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Is it possible to increase supply at 4 months ?

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Suehuang99 · 20/04/2022 07:50

Breastfeeding since birth but topped up with formula because of low supply

was thinking yesterday I would love to be able to get to ebf but wondering if it too late for this to be a possibility - if you have low supply any tips for increasing at this stage ?

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thebeespyjamas · 20/04/2022 09:37

Pump, pump, pump. Pump whenever you can.
Get a Spectra S2, £150? Worth every penny. Two pumps. One breast produces less but you can still get more.

Keep a record, strive for 5mL more each time.

Fenugreek, brewers' yeast, sunflower lecithin taken every 4 hours.

Don't stress, just do your best.

Use paced feeding with formula so as not to stretch the gut and cause baby to need more than they naturally would.

I had no latch, so pumped for 3.5 months (when I got a latch), had about 5mL/day which I had to top up with formula. Got up to 950mL/day by the above and managed to only use formula for a short time (the days I could not satisfy her/she was fed on demand), and managed to EBF until she was 5.5 years of age.

Hunkydory99 · 20/04/2022 19:18

Hi OP. Would recommend you follow some ppl on Instagram - Olivia hinge (olivialactationconsultant) and mamas.milk as well as mywildfoxx. Tonnes of advice on all of the pages. Good luck xx

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