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Supply dropping on one side

Hey mamas- I EBF and my baby is 5 months. Her feeds are super short like literally 4-8mins maximum and every 2-2.5hours. Thats been her normal since birth. However I’ve noticed for over a week now she screams at me after feeding for just a minute on the left and I have no choice but to switch to the right where sh...

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Short feeds?

My baby is 12 weeks, is it normal for baby to actively suck/swallow for around 3/4 minutes, then move into a shallow latch, not actively feed for 5/10 minutes then start to feed again for a few minutes and so on?

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Pumping minimal

Hii, so I ebf my 11 week old, I have been pumping in attempts to give 1 bottle a day to allow me to start the gym. I find I get 4oz in morning but the rest of the day when I pump I get about 0.5oz, I'm worried my little one isn't getting enough as she cries alot too i thought it was wind but now im worried shes hung...

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Increase supply

I currently produce just enough milk to feed my 5 month old and don’t get anything when pumping even if he’s missed a feed and had a bottle. Has anyone else been in this situation and been able to increase the amount they can pump?

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Unexpectedly pregnant

My supply has immediately disappeared after learning I was pregnant. I feel like a failure to my baby. I have no idea how to transition to bottles. He’s hungry and cranky. Hates the bottle/formula. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, power pumping to try to get as much as I can but all I get are drops. I don’t...

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