milk supply

[alex7715]

hi all , my s is 8 weeks i have bee bf since 2 days and have had a few probs with it but over all ok my s feeds all day and when i can i expres 2 a day but only realy get between 1 ounce and 2 , is thst normal or should it be more also if i expres more times i.e once in the night will i produce more or is my feeding establihed now or can i get more ometimes i feel he need more he was 6 11 born and hes 8 . 1 now many thanks in advance . xxxx

unbuffy - sorry had to lol at your post. Fancy drinking a pint of water each feed!

should i drink a pint of water each feed . xxxx

Have to say that DD currentlt feeding HUGELY as on growth spurt so not currently doing it every single hour or so (!!!!) but in the beginning it was the only way to make sure I keot my fluid levels up and it did mean that i produced enough for the little leech for the first few weeks

sorry previous post incoherent, struggling with ratty won't-go-down baby. i meant kept!

tiktok i did experience a wild thirst when starting to feed (before ds was on solids )- it would subside if i didn't have a drink. also happened to a friend. maybe this is why the drink thing is prevalent?

Yes....extra thirst is quite common when bf, but not at a level of a pint of fluid per feed

Perfectly ok to drink acc to thirst.

No idea where the myth came from - possibly from there, I suppose, fishie, yes!

No, Alex, you dont. Just drink to thirst like you would anyway.

Sounds like you are doing brilliantly Alex.
Tiktok is famous on the MN board.She is an expert in this field and as she says, to make more milk, all you need to do is breastfeed more.

Such a shame your MW appears not to know her arse from her elbow.