Berkeley is almost 3 1/2 months old and I've found myself struggling to continue nursing her. I feel like my milk supply has been compromised due to a low caloric intake. I never intentionally tried to lose weight after her birth, but with limited choices of what to eat everyday due to MSPI issues, I lost too much weight too fast. However, she continues to gain weight so I'm not giving up just yet. Since I'm home with her, I have the time to put forth the extra effort. She normally would eat every three hours during the day but I'm now having her latch about every hour and a half to get the extra stimulation. Plus, it's very comforting for her and I love the extra bonding time. I also have been self expressing after each feeding. In addition, I have an emergency go-to list of foods to give my supply an extra boost!


I was in tears on the phone to my mom the other day and my dad was so sweet to go to the store and bring this to me. I despise the taste of hot tea of any kind but nonetheless, I'm downing this stuff. At the advice of my midwife, I drank the Traditional Medicinals tea that is supposed to help with post partum bleeding my last month of pregnancy and I truly believe it helped. My midwife and all of the nurses were commenting on how quickly my uterus contracted back down.



Hmm, I really should consider adding some fresh berries to mine ... oatmeal. Another thing I despise. This time, the advice came from Berkeley's pediatrician and preferring natural remedies, I now eat at least two bowls a day.



Ok, don't freak out. I'm not intoxicating my child. My brother-in-law told me that wheat beer is supposed to be great for nursing mothers and their supply. I have found it to be the best remedy of the three!

Now that it's out there, I have to say that admitting this struggle through this post is very hard for me. I feel vulnerable. I fear having to stop nursing. In the beginning, I wanted to nurse for a year but now, I'll be blown away if I make it to her half birthday. Like many mothers, I feel that sense of failure and inadequacy as Berkeley's mom. I know that in the grand scheme of things, this whole ordeal is trivial. But please pray that I would be able to continue bonding with her and nourishing her in this way.