Milk decrease

Anyone else losing their milk supply 😭😭

My son will be 8 months on the 8th and my supply is just dwindling. I really wanted to last til 12 months EBF but I’m nervous we won’t make it.

I had a decent freezer stash but having to get in it every day to make up for not producing enough I’ll be out sooner than expected 🙃

Any advice to increase supply this far PP!

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Have you checked your pump for issues, replaced pump parts regularly, double checked flange size? Are you reducing nursing or pump sessions?

Best to get to the bottom of why your supply seems to be dropping, as at 8m pp your body should be pretty used to making the same amount of milk daily.

If he started foods and isn't nursing as much thats normal and will happen .so maybe incorporate pumping in-between feedings to keep up supply.

I replace pump parts regular and sized for flange.

I havent reduced nursing / pumping sessions, but my son did start eating for short times ( but I chalked that up to being more efficient with age)

I nurse in the morning, then pump right after. After that I pump every 3 hours and then nurse before his bedtime and pump 1-2 times after that before I go to bed.

Reduced feedings are definitely normal at that age… Do your breasts feel empty after you pump? Have you tried hand expressing to check if any more is coming out?

that’s the weird thing. I alwyas can express more with my hands but no matter how long I pump it seems my boobs don’t want to do more? If that makes any eense.

I would double check your flange size again. At 6m my pump output was slowly reducing but my breasts never felt empty… turns out nipples can increase in size after a while of breastfeeding. I bumped it up and my output went back to normal.

I’ll try that!!! Thank you!

Body Amour drinks, bessie’s best cookies, mothers milk tea, lots of water which i’m sure you know but those have all helped me stay full when i feel like i’m not making as much. I’m hoping to make it to 12m too good luck momma! Either way you’re doing amazing things for your little one

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