I posted over at the breastfeeding challenges forum. Just wanted to post here too seeing as this is my second home.
Things were going so well after a hard road. Now my milk is going. I'll paste here from my other post:
My issue is that since this morning, my milk seems to have almost dwindled to a halt. I noticed it was acting up over the past few days. I tried pumping but since DS was born I have never had great results with pumping, as in I can't pump past almost 1 oz per attempt, no matter how long I sit down try for, both breasts combined.
DS has been gradually weaning himself from my right breast. Today I couldn't pump more than 1 teaspoon from there and got 3/4 of an ounce from my left side.
There are some factors that I should mention which could have something to do with what's happening:
1) He started to cut a couple more teeth over the past few days.
2) I am starting to get waves of depression over the past week or more.
3) Lots of stress and change happening in our lives - we've just moved house for example.
4) I suspect AF may be returning, hence the sudden onset of depression with a swollen tummy.
5) My thyroid levels check out fine but I don't think they are fine. I've always had symptoms of hypo which don't show up in tests. When I had a kinesiology session a few months back, the practitioner mentioned that I had a thyroid issue that was originating from my pituitary gland (not the thyroid itself) and he also mentioned in an unrelated way that making milk was hard on my body. Recently my hypo symptoms have been returning so that's why I'm mentioning it here.
I am eating lots of calories and fat despite my restricted diet. I am drinking a lot of water.
I don't know if any one can relate to this too but sometimes when my milk comes in (such as after I gave birth and other times when my breasts become a little more fuller) I get a raging migraine headache and my muscles become inflamed all over my body. I also get numbness in my hands and fingers. I guess it is hard on my body to make milk
Please, if anyone has any suggestions or insight, I would be so grateful. I tried pumping throughout the day, I could only get out another half ounce, both breasts combined. DS seemed to be able to trigger a few let downs over the course of the day but after much more work on his part than usual. And he's on the breast a lot less afterward. When I gave him a little cup of the half ounce I expressed he drank it hungrily and was pointing to me with the empty cup and shouting as if to say he wanted more. He was trying to drink more from the cup after it was empty. I tried and retried giving him Neocate (with BM and without) but he won't take it. If I am to flavor it I have to be very careful about what I use.
Thank you so much for reading my post xxx
Things were going so well after a hard road. Now my milk is going. I'll paste here from my other post:
My issue is that since this morning, my milk seems to have almost dwindled to a halt. I noticed it was acting up over the past few days. I tried pumping but since DS was born I have never had great results with pumping, as in I can't pump past almost 1 oz per attempt, no matter how long I sit down try for, both breasts combined.
DS has been gradually weaning himself from my right breast. Today I couldn't pump more than 1 teaspoon from there and got 3/4 of an ounce from my left side.
There are some factors that I should mention which could have something to do with what's happening:
1) He started to cut a couple more teeth over the past few days.
2) I am starting to get waves of depression over the past week or more.
3) Lots of stress and change happening in our lives - we've just moved house for example.
4) I suspect AF may be returning, hence the sudden onset of depression with a swollen tummy.
5) My thyroid levels check out fine but I don't think they are fine. I've always had symptoms of hypo which don't show up in tests. When I had a kinesiology session a few months back, the practitioner mentioned that I had a thyroid issue that was originating from my pituitary gland (not the thyroid itself) and he also mentioned in an unrelated way that making milk was hard on my body. Recently my hypo symptoms have been returning so that's why I'm mentioning it here.
I am eating lots of calories and fat despite my restricted diet. I am drinking a lot of water.
I don't know if any one can relate to this too but sometimes when my milk comes in (such as after I gave birth and other times when my breasts become a little more fuller) I get a raging migraine headache and my muscles become inflamed all over my body. I also get numbness in my hands and fingers. I guess it is hard on my body to make milk
Please, if anyone has any suggestions or insight, I would be so grateful. I tried pumping throughout the day, I could only get out another half ounce, both breasts combined. DS seemed to be able to trigger a few let downs over the course of the day but after much more work on his part than usual. And he's on the breast a lot less afterward. When I gave him a little cup of the half ounce I expressed he drank it hungrily and was pointing to me with the empty cup and shouting as if to say he wanted more. He was trying to drink more from the cup after it was empty. I tried and retried giving him Neocate (with BM and without) but he won't take it. If I am to flavor it I have to be very careful about what I use.
Thank you so much for reading my post xxx
I think that's actually pretty common. Kellymom says it can be due to lower calcium levels during the luteal phase and to supplement with calcium. I tried that and it helped me a ton, so OP, it might be worth a try for you too. Good luck!
I hope you can find something that helps
I don't do mint because it's high is sals and I keep away from sage, parsley, etc. Oatmeal, he reacts to through my milk but I haven't retrialled it in a long while. Will need to find some without x contamination with gluten though.
