https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 05:53:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/production-declining-bf-baby-getting-enough#post-1246000 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:52:42 +0000 BlueWolverine 1246000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: Excellent point. I do think the amount of solids she's eating has an impact on how much BM I'm producing. I also can't believe that regular ingestion of full fat yogurt, cheese, veggies, Cheerios (a food category all its own for my LO), etc., doesn't help her get the nutrition she needs. </p> <p>I also can't believe I didn't think about paying attention to her diapers on weekends. Thanksgiving vacation will be a great time to count. I think she's fine on that front, but will certainly be paying specific attention this weekend.</p> <p>Thanks, bees! Feeling better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/production-declining-bf-baby-getting-enough#post-1244582 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 14:00:14 +0000 dagret 1244582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: Totally agree with you! My son has been super into solids, but still nurses 5-7X in a 24 hr period and gets two 4 oz bottles when he's at daycare. Every kid is different! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/production-declining-bf-baby-getting-enough#post-1244563 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 13:54:57 +0000 septca 1244563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am going to say something really controversial: I think the whole concept of food before one just being for fun is BS. It *can* be just for fun, but it can also be a good, well-balanced source of nutrition if your baby is a good eater and gets a wide variety of foods (including protein).</p> <p>Even on less solid food than is recommended, my baby stopped drinking nearly as much BM at about 8.5 months. According to KellyMom, a EBF baby will consume 20-30 ounces of BM/day, with the average being 25 ounces. By 9-11 months, KellyMom says that a normal BM intake for a baby drinking BM and eating solids is drinking an average of 19 ounces/day. All this is to say - if you are feeding your baby well, it is totally expected that they would stop drinking as much BM. When my pumping output decreased from 12-16 ounces per day to 7-9 ounces, my pediatrician told me not to stress - she reminded me that the weaning process starts when you introduce solids. She encouraged me to leave my baby what I pumped.</p> <p>So, now instead 12-14 ounces of breastmilk and no solids while I am at work, my 10 mo baby gets 9-10 ounces of breastmilk and two meals of solids. She sleeps better, seems happier, and is taking to food really well. On weekends she still nurses regularly and seems quite fine with what she is getting, so I am not worried that she is hungry.</p> <p>That was all a bit of a rant - I'm sorry. But... I think food intake is one of those topics where you really need to go with your gut. No one knows your baby and her cues like you do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/production-declining-bf-baby-getting-enough#post-1244525 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 13:47:49 +0000 dagret 1244525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BlueWolverine: if you're only pumping 3 ox, the baby nursing is definitely getting more than that. Plus supply is really low in the afternoon - for me, it's highest in the MOTN and in the morning. </p> <p>My L is 10 months old and on 3 meals/1 snack a day too.</p> <p>ETA: I haven't had to supplement yet so i don't have an answer for you there -but think the diaper advice above is good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/production-declining-bf-baby-getting-enough#post-1244476 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 13:35:12 +0000 Ms.SK 1244476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 meals a day seems like a lot for a 10 month old. Are you nursing before giving meals? Until a year I would stick with that plan. (You are now feeing on supply vs demand - to increase supply you need to increase demand). As for the weekend, pumping output is not a good measurement of what your baby is getting. They are better at getting milk than a pump is. The best indicator is number of wet diapers. I would think 4-6 wet diapers would be the best indication on the weekends at that age. Food before 1 is just for fun so to meeting little one's nutritional needs I would keep nursing before a meal. (...and don't stress) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/production-declining-bf-baby-getting-enough#post-1244413 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 13:20:54 +0000 BlueWolverine 1244413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 10 mo. We've been supplementing day care bottles with formula since about six months, as I just couldn't seem to pump enough. We were fine to only nurse on weekends, though. However, my pumping output recently is WAY down - some days I only get three ounces across three pumps at work. I'm fine with supplementing, but my worry is that she isn't getting enough on the weekends when she doesn't have formula.</p> <p>If your production went down, did you give formula on weekends too? She doesn't seem crazy hungry (she eats 3 solid meals as well), but I, of course, still worry. </p>