Could my milk have dried up?

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Ds2 is 14mths, I've just come on for the first time and he seems to be getting frustrated with my boo

Oops. Feed and post. Frustrated with my boob. Ds1 gave up about this age without any bother, but I thought that was due to pregnancy..

Bloody iPhone. I mean to say, my period has just returned for the first time and do you think this may dry up my milk?

Your milk has not dried up :) however some women experience a temporary drop in supply whilst on their period, just keep offering and it will right itself after a few days.

I haven't heard of that happening to anyone I know. Maybe it tastes slightly different. Or it could be entirely unrelated and he's got a sore throat/tooth coming/you've eaten something strong tasting that he can taste. I assume you aren't suddenly taking any medication you weren't previously taking.

He lives on houmous, no probs with strong tastes. Thanks for the reassurance. Swapping bfing for periods would be a particularly crap transaction.

I found that I had slightly lower supply just before my period but not restricting feeds and feeding more frequently (if requested) helped keep my baby happy.

It is quite common - though not all women experience this - to have a slightly lower supply around ovulation and before a period so it's nothing to worry about.

If your toddler is getting frustrated you could try breast compressions to help the flow along.

Teething not helping. Poor us!