Not enough breast milk today :(
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I am breastfeeding my 6 week old son and up until today my breasts are always leaking and very full! It doesnt take long for them to fill up once I have fed him but today they didnt seem as full as they have done and I havent even had to change my breast pads once...normally I change them about 5 times a day!!! I missed his night feed last night as I had expressed some milk for my OH to feed him, but my OH seems to think missing one feed wouldnt be a problem. Just tried to express some and from 1 breast I managed to get 2oz...normally I can get 4oz easily.
Anyone got a clue why this has happened? The last couple of days, being xmas, I have had a couple of glasses of wine and not been drinking as much water as I normally do, so wondering whether this may be something to do with it?
Anyone got a clue why this has happened? The last couple of days, being xmas, I have had a couple of glasses of wine and not been drinking as much water as I normally do, so wondering whether this may be something to do with it?
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Good luck!
I expressed from week one and never had a problem. the other thing to think about is if your lo is having a growth spurt and feeding more, you would have less milk available to express.
Dont worry, things will be ok and missing one feed isnt a problem - ive missed loads sometimes and always had enough milk for him.
xxx
Just to echo the other responses here, sometimes I have to change my breast pads very frequently because they are overflowing, other times I can go days without them (only to be caught out in the middle of the night by getting drenched - I never learn!!!!) but it all depends on how much I am expressing and how much Barney is feeding. If he is regularly feeding in a 4-5 hour pattern and about the same amounts each feed then I can't express much as I am just making the amount he needs.
But if he decides he's in a snacky mood, or wanting a mammoth feast, these all have knock on effects for the milk production.
Wouldn't worry hun, it all seems normal....!