Getting supply back

i left my boobs hard for 2 days after the letdowns stopped. drained and didn’t have a refill. i was overproducing, but only 3 weeks postpartum. milk supply peaks around 5-6 weeks postpartum, so depending on where you are in drying up, how far pp you are, and just how your body responds, you may be able to get it back. power pumping boot-camp style would likely be your best bet, but you’d be married to the pump for a few days.

I’m struggling with this as well I wasn’t making but maybe 3 ounces in total if I pumped I’d get like 2 maybe 2.5 oz out of it and about 30 minutes later I’d pump a little more and if I was lucky hit 3 oz in total I felt like what I was eating and drinking was messing with my babygirl like thinking me drinking milk was messing with her tummy and I can’t eat nothing spicy or it’ll mess with her tummy and just being lost on how to enjoy foods I loved like spicy and like post roast broth just when I couldn’t tolerate while I was pregnant or just wondering what diet I even need to be on to make good enough milk or things that would help my supply but I gave up and I’m still leaking and trying to hand express in shower and in general to relieve some pressure and I was just thinking last night maybe I could pump and dump I know it’s like looked down but I would rather do it twice a day and maybe keep my milk supply and try again in like 2 months or when I figure out a good diet or dry up idk

@Courtney i am 6 weeks PP today and I started the process Saturday night. Kind of quit abruptly rather than gradually. I still pumper for a little bit, but cut my time down way too fast. Is it too late?

Ran out of characters to type … but I’m lost here as well and wondering the exact same your not alone at all!! I wish they just told more at the hospital this is my second baby and ik my way around somewhat being a second time mom but I gave up breastfeeding and pumping with my son because he wouldn’t latch anymore after the hospital gave him a bottle over and over and then I pumped and gave him bottles and I wasn’t producing enough so I said f*** it but my babygirl will latch so quick like she wants to bf and I was makin way more and bein consistent made it to almost two weeks with my daughter since she was born and my milk supply came in while she was in nicu I was getting the 1.5 then finally got to 2 and then going home it had increased to the 2.5 or so after,but I’m an adult I know what’s healthy fruits,meat,veggies that’s what the ladies tell you before you leave the hospital if bf but no like if I eat a Debby cake or two should I feel guilty ???? Does it impact my supply?!

I’m here for an answer because I have the same issue. I’ve been so exhausted and my son eats SO much and I just kind of stopped pumping super abruptly. I haven’t pumped in a week and I was thinking about trying power pumping for a few days but don’t know if that will help or hurt.

Going through the same thing, my baby was recently diagnosed with a milk intolerance allergy & they advised me to either cut dairy & soy out my diet or pump & freeze. Dairy or soy is literally in everything in my pantry + I’m an under supplier so I feel like it’s not worth it to go through all that trouble to pump barely an oz every 2-3 hours. I haven’t pumped since she was diagnosed ☹️