morning and night) and eliminating the bottle feed for a few days. I know it's normal for supply to diminish when your period returns, but how aggressively should I treat this? Do I need to get the tea, and cookies, and power pump, etc? Or should I just ride it out and things will naturally even out? </p>