if you had a low supply

When did you stop pumping/nursing?

I could only produce 1 to 2 ounces every 2 to 3 hours nursing and pumping since my milk came in. I got lo weighed on several occasions and could tell by feeding patterns.she got about 10 oz a day then 8, 6, 4 and now I'm lucky to get 2 total. She stopped actually nursing at around 7 months but I still pump every 3 hours. She is 11 months old. I feel guilty for thinking of stopping.

I have had supply issues and am really considering stopping. My daughter is 9 weeks, and I nurse her damn near constantly, and my supply isn't improving at all. I also don't seem to respond to pumping or lactation supplements   SO I'm at a loss here. I'm already combi-feeding  


Getting to 7 months is amazing, though, hon. It really is. You should not feel guilty at all, you've given your little one the best start you could.

<blockquote><b>Quoting ᒎᙓᔓ:</b>" I have had supply issues and am really considering stopping. My daughter is 9 weeks, and I nurse her ... [snip!] ... amazing, though, hon. It really is. You should not feel guilty at all, you've given your little one the best start you could. "</blockquote>




Yea it is rough with a low supply. I took and tried everything by it just gets lower and lower. She weaned from nursing but still drinks pumped milk. She won't take the breast now though. I feel like I should pump until I don't get any drops out. But at 11 months I'm just tired of doing it. But Idk. I have mixed feelings.

Quoting momma melissa85:" <blockquote><b>Quoting ᒎᙓᔓ:</b>" I have had supply issues and am ... [snip!] ... I should pump until I don't get any drops out. But at 11 months I'm just tired of doing it. But Idk. I have mixed feelings."

I know, I feel so bad too, especially because it's something I really wanted to do for her. I don't know where the guilt even comes from.
I don't know hon, I want to say you've done your best and no one, especially not your daughter is going to blame you for stopping. But at the same time I know that doesn't make the feeling of guilt go away.  

My supply dwindled and then completely ran dry by the time DS was 4 weeks. I tried everything but I had a lot of crap on my plate that was all dealt at once and it suffered for it. DS ended up in NICU because, despite my best efforts, he began to lose weight drastically over a few days and was dehydrated. I pumped religiously because he was on a feeding tube and could only muster 20ml at the best of times and it lessened throughout the day. He became completely formula fed a few weeks later even after trying to continue supplementing with breastmilk but nonetheless I couldn't have been happier with his progress.

I stopped at only two weeks because my supply completely dried up... I was so upset because I really wanted to EBF. I had to switch to formula, then a few days later when I'd stopped being so stressed out I started producing again but DD had gotten used to the bottles and wouldn't latch   so I pumped until about 8 weeks then had to stop because the pain in my right breast was unbearable :/ I'm a pussy.

Quoting Ellie Shikari:" I stopped at only two weeks because my supply completely dried up... I was so upset because I really ... [snip!] ... latch   so I pumped until about 8 weeks then had to stop because the pain in my right breast was unbearable :/ I'm a pussy."

You're not a pussy! That pain is goddamn awful. My nipples are chewed up and scarred as smurf, I had bleeding sores and I think by day 4 I needed to give her the bottle to get a break honestly!


But with PPD and going back on my meds, my supply is just goddamn awful and I think I'm coming to the end of BFing now..
How do you get past feeling bad about it though? If you even manage to   Does it just take time?

Quoting ᒎᙓᔓ:" You're not a pussy! That pain is goddamn awful. My nipples are chewed up and scarred as smurf, I had ... [snip!] ... to the end of BFing now.. How do you get past feeling bad about it though? If you even manage to   Does it just take time?"

Yeah I think PPD is the reason my supply dried up, I was too god damn stressed out. My nipples bled too, that was a horrible image D: tbh I feel fine about it now because DD was losing a lot of weight when she was breast feeding because I couldn't produce enough & the health visitor was getting concerned. So now she's putting on weight like a monster I just think to myself it was for the best

I had ppd too