Supply after return of AF????

Your supply can take a bit of a dip between ovulation and the start of your period, but it should go back up again once your period starts.

Kellymom Link:
Natural treatments for nursing moms
http://www.kellymom.com/herbal/natural-treatments.html
EXCERPT
"Low milk supply associated with menstruation: Calcium/magnesium supplement
Some women experience a drop in milk supply from ovulation (mid-cycle) until the first day or two of the next menstrual period. ...

The recommended calcium supplement dosage is between 500 mg calcium/250 mg magnesium and 1500 mg calcium/750 mg magnesium (the higher dosage is generally more effective). Calcium dosages this high should not be taken alone, ... Otherwise the calcium will not be adequately absorbed into your body. The amount of supplement depends on the composition of your diet -- the more animal protein, the more calcium/magnesium needed.
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Start the supplement when you ovulate, and continue through the first few days of your menstrual period. If periods are irregular, then begin calcium/magnesium at 14 days after the beginning of your last menstrual cycle,

****or simply take the supplement every day.**** "

~Cath

I have had the same situation in the last few weeks. I only work a couple of days a week, but I work 12 hour shifts. I used to pump 16-18 oz. and always had more than DD would drink while I was gone. I had my period last week and was only to pump about 10-12 oz. However, things have been fine when I've been home. I wonder if I would have even known if I wasn't pumping?! Paranoid as I am though and hoping to nurse until age 2 or so, I started eating oatmeal and taking some fenugreek for insurance. I wish I could interest my daughter in eating more often, but she is 8 mos. and is WAY too busy exploring to take time to nurse. We already have to nurse in a dark quiet room if there any hope of her nursing much these days! She does most of her nursing in her sleep before naps and at night.

I appreciate all the reassurance offered here and will certainly try the cal/mag supplement as well.