My milk is failing. A very close family member has just passed away and I am crushed with grief. I have 5 month old twins that I both pump for and breastfeed, they have always been on 100% breast milk.
i have never really had supply issues, though i have had other breastfeeding chalenges for sure. Though lately they have been getting better
Now I am barely keeping up with them, I am pumping many times a day and nursing round the clock and rather than the amazing abundant supply I have always had, we are barely making it from pumping to pumping! I have in the recent past been able to pump nearly 30 oz in a very late night session, I know an amazing amount, tonight I could barely get 8 oz. Remember I am feeding to 5 month old twins Just on my milk, they have never had anything else. Im soo scared that I'm not going to have enough, I'm sure the stress is doing this.
I am away from my freezer stash, in another state, no way to get it.
I am drinking so much water, I'm nearly making myself sick, taking in lot of electrolytes so I can use all the water, and I just got mothers milk tea. Plenty of cuddles and skin time and super upped my late night/early morning co sleeping quiet nursing time. I'm not in my own home so the bed is very hard to do our usual pattern in, but I have my arms reach co sleeper so they are always witthin inches of me. And at least this is a room with family that I have sleep in for 20+ years so it is a home of sorts.
What else can I do?
I understand it comes down to stress, but what can I do about that, my world is shattered. The babies are the only thing holding me together I think, how to i provide for them?
If I have to supplement for a very short time, how do I figure out what to give them? What will that effect in terms of their bodies to have formula suddenly at this point?
Still holding out hope I'm going to pull thru this smoothly
i have never really had supply issues, though i have had other breastfeeding chalenges for sure. Though lately they have been getting better
Now I am barely keeping up with them, I am pumping many times a day and nursing round the clock and rather than the amazing abundant supply I have always had, we are barely making it from pumping to pumping! I have in the recent past been able to pump nearly 30 oz in a very late night session, I know an amazing amount, tonight I could barely get 8 oz. Remember I am feeding to 5 month old twins Just on my milk, they have never had anything else. Im soo scared that I'm not going to have enough, I'm sure the stress is doing this.
I am away from my freezer stash, in another state, no way to get it.
I am drinking so much water, I'm nearly making myself sick, taking in lot of electrolytes so I can use all the water, and I just got mothers milk tea. Plenty of cuddles and skin time and super upped my late night/early morning co sleeping quiet nursing time. I'm not in my own home so the bed is very hard to do our usual pattern in, but I have my arms reach co sleeper so they are always witthin inches of me. And at least this is a room with family that I have sleep in for 20+ years so it is a home of sorts.
What else can I do?
I understand it comes down to stress, but what can I do about that, my world is shattered. The babies are the only thing holding me together I think, how to i provide for them?
If I have to supplement for a very short time, how do I figure out what to give them? What will that effect in terms of their bodies to have formula suddenly at this point?
Still holding out hope I'm going to pull thru this smoothly
