Supply crash from mini pill?

[luckynumbers81]

Hello all, I'm in need of some advice. I have been BFing DD for 7 months now and have had an occasional off day where my supply will be lower. However, my doc put me on the mini pill and for 3 days now my supply has tanked. I used to get 4-6 oz while pumping and now I'm lucky if I get 1-1.5 oz. And poor DD, she is getting fussy while feeding and I think it is because there is nothing there. I am giving her milk from the freezer stash but I just don't know if this is going to go away. Anyone else experience a dip from the mini-pill? Did it go away?

[Deleted]

Some moms do have trouble with the mini pill and have a supply drip that doesn't bounce back until they stop taking it. You can try calcium magnesium pills in case it's cycle dependent. If regular things for upping supply don't work in the next few days I would stop the pills. Sorry

[ladytiffany24]

Sorry. No advice here because I'm on the mini pill and haven't had any issues with supply.

I would heed @amyg's advice and try some other things to help with your supply. If that doesn't help, stop the pill and talk to you doctor about an alternate form of birth control.

[luckynumbers81]

Thanks! Just got back from the store with some cal-mag supplements. Hopefully it helps, if not it is back to the birth control drawing board!

[mama2a]

My LC told me that about 10% of mamas have supply issues while using the mini pill. The good news is that it's usually reversible so long as you notice it in time which you have. Sorry

[spacedew]

Hi, I had the same issue when I tried starting the mini pill. I tried power pumping, mothers milk, and lactation cookies It didn't help. I hope something works for you. It took about 2 weeks for me to get my supply back up after I stopped taking them.

[luckynumbers81]

Thanks everyone so much for the information! When it comes to these things it is good to know I'm not the only one and other people's experiences! Unfortunately the hormone free IUDs are not covered by my insurance, so it looks like it is back to the drawing board. I don't want my supply to hurt but I REALLY don't want to be pregnant again any time soon!

[mama2a]

Jan 30, 2015 9:55:13 GMT -5 luckynumbers81 said:

Thanks everyone so much for the information! When it comes to these things it is good to know I'm not the only one and other people's experiences! Unfortunately the hormone free IUDs are not covered by my insurance, so it looks like it is back to the drawing board. I don't want my supply to hurt but I REALLY don't want to be pregnant again any time soon!

This may be extra work, but I wonder if your doctor or midwife could submit an appeal or prior authorization request so that you could get a hormone free IUD covered. I would think that that hormone free IUD would be warranted if you are breastfeeding and other birth control options are impacting your supply or just not conducive with breastfeeding. I hope your insurance company understands breastfeeding and would want you to continue breastfeeding.....

I've heard that the Mirena IUD should not impact supply...

[Deleted]

Dr. Newman recommends for those worried if Mirena will effect their supply (It's progesterone only) to try a month of the mini pill. If the mini pills bothers your supply, then the mirena might also bother your supply.

Find out the cost of the iud without insurance. You might be surprised that even out of pocket it's less than a year of bcpills and certainly less than the cost of another baby. and it should be something you can submit to your health care reimbursement account if you have any $ there. Of course you could also check planned parenthood and other women's clinics that might do it lower cost as well