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Increase milk supply

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MammaToBe2019 · 08/10/2019 03:11

Hi everyone :)
So my little boy is 10 weeks old now and so far i have been combi feeding (breast 40% and bottle 60%) i must admit in the last week or 2 i have cut down on the breast feeding (Breast 10% and Bottle 90%) not intentionally but things have been a bit hectic so it was easier to bottle feed. Anyway, I've noticed my milk supply has dropped drastically! Does anyone have any tips on how to increase my milk supply so i can increase the amount i breast feed my son? I would love to not have to give up breast feeding but he just isn't getting enough. I use a medela swing breast pump but that is not bringing out any milk, i get a fair bit if i manually pump by hand.
Thankyou :)

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Aquamarine1029 · 08/10/2019 03:22

Breast pumps don't "trigger" your breasts to produce milk like nursing does. You should nurse as much as possible to bring your production up. Is there a reason you need to give a bottle?

hormonesorDHbeingadick · 08/10/2019 07:12

Started breast feeding more and bottle feeding less especially evenings and through the night. Eat and drink well. Just feed, feed, feed and rest in between. You may need to nap during the day.

mindutopia · 08/10/2019 08:45

Eat and drink lots and just spend lots of time feeding him. You only make milk if baby is demanding it (breast pumps aren’t good at increasing your supply). I would do several days when you mostly breastfeed rather than bottles to give your body time to catch up.

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brittlestar · 08/10/2019 09:31

Eat lots, drink lots, smell their hair and look at how gorgeous they are to get your hormones in the right mood. Set yourself up on the sofa for literally hours with drinks, snacks and tv/ phone/ a magazine and feed and offer them as much milk as they want. Letting them feed lots will increase the milk you produce for tomorrow and so on. It's hard work even though you're sitting down. For me though, breastfeeding has always been lots easier than pumping for ages for only a little bit of milk.

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