Pumping Question
Hi there! This is a bit long so I apologize in advance! I just went back to work 3 days/week about a month ago and baby goes to daycare on the days I'm at work. He is 4 months old and I generally send him with three 5.5oz bottles which he usually eats all of at daycare. I usually pump about 18oz while at work, sometimes more. Recently I only pumped 12oz during a work day. This was after being home and nursing him all weekend. Is this a sign that he only needs 12 oz during the day? Or should I supplement with my freezer stash or try to pump more? Was this just a fluke or should I be worried about my supply? When he isn't at daycare he nurses with me.
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Just a random thought but my supply always tanked a day or two before my period, so maybe it was hormonal or just a fluke. I wouldn’t send less to daycare than he’s been consuming.
@Diana ok thanks, that's what I thought too so topped with my freezer stash and we'll see how the rest of the week goes. I haven't gotten my period back yet but maybe this is a first sign of it 😅
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You can ask what he is drinking and go from there. My daughter doesn’t drink nearly as much as she does at childminders as she does at home and so I send with what I get told she has and then a slight bit more just in case she is hungrier