I really have learned a lot reading everyone's theory, and I would like to
thank you all for the wonderful exchange of information.
I have my own little theory on this 3-4 month drop of production: Most women
want to breastfeed and they do so, but they do not always adopt the
"lyfestyle" needed to successfully breastfeed for a long period of time.
First, they do not always get the right information so the very basics of
breastfeeding are rarely respected. Then, mothers accept to live in a bubble
or "rest phase" for a certain while but at about 3 to 4 months they "want
their old life back" and they want to resume their "before baby life". They
want to start cleaning, cooking, going out (shopping or visiting). Their
lifestyle changes, they usually do not breastfeed as often or as long (too
busy). Baby also goes through a normal change of behaviour. All of this put
together and mothers most always find that their milk production decreases.
Some of them might understand the whole problem and really try to adopt a
slower lifestyle, but others do try to breastfeed more often and longer, but
are stressed or think about all they should be doing and are not doing
because of the breastfeeding...so it is not always easy to get the
production up again. Plus some women get easily bring their production up
and other have more trouble.

Dany Gauthier, IBCLC
Breastfeeding Coordinator
Coordonnatrice en allaitement maternel pour la region 03
Quebec
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