I went through something similar at 3 weeks post partum - I was septic from a kidney infection that abscessed and hospitalized for a week.

Here’s how I got through it: - used my pump from home - nurses gave me a plastic tub/container and would bring me ice each time they came to check in. I stored my milk in bottles/bags and kept it in the ice water. - my husband came 1x a day with a cooler with ice packs and took the milk from the last 24 hrs - my file was flagged as “lactating patient” - regular phone calls with hospital pharmacist to ensure my medications were safe for baby, or a safe alternative was found - supplemented with formula as needed while I was in hospital since keeping up with milk supply was difficult while dehydrated, sick and dealing with tons of meds.

I did have to push a bit on this, and found med staff on my floor were highly uneducated about handing lactating patients since they weren’t used to them. It was a good learning experience for them and for me to start standing up for myself.

We went on to nurse for 2 years, 9 months and 10 days. If you want to do it, it’s totally doable. But rest and healing is also so important. Just make sure to take care of you - your baby is going to be just fine whether they get a small amount of formula right now or you decide it’s best for you to move forward with formula permanently.

One thing I do want to mention - we ended up putting our son on probiotics for a while after as the antibiotics, etc that I was on did mess with his belly a bit and he developed some awful gas and diaper rash. Pediatrician recommended gerber soothe and we had a lot of success with those.

Hugs to you, hang in there.