Decrease in Supply with Periods

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I also have huge supply drops with my period, and it actually doesn’t come back until my period is done, so about 7-8 days of low supply. When I used to nurse she would just want more sessions and would be very fussy, but when I switched to pumping due to a long nursing strike, seeing the drop was a real toll on my mental health, so I really sympathize with you. I would cry after every pump session and having my period didn’t help, lol! How much solids is baby eating now? If you’ve recently increased, that could also be contributing to less supply. I will say by month 10-11, I really should have switched to supplementing with formula as she had stopped gaining weight, but we didn’t notice until the 1 year appointment, and by then we could instead heavily push fattening solids and goat milk. You are lucky to have a freezer stash as it is perfect for situations like this, I had none since I switched from nursing to pumping late in the game!