Please help...Food poisoning made my supply go AWOL

[Clangerwoo]

Really hope some of you lovely ladies can help. Am terrified that the d and v I have had for past few days has ruined my supply.Am ebf my baby, managed to keep up the bf-ing on demand in between trips to the loo-however today when am finally feeling better and able to eat and drink, noticed that my ds had become very fussy on the breast and was crying as though he was hungry after an hour long feed.Also noticed that I am not leaking and my boobs basically feel completely different...like theyve been deflated!I tried to express earlier but gone absolutely nothing out of them at all...literally not a drop.Have just tried to express again and got maybe a drop or 2 from each side after 50 minutes....very sore now!

I am terrified that my supply has gone and won't come back....so scary to see nothing coming out when expressing.Am so upset...we have come through so much to bf...traumatic birth and c section, tongue tie, delayed arrival of milk, being given formula at hospital at day 4 after midwife mistakenly though baby had low blood sugar (turned out not to be the case) etc.

Will my supply come back?Heard horrible stories that it sometimes does not.Realise that frequent feeding is the best thing I can do.....however we ended up giving a bottle of formula this eve as ds was crying with hunger after being on the breast for a couple of hours.Tried expressing to make up for missed feed (formula feed mid eve meant he went to sleep without final 11pm bf despite offering lots-just sucked a tiny bit and went to sleep).So what should I do...don't want to keep giving formula as aware won't help supply issues but also can't bear to see him hungry like that.Any advice would be greatly received as am so upset over this.It's funny as I wasnt that keen on bf-ing before having ds and thought would try for a bit and give up if had any problems.....but I LOVE the whole experience in a way had never imagined I would and devastated to think this could be ruined.

Thanks in advance for reading.

Okay sweetie. First of all try to relax, dehunch shoulders and up your fluids NOW - pint of water, milk etc
Get your baby to suckle in sleep if possible (make sure you have lanisoh cream on so you don't hurt too much).
Can anyone nip out to shops for you and get you some pregnancy/breastfeeding tea - basically tea with FENUGREEK in it.
The latter helped me when i ran low after gastroenteritis.
Panicking/stress will make it worse. Do not blame yourself, just keep trying honey.

Thanks so much for taking the time to reply ladies. Woke up this morning to non-floppy boobs-one of which leaked all over my iPhone on being poked!My faith in them has been restored!Will nip out to h and b for oats and fenugreek and will spend time in bed with ds, snacks and iplayer. Thanks for your support and encouragement...much needed.My brains...did your supply come back ok?Gastro when bfing is a nightmare isn't it.

Suppose am just doubting myself and my abilities as a new mum at times confidence shaken by horrid birth and general lack of sleep/new parent worries.Also think that for some irrational reason I have convinced myself I have a low supply (can never express much, ds feeds more frequently and for longer than other babies his age) which always makes me panic despite nappies and weight being fine and him growing out of clothes ridiculously quickly.Also from past experience and that of friends feel paranoid that if ask professional for help they will advise formula top ups (which is weird considering the emphasis on ebf during pregnancy....found it very strange how when I couldn't get my baby to latch-understandably as was following a birth in which he became very distressed-and asked midwife for help was asked if I wanted to top up with formula before offering help with latch etc).

Having said all that ds is still sleeping soundly (not even woken by stupidly noisy breast pump which is attached to me) so dh will now probably need lots of convincing that topping up with formula is not the way to go!

Hi you two
Yes, supply back - am still bf now (15 months).
I didn't know bout oats - cool, i love oat biscuits. Less keen on oatibix.

Have just wikied it - oatmeal, like fennel and fenugreek is a galactagogue i.e. promotes lactation in mammals.
The teabags I get (Not in UK but i guess health shops would have them) I think were Aventa ones - have fengreek in as a main ingredient - cost about four quid and i can sip if i add sugar and no milk (am not a herbal tea gal but they have worked for me).
Unless you go out for a curry and find one with fresh fenugreek in it?!
Good luck xx