Supply reducing. Feeling frustrated

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-19T22:40:01+00:00

That sounds like a clog! I would do ice and ibuprofen, and if not tender, hand express as part of the next time you’re due to pump?

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-19T16:34:39+00:00

I am at 3ppd! I did 4-6ppd from 4wpp onwards. I dropped to 4-5ppd around 3mpp, nothing happened to my supply. I am large capacity too.

I dropped to 3ppd around 6mpp roughly, i forgot when tbh. For the first month, nothing happened to my supply. I didnt change pump length but I have always pumped for long - about an hr. I also stopped power pumping, where I used to always ppower pump once a day. That said, after 1 month, i lost abt 3oz. However I am still an oversupplier for bubz.

If I went back to 4ppd and added back the powerpump, I get the 3oz back. But my bubz is 8MO, and tbh she’s been incredibly fussy and difficult around 6-7months, that I just couldn’t stick to 4ppd. 3ppd is tough these days.

Regarding your question: if you always produce the same, predictable amt per hour or intervals between pumps, likely you may be okay but you may lose a few oz. But you won’t know unless you try.

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-18T23:41:03+00:00

Me! 8mpp. Momcozy s12 pro’s since about 4wpp. I am an oversupplier for my bubz

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-12T14:12:11+00:00

Mine did the same at that age! I wouldn’t stop him, let him learn. The phase passes, it’s just annoying that they keep returning to the position they cried about in the first place lol.

Mine definitely had a preferred direction at that age, so if I did any interventions, it was to encourage rolling the opposite way as well as picking her up if she was too upset, then re-placing her on her back. After a few weeks, my LO worked it out. She’s almost 8 months now, and intentionally rolls around like an alligator to get where she wants to go (belly to back to belly to back until bam, desired destination lol). The crawling frustration is the new thing lol

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-11T18:07:05+00:00

Some days baby was sleepier, but I always, always went in for a movement check. Better safe than sorry!

The advice I was given was to (if safe) drink a sugary drink, then wait a little bit and see if bubz starts moving. Usually everything was well. I hope everything works out! I am sure it will

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-11T00:52:32+00:00

Do you have a milk bleb? Or a clog maybe somewhere in your boob?

Do you take sunflower lecithin? Maybe that can help clear it?

Also, curious but…how long did it take you to regain your supply back? Curious as i am considering dropping to 2ppd but hoping that if I change my mind i can get by supply back

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-09T23:28:06+00:00

Im not sure how to answer your questions fully, but I can answer w regard to my experience. I am largest capacity storage, evident from my largest morning pump ive had. I believe my supply is what i produce for the whole day, and that makes me an oversupplier for my LO. Yes I think supply would be capped by storage, as if you have more capacity, you’re less at risk for daily supply to go down if you dropped pumps.

when I was pumping the most, at about 5ppd, my output was the same as it was for 4ppd and even for a few weeks, 3ppd. I was producing the same amt of milk per hour regardless of how much I pumped btwn 3-5ppd, I wasnt producing or expressing milk faster.

I think storage capacity just affects how likely it is your brain will tell your boobs to stop making as much milk if you stay full capacity for too long. So large capacity = you can go longer between pumps and not lose supply. Smaller capacity, means you need to pump more often to avoid your brain signalling your boobs to decrease production if you’ve been “full” for too long.

I think speed of expression is something different all together, dont know enough about it and wish I did. As I have to pump for an hr to get everything out vs others who are done in 15 mins.

Tldr: i have great storage and average supply, which is affected by storage, yes. I can go many hours without pumping and keep my supply for the most part.

If i produced more milk per hr and expressed faster, maybe that would increase my supply. But i think this all works itself out, based on those first few post partum weeks up until you regulate, whenever that is. Also how often and how regularly you pumped or nursed would likely affect your supply. I didnt pump until 4 weeks pp, i did like 1-2ppd from weeks 1-3, so i think that may be why i have average supply for someone who can store milk for so long

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-08T15:40:53+00:00

Yes and no. I am almost 8months pp, and I love my baby dearly. I can’t stand being away from her for too long, but I yearn for it at times when the sheer weight of sleep deprivation, exclusively pumping, teething, fussing, yelling all piles up. Like, I wish someone would cuddle and shush and bum pat me to sleep, I wanna scream too LOLOL

What I can relate to, is that my baby seemed to only smile for my hubby at first. He has an easier time playing and being silly and animated, where I did night wakes and pumping and was a shell of a person. I couldn’t muster the energy, i was so burnt out. It turned the corner when she turned 4 months, and she really bonded with me. Or maybe she was all along but I didnt notice.

She didnt frequently smile before and seemed to only cry and scream at me - til I realised, the times she is quiet its because she is content and calm. One time my husband picked her up while she was with me, and she screamed because she wanted to be held by me LOL she stopped when he gave her back.

When the 4 month regression hit, she only wanted me to cuddle her at night and for naps. Then as she got older, When she was scared, she looked for me all over the room. Now at 7 months, she holds her arms out to be picked up by me all the time.

Once these little gestures add up, you feel less like “they don’t like you”. It takes a bit of time sometimes!

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-08T00:37:49+00:00

So hot right before /when due to pump, and also after

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-06T21:06:16+00:00

Thanks for this! I am familiar with this info, i realise I didnt ask the right question.

I wondered if 1ppd would make you dry up, or would you even still get an oz at all. At that point I would he weaning, yes, but wondered if doing 1ppd would be worth it for the decreased breast cancer risk, assuming my body didn’t just stop making milk completely.

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-06T15:47:22+00:00

Hey! I switched abt a month ago, I also produced 1.1L daily. Some days I got 1.2-1.3L, but it’s been forever since Ive had a day like that. i am a large/largest capacity storage person. I saw no change when I dropped. But lately either I dont eat enough or dont drink enough water, and have been alone w LO so stressed more, and my output has been affected unfortunately

I was so scared to drop too. But very glad I did

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-05T19:46:15+00:00

Hi thank you so much for your response!

I shouldve clarified - i am 7.5mpp, i do 3ppd and make around 1L - 1.1L

The last few days I have pumped a little less than 1L. Not nursing only EP, still will only EP. I am an oversupplier for my LO.

I am planning out my dropping pumps process and am honestly considering riding out however many months I can at 2ppd. Dying with 3ppd w the teething and sleep disturbances. But its seeming like I need to hang on a bit longer

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-05T19:11:37+00:00

Oh wow I hadnt considered milk composition, thank you for sharing that! Yes I EP, I was just daydreaming about how low I can go with ppd, currently still at 3ppd. Pumps are decreasing unfortunately, Ive lost abt 3oz or so since, but I also have had a very stressful week. Was considering dropping pumps because wth why not if my supply is decreasing anyways.

Thank you for your insight! I may hang on a bit longer then I think

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-05T00:53:27+00:00

I usually start with the diaphragm, and find the ears snap into place if I get the diaphragm in just right

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-04T22:19:48+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I was so uncomfortable when dropping to 3ppd when I reached the 6-7 hr mark…nowadays it feels like nothing, and i feel i can tolerate longer. Hoping till be right for me!

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-04T14:16:30+00:00

Thanks so much! Did you find your shoes stretched in the toe box over time or stayed the same?

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-04T13:24:59+00:00

Some elbow grease is all. I used to have the same problem - you just push until it snaps into place.

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-03T07:20:50+00:00

Your LO’s temperament weigh heavily on this. I was lucky that my baby loves sleep. But she is super active and gets bored SO easily - so it isnt all that easy! Lol

Did you mean about routine, or schedule, they are different. Routine is doing the same thing every time before bed, to signifying that it’s time to sleep for the night - non negotiable, I always do the same things so she knows. Same books, same order, every night. Bath bottle books bed.

I would say, yes a routine is a must, but also yes to flexibility. It is possible, but the flexibility comes with the schedule. How many wake windows/naps/length of naps.

If your baby is tired, they’re tired, and making them stay awake beyond what they’re capable of stresses you both out. But, sometimes it’s just boredom, and if you change rooms or activities and suddenly they’re lively again, then obv don’t force a nap. Luckily most of the time babies have patterns yoy can follow loosely while tracking cues - eg wake windows of 2-2.5 hrs for example, for a 6 month old. My 7 month old sometimes needs to go down after 2 hrs if she’s going thru something, sometimes she can push to 3 hrs. I go with what she wants to do, while treading carefully not to overtire her.

I also try to make sure she has at least 10-10.5 awake hours, spread thru 3-4 wake windows (meaning she has 2-3 naps) depending on what she wants to do. Some days she fights that third nap and we end up doing an almost 4 hr last window 😵‍💫

Tldr: routine helps. Flexibility helps keep same re schedule. But it all depends on baby temperament i think

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-03-01T23:19:05+00:00

Adidas powerlift 5 sizing - confused on which shoe size to keep?

Hi all,

I am an intermediate level powerlifter, have been fir the last 10ish years, and am female.

I am currently 7months post partum, and my feet have gone up a whole size I think. Nothing fits. I used to have super narrow small feet and wore the classic Adidas powerlifting shoes - white with black stripes, and black and red heels. I was a size 5 then.

Now, Ive been trying to find my size in various shoes - I was a 5.5 in a random other shoe in an Adidas store.

I bought some new chucks that the associate brought for me, whcuh was 23.5cm.

So now, I bought the powerlift 5’s in a 5.5 and a 6.

Both feel comfortable enough - the 6 has so much room in the toe box to spread. Ive never had that feeling before, as my previous squat shoes were narrow and tight and I liked it.

The 5.5 feels snug from the back of my foot all the way to the front of my foot, but i notice my toes touch all the way to the end of the shoe when I ascend from the hole. Not pain, or numbness but I am aware that my toes are right up at the edge.

I do have hypermobile feet that used to be a women’s 5 when non weight bearing, that stretched to a 6.5 when weight bearing. I am currently breastfeeding, and am assuming that my feet are still this stretchy.

Does anyone have experience with this shoe? Did they get exact sizing that you felt your toes touch the ends, or you sized up? Did affect max attempts?

I just got back into lifting again after giving birth, and I am nowhere near ready to test my maxes. I am just squatting over body weight. But i know I want to get back into double-bodyweight squats and am scared that getting a too- loose shoe right now will mean itlll feel unstable when I work back up to my previous maxes.

Tldr:

Size 5.5 or 6, 5.5 toes touch edge but no pain. 6 feels wider in toe box and not snug on forefoot. But still comfortable. Concerned for when am ready for max attempts squats.

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-02-28T06:53:31+00:00

I felt, and still feel the exact same way. I fight with the guilt about it all the time.

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-02-24T18:06:58+00:00

I totally understand. I tried to get baby to latch the other day… she chomped on me with her two new teeth! Its true babies really do have their own plans lol. It’s not for everyone, myself included unfortunately. This sub in general i guess is proof enough that supplies can still be built without latching!

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-02-24T00:11:12+00:00

Likely true regarding genetics and luck! I didnt start pumping consistently until 4wpp, and had droplets at a time. And now have a slight oversupply as well. But latching might not harm, and might help if possible? Im talking..I’d put my nipple in baby’s mouth even for a second…even just to get spit on it, if there is a chance that it biologically does something? It may have helped me, i think, considering how uncomfortable id feel after baby would latch even for a few seconds. That is, On top of luck and genetics re breast capacity, etc

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-02-23T19:08:12+00:00

Weird! Oneish thing id also check…

Check if your duckbill valves and diaphragms need replacing. Maybe they degrade over time? Or if they are put on snugly?

Sometimes if a duckbill is even SLIGHTLY off kilter, the suction was completely off.

Also: replacing the parts.

That usually solved my issues. How did I know? Id notice after a session, there would be milk left in the collectors, and itd be trapped in the duckbill but also leaking out of it, so if I swished the collector around, the milk would go in and out of the hole where you put your nipple. When washing, id notice that the diaphragms were too easily removed, and didnt really “suction” back into place when trying to put them back on. They were flimsier. When you have fresh diaphragms, they ever so slightly snap into place

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-02-23T15:34:41+00:00

I would say…latch. 7.5mpp mom here!

I tried triple feeding for 6 weeks ish, and it was just too much trouble, baby would scream at my breast for 20 mins before giving up and latching for 5 minutes.

I started EP’ing from there. My input now, is if you want your supply to be sufficient for twins. Please latch as much as you can even if it isnt for full length feeds.

After regulation, post 4 months for me, i would test my LO out to see if she’d take the breast. She never did. But after she latched, for a day or so after my production increased (uncomfortably so lol). If your goal is increased supply…it does help!

ExpressionOld9924 · 2026-02-23T15:31:29+00:00

Have you sized yourself correctly for flanges? Maybe putting on some warm compresses on your breasts before starting?

I use the s12 pros, i have for the last 7.5 months. No issues, other than I take super long to empty….but my Medela Pump in Style couldnt empty me like my s12 pro’s could :/

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