Milk supply drop at 6 months

I have noticed a HUGE difference in my milk supply, i am doing nothing different either. Yes baby has started solids but doesn’t eat much right now. im making less than half of what i usually make. I notice that it takes my body longer to refill. Is this happening to anyone else? is my milk slowly drying up?
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It happened to me too. I’m pumping 5 times a day now instead of 3 and not noticing an increase 💔 not sure what to do. Almost 6 month pp

@Alyssa same here I have tried increasing and still nothing! So stressful

I was a huge overproducer at one point making 80 oz a day and now I’m maybe making 16

I noticed a slight decrease in mine. I also noticed though that more of my areola was getting pulled into my flange so I was getting smaller. I talked with my LC and she mentioned how my supply has most likely stabilized and with the right flange size, should see an increase to what it was in a couple of weeks. Hopefully it helps. The past couple of days it has just continued to drop :(

Yep, same here. Haven't changed anything. My supply has been crazy low for the last several days. I mostly breastfeed but pump once a day. I used to get 5-6oz a session and the other day I got 1...

@Alyssa i normally made around 50-60 a day and now im getting like 3 a session

Same! I was not like this with my first pregnancy…. And now we had to buy formula to help feed. My breastfeeding journey has been really defeating lately :/

I'm 5 months post party and I was just saying the same thing.

I noticed it as well but I had to drink more water and eat more protein. My supply came back.

It is normal! You may need to pump after each session to boost or feed on demand being sure to try to empty both breasts each time. Oatmeal, plenty of water and vitamins will help.

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