Mears, if your around your comments would be much appreciated.

[uwila]

It's regarding a sleepy newborn. See here

Thanks!

cause hot weather could fect you, heat dehydrates you and that is why you drink more in hot weather, that is also why you need to drink lots when BF cos that also dehydrates you !!!

You dont need to drink lots when breastfeeding. Just drink to thirst. You would have to be seriously malnourished before your supply is affected.

when i was in hospitol i was told to drink at least 4 litres of water a day (think it was that) as it was vitol to breastfeeding, when i was struggling to feed the first thing my HV said (and everyone else too) was are you drinking enough fluids??

That's rubbish, nannyjo what they told you and sadly makes a lot of women feel inadequate and guilty. You only need to eat and drink to thirst. Women breastfeed through famines. If you have a bad diet you will be affect but not your milk.

but i thought you had to be of good health to produce milk succesfully ie diet and stress etc???

Why else would you not be able to produce. What Uwila says was just what happened to me, i tried and tried but he was nott feeding from me.

I was told lots of stuff by health professionals too that wasnt true eg both ds and dd were hungry babies so needed topping up in hosptial and I was cruel not to. I knew no better with ds and did so struggled with bf but refused to give dd a bottle in hospital despite the mvs frowning and saying she was starving!

No, you dont. That is a myth which lots of people believe including health professionals. Only about 1 percent of tn hhe population are unable to feed physically, the rest is down to lack of support and proper training of health professionals. Lots of women feel they have no milk when they do but when you are told you dont by a professional you believe it.
Women then feel guilty and it's their fault because of something they failed to do.

No need to drink more than your thirst dictates. As a young midwife in training we advised mothers to drink lots. That was then discovered to actually be counerproductive and can inhibit milk production. Women who bottle feed are advised to drink plenty!

The way to produce milk is simple, to feed. However if you have a baby who doesnt feed often or efficiently your supply will not be able to build up if baby isnt stimulating production by feeding.
It's not about diet.

In rare cases of extreme stress eg sudden bereavement your supply can temporarily stop.

I hardly ever drink anything except tea, coffee and wine (!) - I hate water and have to force myself to drink it even when thirsty. Breastfeeding is just fine though!
Uwila, as Mears says, Motilum (domperidone) isn't a prescription medicine anyway so it's fine. Feed every 2 hours whether the baby is looking for it or not. Make sure your positioning is correct and have confidence in your body.
I had a panic the other week when dd started waking at night and feeding ravenously all day (she's 4months) if it wasn't for MN I would have thought she was desperate for solids, but I stuck it out, she's settled again and feeding three hourly again during the day and going nearly all night.

Thanks everyone. Intersting points about (not) needing to drink plenty. I was told that with both dd (2 yrs ago) and ds (last month). I do drink and eat plenty. And I do eat healthfully as well.

Mears, well that explains why I was able to order it online.

Another reason I think there is very little supply is that the nappies all look mostly like formula poo. Anyway, I'm marching on and not giving up just yet.

Thanks again for the support.