Milk supply
My colostrum just came in yesterday when will I start producing more because I feel like it should be more coming out
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@Leslie from both sides I don’t have a hand pump unfortunately I’ll try hand expressing
Also how old is the baby? This is a pretty great amount especially if it just came in. My first session for my 3rd baby I literally only got 10ml LOL it hurt so bad I was literally devastated. Also, do you qualify for the wic program? If you're on wic they give hand pumps
That’s a ton of colostrum!! Their stomachs only take like half an ounce in the beginning
@Leslie he’ll be a week old tomorrow he’s my first wasn’t totally sure how much I was supposed to be producing
@RiRi nope this is totally normal output! Good job!
@Leslie thank you
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Is that from one breast or both breasts combined? Your supply is determined by how much milk you take out, so the more you pump, the more milk your body will make. Also based on the color, this looks like colostrum which is what comes before the milk actually comes in. It's harder to remove colostrum with an electric pump because it's a lot thicker than milk so I'd suggest getting a hand pump or hand expressing to help build your supply as well