Expressing - my output has gone right down. How can I increase it again?

[sybilfaulty]

Hello there

I am currently BF my 4.5 month little boy and he is thriving. However, I am expressing every morning to get a stash together for when I go back to work and over the last week or so my supply has gone right down. I used to be able to get between 4 and 6oz out but now get 2 if I am lucky.

I am not worried about DS himself as he is a bonny baby with multiple chins etc, but I would like to up the output in the morning. He feeds overnight but I tend to feed him on the boob nearest the edge of the bed (as we co sleep) so the expressing boob has a rest for about 8 hours overnight. It used to be full and firm but now in the morning seems to have adapted to not being used.

I have started fenugreek capsules from Holland and Barratt, but only for the last 3 days. Is there anything else I can / should do to get the output up again? He's my 3rd baby by the way, and I BF the other 2 as well.

Many thanks for your help.

Well... sorry to say but if you really want it to increase you'll have to express at night, ideally 2am! Also express inbetween feeds if you can during the day - it will take a week or so for your body to increase its supply.

Good luck.

Hum. IME expressing vol tends to go down over time unless you change up - what about switching boobs fir night/expressing feeds?

Thanks girls. I thought it was going rather too well!

'll book myself in for a few nights of expressing as well as feeding to see if that make a difference.

Thanks again

Are you able to express at other times of the day? Sometimes it helps to have a set routine after other feeds....say 6 am, 2 pm, and 7 pm for example that you express on a regular basis. Your body will usually respond by producing more at those times.

Another option that works for some is to feed on one side and be expressing on the other (alternating sides each session) at a few set times each day.