Hi. I have a four month old who has been breastfeeding very well. He went through a growth spurt a few weeks ago and we just about got through it using a bit of frozen milk to top him up some days. Usually I would feed from one side in the morning and express from the other and then use the other at night as the last feed as by then I never seem able to satisfy him. In the last few days I havent been as engorged/full when waking up and I'm not able to express enough milk for the full evening feed and also I find I'm not able to satisfy him at the bedtime (7pmish) feed either now - he sucks for 5 -10 mins, switch breasts and is still hungry and will drink 120ml+ of expressed milk. What can I do ? - if anything. I feel like my milk supply is dropping and I'm running out of stored milk. I dont want this to be the start of a slippery slope but it is depressing me how little milk there seems to be there for him.
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