So I’ve been exclusively BF for just over 3 months and I think I have just enough milk, not an under supply but very little to spare. I was advised by a lactation consultant to pump after the morning feed as this is when prolactin is highest to encourage my supply and make sure my breasts are empty
I find once I’ve pumped in the morning, my breast just don’t seem to refill (I know they don’t ever fully empty but that’s how it feels) and when babies next feed comes, she just fusses and gets upset on the breast, so I end up giving her the expressed milk from the morning.
If I don’t pump after her morning feed and just let baby feed and not fully drain them, she feeds fine for the coming feeds. It makes me feel like pumping is taking the milk I need for her, but then I’m concerned my supply will dwindle
At 3 months PP, should my breast feel full after 2/3 hours when a feed is due?
Has anyone got any advice or experience with this?