Sudden Supply Drop

[StacieBenson]

Hoping someone has some advice - I'm currently combi feeding my 5 month old with the help of a pump. My supply has dipped a few times but I've managed to increase it with the help of fenugreek and brewers yeast. I had some spotting last week and since then my supply has decreased quite a bit - I'm pumping 200-300ml less per day and it is taking longer and longer to have a letdown. I've added in a calcium and magnesium supplement and added in power pumping but this doesn't seem to be doing anything to help. I seem to be getting worse, not better and I'm rapidly running out of pumped breast milk. 🙁Is there's anything else I can do to stop myself drying up?

Offer the baby the boob directly. It'll boost your supply because you'll get a release of oxytocin.

Hi,

Thanks for replying - baby also breastfeeds directly throughout the day :)

Hi just wanted to see how you got on: I have a 4 month old and seem to have had a sudden supply drop. I have been taking fenugreek supplements for almost 4 weeks and know It can cause a decrease in some, but I felt I saw an Increase in a few days so felt lucky that I wasn’t one of those negatively impacted. But now I’m wondering has it slowly been negatively impacting it, to the point where I now have a low supply! Have got some brewers yeast tablets to try - how many were you taking and do you think they helped?

Hi! My supply rebounded a bit but it has honestly never quite gone back to what it used to be. I think both fenugreek and brewer's yeast helped quite a bit (brewers yeast more than fenugreek) but I noticed that I would have an initial increase in supply, which would then fall off a month or two later. I've been too scared to stop the supplements in case my supply drops further. I did wonder whether my body developed a tolerance to the supplements which meant that their effect was limited but I have no way of proving this. I've just taken the recommended dose on the side of the jar, wouldn't take anymore than that in case it becomes counter productive. Are you pumping/breastfeeding/both?