17-3-2011 - breastfeeding mom....help

My mood while writing this blog: Ok

So for the past few nights Tanner has been waking up through the night wanting to nurse. At first I thought it was a growing spurt, no big deal. Well it has been a week of waking up at least 4 times to nurse. Tonight he completely nursed both breast dry screaming/crying because he was still hungry. We made him a bottle of formula (before you tell me anything wrong about formula that is not what I want to hear about please just answer my other questions).

Why would he be nursing so much through the night, and asking satisfied during the day?

Should I be giving him more solids through out the day (he gets breakfast, lunch, and dinner baby food, and table food with some snacks in between)?

He nurses between 4-6 times through out the day, and has water or watered down juice in a sippy cup.

However whats going on with me....

I have dropped weight from 100 lbs to 95 lbs. I have been drinking protein shakes at night (360 calories) and an ensure (250 calories) in the morning for the past week. I guess I am not making enough calories for him? He also dropped weight from his 8 month doctors appointment he was 19 lbs and then at 9 months he was 18 lbs 10 oz. I know that isnt a major weight loss, and he is more active, but something isnt right. My son only wakes up once through out the night to nurse has been that way since about 3 months old.

Im so exhausted, I dont know what to do.

So this morning @ 5:30am I made three scrammbled eggs with cheese, then I will have my ensure drink, (figure something high calories in lunch) and snack, with a well high calorie dinner and then my shake at night. I am going to start a food diary with the calorie in take because I keep dropping weight and I know that its not good for me, and probably not good for him either.

Thank you for any advice you can give.