Am I going to lose my milk supply?

I've been breastfeeding my daughter for 19 months now. Since Wednesday evening, I haven't breastfed her because I've had to be out of town for an intensive training. I've also only had the time to pump about 3 or 4 times. Obviously, I'm not producing as much at this point anyway because my daughter doesn't breastfeed nearly as much as she used to. So engorgement hasn't been an issue. I'll be back with her tomorrow afternoon, but I'm just wondering if my supply will be able to recover. I really don't want her to wean! For you moms who are super knowledgeable about breastfeeding, should I be able to get my supply back up with lots and lots of nursing? Or is 4 days with practically no pumping completely devastating to supply? Thanks!

Craig2012-06-02T17:40:01Z

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I guess it depends on your body a bit but I remember that from the time she was about 22 months my little girl seemed to only feed once every two - three days and this went on for months with no problems. Once she completely weaned herself at 26 months I could still express very small amounts of milk for about another 6 months! I asked the child health nurse about this and she said that some women never stop lactating.... I imagine you should have no problems going back to your regular feeding pattern after just a couple of days. Hope it all works for you.