Ds is 11 weeks, he's been ebf since birth. Despite a rocky start due to him having laryngiomalacia (floppy larynx), we were doing great. 98th centile and gaining good weight. Infact supply was so good I was donating to milk bank.
Then at 8 weeks he got bronchiolitis. He was in and out of hospital but never Fed as they felt he was just about getting enough, although looking back his feeds were really quite a lot less than they should have been. He was so poorly and my 3 year old was poorly too, that i didn't have time to pump and that combined with the reduced feeds, seem to have really dented my supply. He did recover quite nicely and then seemed to ramp up the feeds and my supply struggled to keep up I think. He seems to be increasingly less staisfied and my let down has really slowed down. He gets fed up and fusses and the let down is even slower. My boobs are constantly soft and he seems to only gulp milk for a couple of mins before its evident there's no more to drink. I've topped him up with a few ounces of formula here and there but am reluctant to do that Incase it dents supply further. The only time I feel that my supply is good and he's having full feeds is in the night.
I'm an experienced breastfeeder, fed ds1 until he was 2.5 and have tried everything. Fenugreek, pumping Etc and have hung on in the hopes supply would increase on its own but I can't see any results.
He's feeding 1 -2 hrly and draining both breasts very quickly. Do you think this sounds like a supply issue or more that he's snacking so often breasts are empty most of the time? He's having lots of wet / dirty nappies. Can't tell much from weight at moment as he lost when he was ill but they never re weighed him so I can't tell how much he's gained since. He's almost 15lb though so a big hungry boy. I want to trust my body can produce enough to feed him but I'm worried he's going hungry.
Also has anyone successfully mix fed? Am I on to a loser if I top up a few ounces after a breastfeed if I feel he's still hungry? Will this be the end of bf?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Then at 8 weeks