Rough Day

I'm not sure what was going on with the ladies yesterday, but production was waaaaaay down. Like scary down. I'm thinking (hoping) it may have been the membranes on the horns I was using most of the day, because when I changed them out for my last pump production went back up to normal, and this morning everything seems normal (except I might have a little clog on Leftie). Other possibilities: I could be getting a period; I may have just been stressed out by the out of character fussiness of the cookie yesterday; work is a little stressful (in a good way, but still stressful) right now. I had planned to drop down to 4 pumps a day beginning Friday, but I'll have to see how the week progresses.

Today's tip: Stay hydrated, but not too hydrated. When I first started pumping, I read everywhere that drinking lots of water was the key. So I drank lots of water. I was drinking a 32oz. cup of water at every pump -- and that's when I was pumping 7x a day. That's 3.5 gallons of water per day. Then about 2 weeks in I was reading a book about breastfeeding, hoping for some tips on increasing supply. It said that overhydrating can be just as bad as underhydrating and suggested a maximum of 12 8oz glasses per day. I lowered my intake and saw an immediate increase in production. Now I stay right around that (though I will have a bit more if it's hot).