Mirena & Milk Supply

If baby is nursing more often, you're pumping less because baby is eating more. Pump after every nursing session, even if it's just a little bit... your body will produce more to keep up with the demand :)

BTW, Mirena, for me, was the most awful thing in the world. Sounded like a great idea, until I had every side effect in the book. Just a heads up.

The Mirena doesn't affect your milk supply. The progesterone in it is such a low dose that it's only localized in the immediate area that it's placed in.

You need to increase your fluids and try eating more foods that help milk production like oatmeal. But you said the baby is nursing more often so she's probably getting enough. Babies are much more efficient at getting milk from the breast than any pump created or than expressing. If she's having a growth spurt that would explain why she's nursing more often so your milk needs time to adjust.

You really have to make sure that you're getting enough rest, that you're drinking enough, and eating enough. Pumping is not accurate as to how much milk you're producing since a baby will always get more from you than the pump.

i am unaware of this side effect, I would contact physician who implanted the Mirena -

I don't think the Mirena is supposed to effect your milk supply which is why they can put it in when you're nursing. I got mine 2 weeks ago and haven't had any issues with my supply or any other side effects.

If baby is showing signs of cluster feeding - definitely allow her to do so, this will increase your supply!! Not many Moms can pump much - even early on, I wasn't able to pump much but I exclusively breastfed for 9 months and my daughter self weaned at 4.5 year old. The lack of milk that was able to be pumped wasn't my supply dwindling, just that the pump wasn't as efficient as my baby!

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Personally, I don't trust mirena period. The side effects are hideous, dangerous, and even deadly, and they are adding new side effects as time goes by. It really wouldn't surprise me if it did have a negative effect. Seeing as mirena is hormonal, and so is breastfeeding. I would report it on the Mirena site. You may see similar cases.

I know two people who had to have emergency hysterectomies in their 20s due to Mirena, just don't trust it.

i had the same problem... i don't know if it was caused by the mirena b/c my baby was a pretty big boy to begin with, but i definitely called the lactation consultant and asked... you have 2 options... 1 is to pump more frequently. nursing is all about supply and demand so if you pump more often your body will respond accordingly. i was told to pump 15-20 mins. each side, 8-12 times a day to increase supply. it's do-able if you have the time.... 2nd option is to supplement. i'm almost embarrassed to admit it, but that's what i had to do... with my first son it was just he and i so i slept when he slept and basically adjusted my life to revolve completely around his schedule, but with 2 i was literally going days without sleeping.... that wasn't good for anybody (including hubby) so i decided to supplement, and he did just fine with that... no complaints. i hope that helped... Happy Nursing! =D

I had Mirena placed at 8 weeks pp and no issues with milk supply.
BUT I did have periods of my baby wanting to nurse more at about 4, 6 and 8 weeks. They go through these growth spurts at that time naturally... I remember being in tears after nursing for an entire day straight because I thought I didn't have enough milk the first time around, until I was reassured that this was normal. As your baby is growing he/she drinks more milk and will go trough periods of nursing more frequently to stimulate your milk supply. Just nurse as much as your baby wants to and if you want pump in addition to that, and your supply should catch up with your little one's appetite.
Good luck.