Thank you soo much for your help! xavier was waking three - four times last night.... with reflux pains.. his reflux seems worse since my period starting up... hoping this will pass the poor thing!
he doesnt seem turned off my milk so much.. but feeding quicker! ill just have to keep up my good eating habbits i guess and plenty of water.. i havent been to the gym coz of course ive felt a bit lowsy.. but maybe that will help my to have a better supply?
I had difficulty with my supply in January and my period returned. I am continuing to have issues with my supply over the past six weeks and utilise an artifical comp and recently had a period. I am unsure of whether or not as I am having issues with my supply, if this is the reason for my period starting or not but just wanted to say that I do have a period (I was hoping to be free of it) whether or not it is due to lower supply or I am just cursed but I do find that my period is heavier than I had before I was pregnant so perhaps some of women just do get a period even if breastfeeding. Your post just got my thinking about low supply - period etc.
My periods returned about 7 weeks after birth I think. Had just stopped the post-birth bleeding and the wacko - first period. I've had them every three -four weeks since. Not happy at all about it. Doesn't affect my supply at all but is really really really really (is that enough really's?) painful to BF the week before the bleeding. Bub is exclusive BF too, and feeds really often so there is no reason they should be back, except maybe I'm just super fertile.
The timing of AF returning doesn't have anything to do with supply. It is uncommon for af to return within 6 months if your baby is exclusively breastfed, but it can happen. Not feeding during the night can contribute as these night feeds create a higher hormonal level than day feeds. Once solids are introduced - recommended at 6 months - then the baby is no longer exclusively breastfed, so this increases the chances of af returning.
af does not affect supply, but sometimes babies are fussy during the first af as the milk might taste a bit different. This is temporary. Also, supply is not affected by how much you eat or drink or exercise. The thing that most affects supply is the amount of breast feeds - the more often you feed the more milk you make. It is very common for babies to drink more quickly once they are a few months old - often they empty a breast in under 5 minutes. The faster feeds are not a sign of low supply, so try not to worry.
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