Looking for some advice please on upping supply. My LO is 16 months. He’s been going to nursery for a few months now and I’ve been pumping twice a day so he could take milk with him to nursery. I know it’s not necessary at this point and he eats solids really well, but he loves his milk and nursery always comment on how his face lights up and how happy he is when they bring his cup of milk out. He also gets upset if other kids get milk and he doesn’t. So I’d like to continue giving him this milk if I can, ideally I don’t want to switch to cows/alternative milk yet.
However my supply has dropped dramatically in the last couple of weeks. I now need to pump 4-5 times a day just to get 3-4oz (that’s how much he takes to nursery) and it’s not ideal around work etc. I’ve tried different pumps so it’s not that. One of the breasts only produces a few drops now.
I’ve also noticed that he’s been feeding less at the breast, but I think it’s because the milk flow slows quicker than it used to so he gets bored and unlatches. He used to feed for about 10 mins morning and evening, now it’s barely 5. All happened in the last 2 weeks or so. He started asking for milk more often too so I think he’s trying to make up for it and it’s not him trying to self-wean.
Any suggestions of what I could do to try and up the supply again? Any pumping schedules etc? Bearing in mind I can’t actually BF directly 4 days a week when he’s at nursery.
Many thanks!