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Supply drop?

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vradz83 · 19/05/2015 11:00

DS is 14 weeks & combi fed - bedtime feed (6:30pm) is part breast, part ebm so others can do bedtime; dream feed (10:30pm) is formula & I have always expressed about 9:30pm.
He's been gradually dropping feeds, so now has 3 other daytime feeds (bf), & last week dropped the early morning feed.
Since he's started sleeping through from the dream feed, my supply at other times seems to have dropped - specifically in late afternoon & evening. He's taken more ebm at bedtime, & I've gone from expressing 3 oz after morning feed to only 1/2 oz, & from 5-6 at night to maybe 2-3.

Is this a permanent thing or could it be reversed? Would expressing at extra times during the day work? Feeding him more often doesn't work; if he's not hungry he completely refuses boob or bottle.

Replacing dream feed not an option either - I have to go to bed early as ds is such a noisy sleeper I'm awake listening to him moan & groan from about 4:30am.

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vradz83 · 19/05/2015 11:29

should add, I'm going to be back at work soon so dropping the daytime feeds was inevitable, but I had wanted to continue with first thing in morning & bedtime feeds for as long as I possibly could/as long as ds wanted them, so am worried that the drop will eliminate one feed after another & leave me unable to do this.

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squizita · 19/05/2015 12:06

Could you try pumping at the times you need supply to "fake" demand? You might end up with a stash in the freezer which is always useful!

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