u/Every_Hand_5286

NEED HELP

So typically I pump anywhere from 32-35oz a day and I am almost 4 months pp. Recently, I got rhinovirus. I got told this is a little worse than the common cold, but I have felt like I was dying. Like could not function, was asleep all day long. Was having sweats, chills, fevers, massive headaches and body aches. It all started Sunday, and I was out of town for training and didn’t get to go to the doctor until Wednesday when I got back. I still had a fever at that point and got diagnosed.

Well, I hardly pumped during this whole time because getting out of bed and keeping my head up was so painful it was insane. Sunday I pumped 31oz, Monday 28oz, Tuesday and Wednesday 20oz each, and Thursday 14.5oz. Have I completely messed up my supply?

I am finally better today to where I can function. My functioning was so bad during training I was literally sleeping during my two pumping sessions and lunch, but my training was only 6 hours, and I would immediately got back to the hotel and sleep until the next morning. I didn’t eat for 48 hours and was barely able to drink anything.

My question is, have I blew this for the rest of my pumping journey? Is there a way I can get my supply back without losing my sanity? Although nothing is wrong with formula, I really wanted to breastfeed for her because it’s something so magical. I guess I’m just looking for advice from people who have gone through something similar and gotten their supply back.

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u/Every_Hand_5286 — 16 hours ago

Milk being left out by family

I guess this is more so just a rant than anything. Today alone my family members have dumped 10 oz of my milk that they let spoil. My husband left 5oz in a bottle warmer overnight, and my grandparent warmed a 5oz bottle that my baby would not eat because I was told she was fed about 10 minutes prior. So, both bottles ended up having to be dumped. I’m just so frustrated because I pretty much produce 5-6oz every pump, and pump for 30 minutes at a time. I feel like I just wasted an hour of my life between the two of these to not even feed my baby. I guess I’m just getting overwhelmed and frustrated with it all.

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u/Every_Hand_5286 — 16 days ago