What am i doing wrong?

Power pumping is good to boost supply but it does take a week or so to start seeing results so you have to persevere and keep going with it even if you think it’s not working! And yes it’s normal for the milk to separate. Just give it a gentle shake and it’ll be fine. No expectations on how much should be produced

Some people produce more fat then others. Some people find they get more fat if you pump for 25 minutes over 20s minutes, so that might be worth a try. But everyone is different. The fat in my milk varies day to day

@Helen that's good to know ill have to try that. Thank you

@Becca i will try power pumping. I heard about it, but i haven't tried it yet.

My fatty layer is thinner than that and my little one is still chunky lol

My lactation consultant said the fatty layer should be 1/3 of the milk (it never happens for me though) she did tell me to increase my healthy fatty foods and protien. As long as baby is gaining weight fine I wouldn't worry about it. My baby was in the 1 percentile for weight so it was an issue for us.

@Alyssa ive been eating protein like crazy, but it doesn't quite seem to be helping. My kiddo is under the 1st percentile in almost everything, but he was also a premie and tiny when he was born. He's just now hitting 8 pounds.

Power pumping isn't going to increase your fat layer it will just increase your production Fat layers vary throughout the day and depending on what you eat too. This does not mean baby won't be gaining. Look into healthy fats Avacado is a huge one . Their is all fore milk and hind milk are you purely pumping?? If your breastfeeding is would suggest pumping after a feed you will then be drawing out the hind milk which is the fattier bit . The fore milk is the quench babies thrist and then hind milk is full of the nutrients and fat. Also as you breastfeed a tiny bit of babies saliva goes into the breast which tells the breast what baby needs in their feed which can also determine the level of fatty milk , antibodies everything. That layer of 'fat' in that bottle is good amount it can increase and at times you may not even see anything doesn't mean baby isn't getting what baby needs.