had a tummy bug and now no milk

[meysey]

Hi

I have had various tummy bugs while breastfeeding my 2 kids and no problems until now. But after an acute bug or maybe it was food poisoning, lasting about 24 hours, I have had virtually no milk for two days. I am trying to keep fluids up.

DS2 is 7.5 months and luckily will take formula but is not that happy. Any advice? I don't want to stop bf right now, but I don't want him chewing on the nipple either as it makes me very sore!

Keep offering the breast, meysey....the milk will come back.

Keep going. It's amazing what your body can do. You probably did get a bit dehydrated, but you can reinstate the milk production, even at this stage. When my dd was 8.5m she had a bout of gastroenteritis and had nothing but bm for 3 days, and took over a week to get back to eating. She just wanted boob every couple of hours like a newborn. To my astonishment (and delight) I was able to satisfy her, and I could feel that I had more milk within a couple of days, even though it wasn't as distinct a sensation as it is in the early weeks of bfing. I was also very thirsty again, just as I had been in the early months. Anyway, drink plenty and feed, you will make milk.