Feeling really down about low supply

I had the same, it’s really heart breaking. But the reality was after 4 months of constant pumping was that I could only ever get a couple of ounces at a time. I made peace with it in the end and in a way, made things easier as I was exhausted with the constant pumping. So I still pumped a few times a day and he had one bottle of breast milk before bed. There are lots of really good support groups on Facebook that could maybe give you some tips, don’t know whether you’ve looked? Keep your chin up, sounds like you’re doing an amazing job and your little one is lucky to have you

@Amie thank you so much your so kind , what lovely kind words 💕

I was just thinking this today, my supply has depleted and I can’t keep up with demand anymore, I pump and only get a few ounces but I’m having to top off with formula more and more, which is okay but we combi fed from the beginning, it’s sad isn’t it but we’ve done really well to get this far, we’ve provided food for our little ones it’s an amazing thing, so we should be proud of this 🤗 sending you a hug

@Vicky your doing amazing also, I keep reminding myself even a little bit of breast milk is great 😊 I also like the closeness and cuddles with baby I’d miss that so much if I didn’t have it

I had an emergency C-Section after my induction went south so my milk was slow to come in and my baby was 37 weeks so he had a hard time feeding which is why we did formula right away. I think I was just too unaware and exhausted to realize how much I needed to pump. I tried for months to pump and increase my supply and all it did was dwindle to drops. By 4.5 months I finally let go, I accepted where we both were, released the pressure I was putting on us, found gratitude for what we can do and I appreciate the conveniences of bottle feeding and formula. Any which way you feed baby has its pros and cons, but any feelings you have are totally valid. I have realized that my let-down only happens when baby is the one removing milk so I just try to latch as much as we can and am thankful for whatever we can do even if it is only when he dream feeds cause he actually prefers the bottle when he's alert. I have to remind myself that even a little bit of breast milk is beneficial.