Feeding
Suddenly no more milk
GoofGuest ·
Hi,
My daughter is almost 10 months old now and has always been breastfed. Every 4 hours, one breast.
Now she stayed over for the first time for a weekend. Maybe I pumped too little, but now she's not getting anything from my breast anymore. The let-down reflex isn't kicking in. Because of that, she's very frustrated and angry. And she nurses restlessly and lets go quickly. I'm completely stressed out and so sad about it. Is this the sudden end of breastfeeding all of a sudden? I'm already pumping every 2 hours and putting her on as much as possible. Any other tips?
My daughter is almost 10 months old now and has always been breastfed. Every 4 hours, one breast.
Now she stayed over for the first time for a weekend. Maybe I pumped too little, but now she's not getting anything from my breast anymore. The let-down reflex isn't kicking in. Because of that, she's very frustrated and angry. And she nurses restlessly and lets go quickly. I'm completely stressed out and so sad about it. Is this the sudden end of breastfeeding all of a sudden? I'm already pumping every 2 hours and putting her on as much as possible. Any other tips?
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Goof started this #2
Oh yeah, and I can't pump anything out of my breasts either!! Help.. it can't just suddenly be gone.. -
proud_mommy #3
That's really annoying. I don't have any experience with it, but I'd try breastfeeding tea; you can get it at Kruidvat. Good luck. -
Anonymous Guest #4
Oxytocin spray worked really well for me to trigger the let-down reflex. You can get it at the pharmacy with a prescription from your GP or midwife.... -
Suuske #5
Maybe a silly question, but has your period returned, or could you be pregnant? Your let-down reflex can also stop or last longer because of this. My daughter stopped breastfeeding suddenly when I found out I was pregnant.
Yeah, ask your midwife and/or GP about oxytocin nasal spray; it supposedly helps a lot with your let-down reflex! -
Goof started this #6
Ugh.. pregnant? Didn't think about it. No, I still haven't had my period.
I'll call the HA tomorrow for something like a spray or similar. And stop by Kruitvat for tea.. was planning not to stop yet. -
Anonymous Guest #7
Maybe wait a bit longer than 2 hours.
I also didn't pump much last week because I hadn't pumped enough during the weekend. But I really had to leave the usual time between feeds (4 to 4.5 hours) in between so that I wasn't pumping for nothing. But now my breasts are completely full again (especially after a night's sleep).
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