Supply is dwindling :(

**Barb Glare** · November 28th, 2011, 03:47 PM

Lots of people never ever feel a let down and they go onto breastfeed fine. Lots of women feel it when their baby is young. But not when their baby is older. Lots of women don't feel it when their baby is little but do as their baby gets older. Lots and lots of women don't feel it when they are looking for it (or stressing about it) but it always works.

**feeb** · November 28th, 2011, 04:43 PM

Hun I have never felt a let down and look at my ticker for how long Tandam feeding and add 18 months 4 days to that for how long BF. Not once did I feel a let down.

Hugs hope all going ok and you feel a bit better about supply xoxo

**Miss E** · November 28th, 2011, 05:38 PM

Hey hun, sounds like you're having a stressful time right now. I haven't read all the posts, so sorry if I'm repeating something. But, I found when DS dropped the nipple shield he became a super fast feeder - from 20 mins a side down to 3 or 4. They say that babies are able to feed a lot more efficiently without the shield. Is it possible that she is simply taking in all your milk a lot faster now that she's off the shield? Maybe she's fussing because she's missing the 'comfort' aspect that comes with a long feed.

Also, I found that around the 4 month mark or so that my breasts stopped getting that full feeling, they felt much the same all the time. Except for first thing in the morning when DS hadn't fed for 8 or so hours, then they felt full.

Try not to stress to much babe, that won't help. Just keep going with the flow (forgive the pun). As long as her outputs are much the same you can be confident that she's getting what she needs and it's more to do with the transition from the shield to the nipple. In a few days it will all hopefully be a distant memory

**PumpkinZulu** · November 28th, 2011, 05:47 PM

MissE, I think that might be it. Feeding more efficiently and missing the shield. Thankyou!

**onthefly** · November 28th, 2011, 07:04 PM

PZ, I hope you can work through this crisis of confidence and get your groove back.

**PumpkinZulu** · December 1st, 2011, 08:30 AM

I thought I would update

I got AF back today at 5 and a half months PP. I thought I got AF back at 8 weeks, but looking back it was definitely just after birth stuff, not AF. Explains DD's fussiness, on top of teething and wonder week. Supply is fine, left boob now fine

One unhappy DD though.