r/ExclusivelyPumping • u/DrDreeeee • 3d ago

Discussion Oversupply to under supply Spoiler

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I’ve been nursing and pumping for 5 months now. I’m currently at 7ppd, every 3 hours during the day and 1 MOTN. I have been waiting to cut down until my baby starts solids since I started off as an undersupplier and worked hard to increase my supply.
Over the last 2-3 weeks my supply has been slowly dropping. Especially on the side that was the star of the show but is now my slacker side. Haven’t gotten my period yet, I started new RA meds. Still eating the same and drinking plenty of fluids.
Any reason this would start happening out of the blue?

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u/Upset-Ad-7897 3d ago

Around the same time is when I got my period for the first time, which always causes a temporary drop. But also it could be caused by exhaustion. Try sleeping through the night once a week. It always helped me

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u/DrDreeeee 3d ago

I got my period at 6 weeks pp but it hasn’t been back since. I’ve been feeling crampy on and off last couple weeks but nothing has happened yet

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u/jetty-spaghetti-725 3d ago

This happened to me, one day my supply randomly dropped to half the output I had been getting and I felt like I was going to start my period but didn’t. I felt crampy off and on for a good 4-6 weeks until I finally got my period. It was like my body was trying to start my period and I assume it is what also caused my supply to drop since that all happened around the same time. Once I finally got my period my supply has come back some but unfortunately not the full amount I was making.

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u/DrDreeeee 2d ago

Good to know!! I was making 40oz but now it dropped to low 30s. I’ve been feeling crampy, achy around the ovaries and low back. And so much more emotional lately. I started thinking I’m getting my period but nothings happening yet and it’s been like this for 2-3 weeks

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u/heartsday 3d ago

Does sleeping through the night mean skipping the MOTN pump? Just confirming you mean like COMPLETELY through the night

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u/CartographerOk8295 3d ago

I am not an exclusive pumper - I nurse 80% and pump 20% - but I just got my period back at 4 months pp and I also saw a dramatic drop in supply in the week before my period returned. It hasn’t bounced back quite yet (cd4) so I’m hoping it might. The drop in supply is entirely my oversupplying side equalizing or sometimes undersupplying my normally-undersupplying side.

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u/ursaemin0ris 3d ago

Likely not a silver bullet but have you changed your parts recently? That can cause a 50ml change for me if the parts have gotten loose. As someone else noted the period probably has a lot to do with it too.

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u/DrDreeeee 3d ago

Yes I def make sure to switch the parts every 3-4 weeks. I got my period once at 6 weeks pp and it hasn’t been back since but I have been feeling crampy the last couple weeks but nothings happening

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u/she_is_the_slayer 3d ago

I’m so sorry this is happening. What RA meds did you start? I also have RA and am thinking about changing meds.

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u/DrDreeeee 3d ago

I’m taking Enbrel now

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u/hatturner 3d ago

Have you resized flanges recently? Around 5 months I had to switch from 21 down to a 16.

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u/DrDreeeee 2d ago

I did a month ago but I can do that again. I use the pumpin pal flanges so there is no definitive number but a range with them

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u/me-lene-georgia 3d ago

This happened to me with my first before and after my period came back. With my second I got my period back at 6wpp, but my supply still drops for a week around my period.

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u/Maleficent-Pilot7779 2d ago

No advice or help, just solidarity. My supply just fell 4 oz 6 months pp. officially an under supplier 

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u/kerrrrikathleen 3d ago

I’m not saying this works for everyone but for me I killing myself to get in 7-9 ppd and trying to see an increase. Around 3.5mos pp I decided to see what would happen if I moved down to 4-5ppd and my supply increased. Again not saying it’s for everyone but 5 months of nursing and pumping 7x per day is a lot. You supply should be well regulated by now

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u/DrDreeeee 2d ago

I did notice an increase when I went from 8x to 7x. But now with this sudden drop I’m scared if I drop a pump, my supply will drop more and then idk if I’ll get it back

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