Low supply, newborn losing weight
My baby is 10 days old. After he was born we spent two nights at the hospital before discharging. He started to gain weight but didn’t quite reach his birth weight. His latch was a bit shallow especially on the other side but he was progressing.
The night we came home my lactation started, boobs became engorged and swollen. It was difficult for him to latch and also painful for me. I was leaking out milk in both sides. Next day he was crying a lot, needed cluster feeding etc.
At his one week check up on Monday he had gained weight but was still below the birth weight. After Monday I feel like my supply has almost dried out. I feed regularly, maybe 15 times a day on both sides, give skin to skin contact etc but I am almost dry, especially on the other side. My boobs are completely deflated. My baby has been tired. He hasn’t pooped today or yesterday, but we’ve had 4-5 wet diapers per day. I might have not eaten enough or stayed hydrated enough but I have tried to fix that.
Today we had another weight check up. My poor baby has lost weight 😭 So we had to start supplemental feeding with formula. I feel so bad for my innocent baby who has been hungry this whole time when I thought he was just fussy. I have given him formula today and he’s calm, chill and happy.
I don’t understand what causes this sudden drop in supply, or my supply completely drying up on the other side. I would have wanted to exclusively breastfeed him at least for 4 months. I feel like I have failed him.
I am going to start pumping to increase my supply. We have a meeting with a lactation consultant coming up next week. Is there anything else I could do? Please tell me that I can get my supply back somehow.
Thanks in advance