I have a prenatal appointment at 9:30 on Thursday. DS's 9 month checkup has been moved from the afternoon to 9:50 so we will only need to make one trip.

My stomach feels awful!

From a post on pumpmoms: Yes, a dip [in milk supply] right before or during the first days of AF is completely normal. It all has to do with hormones. Your body decreases the amount of hormones used in lactation and increases other hormones in preparation for implantation of the fertilized egg. If implantation occurs, levels of progesterone (and something else) remain high while prolactin drops, which is why pg women usually see a dramatic decrease in milk production. If implantation does not occur, things go back to normal and hormones responsible for milk production increase. [My emphasis]

Okay, it's normal and expected, but what can I do about it? I'm so glad that my friend is giving me some of her extra milk for DS! I don't want to wean him completely, I definitely don't want to give him formula, but I know I am not producing enough milk for him right now. I don't want to ask her to supply him with milk for 3 (or more) more months, but she probably wouldn't mind. I think he's ready for a lot more foods than we are giving him, so maybe we'll just move faster with foods that I was planning. We need to start proteins and expand our vegetable choices. I'm going to drink as much water as I can stomach, and I'm going to try to get some oatmeal cookies made since they seemed to help somewhat in the past.