1st time mommy and 1st time breastfeeder.!!! help

[waddell0221]

hey guys im kellie im 18 and breastfeeding my son memphis who is two weeks old today.. lately my milk has not produced like it was before i can only get an ounce at a time on each breast. and my lil man is eating like crazy ive been pumpin every hour hour and a half for the past 2 days and no changes and advice.??

[Elyssa414]

Just keep nursing and nursing! It's totally normal for a 2 week old to nurse constantly. As long as he is having plenty of wet diapers a few poopies, you're doing great! Pumps just don't work like baby's mouths. I can only get about 1-1.5 oz when I pump and my EBF 5 month old is close to 20lbs! :)

[larissalarie]

Are you exclusively pumping? If not, pump output is meaningless (plus an ounce is great anyway) As long as baby has at least 6 diapers a day, no worries (what comes out must have gone in)

[preacherskid]

Is there a reason you are pumping so much? Pumping is a lousy way to measure milk production; all pumping shows you is how well you respond to a pump. Count diaper changes. At two weeks you should be changing at least 6-8 wet or dirty diapers in 24 hours. That means baby is getting enough. The frequent nursing is normal at that age, it helps your body know how much milk to make and what needs to be in it. Dump the pump and just nurse on demand- every time he acts hungry, even if he just finished ten minutes ago you latch him on. His job right now is to eat, sleep, poop, then eat again ;)

[aehanrahan]

This.

Quoting larissalarie:

Are you exclusively pumping? If not, pump output is meaningless (plus an ounce is great anyway) As long as baby has at least 6 diapers a day, no worries (what comes out must have gone in)

[MonicaV1982]

Please start by reading these two articles:

How Milk Production Works

Low Supply

[MonicaV1982]

Baby is the best at getting the milk out! Also, frequent feedings are common. How many diapers are you changing, and are you doing any formula supplementing?

[coreilly89]

Well first a pump will NEVER be as efficient as feeding. Babies know how to get that milk out and nothing will ever work better. That being said, if he's losing weight or you're exclusively pumping try taking a suppliment for milk supply and try some homeopathic remedies like eating oatmeal or drinking mother's milk tea. As well, if you can, pump every hour and a half with both breasts. You should have at the very least of six wet diapers a day. I can only get an ounce tops from both breasts and just looking at it can be very discouraging. On top of her having severe nipple confusion because of the hospital bottle feeding her after I was discharged, I feel like I'll never get to give my little girl what she needs. Just keep EBFing him and say screw the pump, imo. 

[gdiamante]

Unless you're exclusively pumping, put the pump away. One ounce per side is NORMAL output. More than that is overacheiving.

COUNT DIPES. 6 changes per day means you're fine.

You're textbook perfect... no messing with it. Put the pump away.