Has anyone ever been sick and had a hard time breastfeeding after?
So about two weeks ago I was SICK. I got food poisoning and was down for like three days. I was severely dehydrated. I couldn't breastfeed and then when it got to the point where I could, I wasn't producing much. For the last week I've really been trying to put the little guy on as much as possible to help my supply. But he's been doing maybe three 4oz bottles of formula a day plus what I give him from the breast. We usually always give him a bedtime formula bottle even though he still wakes up two times a night. He still seems satisfied during his twice a night feeds. But during the day he gets real fussy. And when I've tried to pump at work I get maybe 2.5oz.
He's also hit four months so his feeds are increased. It's just bad timing.
Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a way to bounce back? I'm worried I'll have to switch to formula. Which is fine but I worked SO hard to breastfeed him.