Anybody want to respond to this mom's concerns?  She asked for private e-mail,
but the whole misc.kids group might get something out of the answer.

Rachael Hamlet, queen of misc.kids, too


In misc.kids, [log in to unmask] (Merry Rabb) wrote:


>I'm new to the group and hoping someone out there can help.  My baby
>is about 5 months old and I have been back to work full time for 2
>months.  During that time I have pumped breastmilk at work successfully
>2 or 3 times per day.  Starting last Friday I noticed I was not
>getting as much milk but did not worry, initially.  Then Monday I also
>did not pump as much as usual and had to pump Monday night and Tuesday
>morning to get as much as usual.  When I pumped Tuesday morning at
>work it was also less than usual, but Tuesday afternoon was OK so I
>thought "the problem's over".  Now today, in the morning I pumped 3 oz
>and in the afternoon I pumped just UNDER 3 oz.  I ALWAYS get at least
>4 oz per session and it is not unusual for me to get 5 or 6 oz
>especially in the morning.  This is coupled with the fact that over the
>past 2 weeks my baby has started consuming ALL of the bottles I leave
>at daycare, whereas in the past he has not done that as a rule, so it
>seems to me I should be producing MORE, not LESS.  And last but not
>least, I recently had to give up my HMO (where I had access to a
>lactation consultant) and do not have a regular doctor yet.  I feel
>like I am getting enough sleep (well, mostly!), eating well enough and
>I am still taking prenatal vitamins.
>
>Is it too soon to worry about this ?  What should the next step be if
>things don't pick up soon ?  This has not seemed to affect the baby
>yet; he eats fairly often when we're together. In terms of his daycare
>bottles I can make up the deficit with freezer reserves.
>
>Any advice anyone has I'd appreciate...I'd prefer email replies.
>
>thanks,
>
>Merry
>mom to Cameron (3-31-95)