Help! I'm breastfeeding and I think morning sickness is drying up my supply!

[Kalabear]

What can I do?

 

[RebeccaR19]

I don't have any personal experience with this. But I would drink a lot of extra water. Because the only reason I can think of for why ms would dry up your milk is due to dehydration.

 

[Mya209]

Pregnancy can dry up your supply. It's different for all women but there are quite a few resources out there, the womanly art of breastfeeding, adventures in tandom nursing ad have a look here https://kellymom.com/tandem-faq/16milkchanges/

There are also a lot of good support groups on Facebook etc x

 

[northern_me]

I would suggest upping your water intake. I provide breast feeding support for my job! I think if you're not eating properly or vomiting a lot you are probably dehydrated and drying up.

 

[Kalabear]

Thanks ladies...I'm so upset about it. I tried formula but he hated it. I have to supplement or he won't get enough. I'm also just not ready to wean.

 

[ssjad]

I'm struggling with this too. Not only is morning sickness preventing me from drinking enough, but I had a severe bout of gastro a couple of weeks ago that almost completely dried up my supply.
My lo is completely uninterested in taking the breast anymore. I'm pumping as much as I can and mixing it with formula.

 

[Kalabear]

So sorry ssjad! It's so tough!! My son is still waking hourly at night....and I don't have enough to pump then...he must be so hungry. Have you supplemented with formula yet? I really wanted to put it off as long as possible but I don't think I can go anymore.

 

[ssjad]

Yes, combining formula with breastmilk now. Otherwise she'd starve!

 

[Kalabear]

Yep me too!! He just started this week...so far it's going well!

 

[ssjad]

It's kind of sad, isn't it? I wasn't ready to give up breastfeeding yet :-/

 

[RaspberryK]

I didn't nurse through pregnancy but I nursed through several illnesses and stomach bugs.
It was definitely the dehydration that affected supply the most, once I was rehydrated and had eaten some milk supply encouraging foods it improved and went back to normal with a little extra help from ds cluster feeding.
If your ms is bad enough to be affecting your milk, I would be off to the doctor to get some medication for it.
Xx

 

[Kalabear]

Thank you Raspberry! I'm calling my dr today...this is awful!

I know so heartbreaking...I'm not ready either but I don't really have an option I. Still going to continue breastfeeding...just also supplementing.

 

[RaspberryK]

Hopefully you should get your supply back up even if not fully, any amount of breast milk is beneficial xx