I know you kinda said you tried it but this helped my supply like crazy! 1/3 body armor 1/3 coconut water 1/3 oat milk!
and i usually drink 2-3 a day but i went down to one a day bc my milk is drowning my LO! lol
Mother Milk tea. It tastes funny, but I know it can help.
I think there are soooo many different opinions on what to do and I’d take a break from pumping for a minute. My lactation consultant stresses that the baby needs to get what they need for 3-4 weeks and then you can increase. I’ve pumped a little and have the opposite problem- I have an oversupply- but now am dealing with the problems that go with that and I wish I would’ve just let my baby control my supply for the first month!
It is possible baby is feeding better and taking more volume, and therefore leaving less left to be pumped - thus your supply might not actually be decreasing. I would be wanting lactation consultant to do a weighted feed to better estimate how much baby is getting at nursing sessions now. The goal is to be at birth weight by 2 weeks so it’s okay if baby wasn’t quite there a few days before 2 weeks. It’s normal to get only 0.5-1oz TOTAL when pumping after a feed - getting 4oz from one breast is actually a crazy large amount. This makes me think that when you were getting 4oz, baby wasn’t feeding well and was leaving too much milk behind. Which is why with you now getting more normal amounts, Im wondering if baby is now feeding better.
Regarding the doctors advice - Absolutely do NOT limit baby’s time at the breast and absolutely do NOT supplement with formula or milk pumped a previous day unless a lactation consultant agrees that it is necessary - unnecessary supplementation will decrease how much baby nurses and will directly lower your supply. For now, continue what you’re doing - if baby’s weight is low, you’ll need to pump more frequently unfortunately. If baby’s gets back on track, I would try to decrease the bottle feeding and have baby get milk directly from the breast instead. You can then save the 1oz you pump each day, and over time this will add up to a great freezer stash! Pumping 1oz extra per day is technically oversupply. You don’t need to pump 4oz extra.
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Power pump