This sounds familiar to me. I suspect that some women just have a more sensitive supply than others. I know for me that just small changes in how much I drink, how much I eat, how much I sleep, stress....make a big difference in my supply. I also think that some women can go for long, producing more than baby actually takes in. I believe that I pretty quickly react to even a slight oversupply so that if I have 1-2 days of feeling on the full side, I'll have a few days of feeling on the low side. I never got to have that "today i have plenty of milk feeling" for very long at a time.
Supply goes up, down, up, down. Is this normal?
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Ok this makes no sense to me. I get my hopes up one day and down the next. Is it normal for supply to fluctuate daily? For instance, on monday I pumped 5oz in 4 pumping sessions (i'm low supply). Last night and this morning it felt like DS was swallowing more and I thought "yippee!
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: My supply is increasing, maybe the DPD is kicking in finally!". Well now today at work, i've pumped HALF that 2.5oz in 4 pumping sessions. Some days my breasts feel full at each feeding..some days they feel completely deflated before even starting the feeding. I'm so confused!!
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: What could make my supply fluctuate so much in such a short amount of time?
Also, a few weeks ago, after seeing a new LC, I had 3 full days of a much more abundant supply and DS was satisfied the whole time and I barely supped at all and then out of nowhere, my supply diminished...and then it happened again the following week! Suddenly, I had a supply again for 3 days and things were great...and then gone just as quickly as it came. WTH???! Could it be EXTREMELY mental for me and somehow I completely psych myself out as soon as I get my hopes up? If that's the case, why do my breast feel deflated on the days it seems my supply is low? It feels like I'm such a lost cause.
Also, a few weeks ago, after seeing a new LC, I had 3 full days of a much more abundant supply and DS was satisfied the whole time and I barely supped at all and then out of nowhere, my supply diminished...and then it happened again the following week! Suddenly, I had a supply again for 3 days and things were great...and then gone just as quickly as it came. WTH???! Could it be EXTREMELY mental for me and somehow I completely psych myself out as soon as I get my hopes up? If that's the case, why do my breast feel deflated on the days it seems my supply is low? It feels like I'm such a lost cause.
