Milk supply

Because of Reagan sleeping through the night on Sat I have all but lost my milk supply. I cannot tell you how upsetting this is and I am really struggling with coming to terms with it. I am calling on God to be with me through this and remind me that some things are out of my hands.

It is not a total lost cause yet, but I don't think I am going to be able to recover from this. My breasts are not only empty (for the past 36hrs) but already shrinking back to pre-nursing size. Reagan is refusing the bottle which only makes this harder because she is not getting enough to eat. I am having her at the breast as much as possible and she usually does get a let down every few hours. But she is only swallowing milk for a minute or two before it is gone. At least it is something and so far is keeping her from getting dehydrated. I am offering the bottle several times a day (and night) even though she is totally rejecting it.

I know all the tricks with teas, pumping (I am using Reagan to stimulate rather than a pump which should be more effective), resting, drinking lots of fluids, etc. But this is not just a decrease in supply, there is really no supply; therefore the best thing I can do is make sure I am eating and drinking enough, continue to let Reagan suck and give my worry up to the big guy.