Hi Jojo,

Sorry to hijack your thread, but I have a similar issue. DD is nine months old and is just starting daycare two days per week because I am about to go back to work. She has always been BF and now has about 4 feeds a day, but like you, seems to be dropping a feed. I have always been able to express in the past but now am totally unable to get ANYTHING when I express. I had planned to send her to daycare with EBM in a cup, but am now having serious doubts as to whether I am going to be able to get any milk for her! I have tried all the tips for getting a letdown, but no luck. I think it has now become a psychological thing because I am stressing about it!
Anyway, bottom line is, and this is where I might be of help to you, I rang the ABA and they said that at nine months old, and having three solid meals a day and plenty of water, realistically, for two days per week DD could go without BF during the day, and just have the morning and evening ones, and then I would BF as normal for the rest of the week.
Sounds like you could do this too, esp if DD is not so interested in the second feed anyway??

I am really worried about DD not getting enough milk like this, but I also don't want to have to start formula now when we are so close to 12 months and can move straight to cows milk.

Sorry to hijack , but does anyone disagree with the ABA on this one? Will DD be ok on just two feeds on the two days I work? Should I try formula, just to see if she'll take it? I don't want to be denying bubs nutrition just because I don't want to give her formula, but I am really struggling with expressing. ,

Thanks for listening!