u/Lankykinz

The last few days have been a wreck - I got a horrible stomach bug which caused me to get super dehydrated and since then my baby has been getting so frustrated while trying to breastfeed. The next day I got the flu and my period back at 5.5 months postpartum 😭 I’m guessing all of this is contributing to my milk being so low.

Good news is she still has wet and dirty diapers but I am so worried that she’s not getting enough. The last couple nights she has woken up halfway through the night and tried to nurse but just goes on and off wailing in between and this can go on for up to 2 hours until she gets tired enough and falls asleep.

I tried giving her formula just this last week out of curiosity (before I got sick), and she refused to even take a sip no matter what I tried (offered by different people, positions, temp).

I have been trying to give her a chance to breastfeed every hour or two to keep her from getting hungry and to get my supply up but after 2 days so far it doesn’t seem to be doing much and she is still getting frustrated every time.

Is there a certain kind of formula I could try that is more similar to breastmilk? Or somewhere I can get samples of different kinds to try out? (So far I don’t blame her for not wanting formula, it smells so nasty and completely different from breastmilk!) Or if I continue this for another day or two will my milk supply quickly get back up?

The last few days have been a wreck - I got a horrible stomach bug which caused me to get super dehydrated and since then my baby has been getting so frustrated while trying to breastfeed. The next day I got the flu and my period back at 5.5 months postpartum 😭 I’m guessing all of this is contributing to my milk being so low.

Good news is she still has wet and dirty diapers but I am so worried that she’s not getting enough. The last couple nights she has woken up halfway through the night and tried to nurse but just goes on and off wailing in between and this can go on for up to 2 hours until she gets tired enough and falls asleep.

I tried giving her formula just this last week out of curiosity (before I got sick), and she refused to even take a sip no matter what I tried (offered by different people, positions, temp).

I have been trying to give her a chance to breastfeed every hour or two to keep her from getting hungry and to get my supply up but after 2 days so far it doesn’t seem to be doing much and she is still getting frustrated every time.

Is there a certain kind of formula I could try that is more similar to breastmilk? Or somewhere I can get samples of different kinds to try out? (So far I don’t blame her for not wanting formula, it smells so nasty and completely different from breastmilk!) Or if I continue this for another day or two will my milk supply quickly get back up?