"Naomi Rivkis" wrote in message
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My milk is going, if not already gone! I've been
drinking Mother's Milk tea and nursing or pumping as
much of the time as possible lately to try and
stimulate more of it, but it's been slowly dwindling
anyway and I don't know if it can be saved. I suspect
dehydration and semistarvation as the culprits; I've
been bad about taking care of myself recently; the
baby takes so much of my attention I haven't been
getting in my own meals. I've tried to get apple juice
down at least, but it's hard, and stress tends to
cause nausea for me, which doesn't make it any easier.

Anyway, the question is, if it's honestly gone -- and
I think it is; my breasts feel different today, more
'normal' than since before I conceived, and I'm not
leaking anymore, nor can I get anything out with the
pump -- is it gone for good (or at least till I have
another baby) or is it possible for desperate measures
to restart it again?

Naomi,

I'm sorry you're going through this. Are you supplementing with formula?
What makes you think you're drying up other than the fact that you're not
leaking and you can't get much with a pump? Is your baby wetting diapers
and pooping?

I was convinced all the time with Laszlo that my milk was drying up - just
being paranoid about it all the time. At first I used the pump as a direct
indicator of how much milk I was producing, until I learned that it is NOT a
good indicator of that AT ALL. As a matter of fact, my son was gaining
beautifully and I was lucky most days if I could pump 1 ounce.

Without knowing your supplementing situation, I'd have to say to keep
nursing as much as possible. Also, leaking doesn't happen forever, so it's
possible that your baby's still getting enough milk, just that you've
adjusted to the demand and that you don't leak anymore.

Good luck, keep us posted,

Jen