I began inducing in late August of 2022, so around 2 and a half years now. I’ve never been able to get past an ounce or just shy of an ounce ever since I began producing milk. To say it has been frustrating is an understatement even though I know my self worth isn’t measured in ounces. I enjoy watching my milk drip into the collection bottles. It’s satisfying and sexy to me that my body is capable of producing milk in the first place. For my husband it’s more sexual. He always suckles right before sex or a blow job and never just randomly which I understand. For him it’s more sexual plain and simple. No beef there.

Anyway, out of the blue my milk supply dropped to almost nothing, maybe an eighth of an ounce per day. I’ve been using a progesterone cream to help build up mammoth tissue which has worked beautifully. My boobs feel “meatier” now like there’s more ducts and whatnot in them. I’ve been trying to pump consistently which isn’t easy because my life is a bit stressful at the moment due to only having one income to live off of. Living paycheck to paycheck sucks ass.

I added in alfalfa capsules three times a day. A few days later I woke up with my right areola having stabbing pains. I thought nothing of it until I pumped after taking my husband to work and had an entire ounce come out of that side. I have never, ever had that happen before. After that I only had a tiny bit come out throughout the day. It was like my boobs spit out as much as they could and I got dribbles afterwards. Again frustrating but this time a lot more exciting. The next day I was back to nearly nothing. My husband suckled that night and the next morning barely anything came out, even after hand expressing after pumping.

It’s like my boobs are being erratic. They don’t seem to refill much during the day and even if I power pump or do the 25-25-25 pump (25 minutes pumping, 25 minutes resting, another 25 minutes pumping), I don’t see any sort of increase. I don’t pump during the night.

I was recently sized by my IBCLC that I adore and found out that I’ve been using 15mm flanges when I’m actually closer to a 10 or 12. I have 12mm inserts and flanges which seem to help.

I’m frustrated because it seemed like I was making progress and then stopped. I’m taking sunflower lethicin and alfalfa along with a prenatal. Would it help to pump like crazy and hand express in between pumps? I’m at a loss.

If you’ve read this far then I commend you!

TIA, happy pumping and a happy and milky new year to you all!