I have a question. my daughter is 5 weeks old today. She is exclusively a breast fed baby. She latches well and sometimes I pump and do bottles, but I can never do more then getting a meal ahead. she will sometimes eat a whole 5-6 ounces at a time. Usually she only eats about 4 ounces every 3 to 4 hours. How would I get ahead enough to pump a few bottles so that me and my fiancé could have a date night. I've tried mothers milk tea and it helps a little but not enough. An also do you think she eats to much? I feed her on demand, and if she wants 5 or 6 ounces I give it to her.
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@santistevanmommie, @snowflake1993 thanks for the advice :)
@mommabear15, I didn't know that. Thanks for the advice! :)
Are you pace feeding when giving her bottles? If not that's why she is eating so much. Breast milk is much lighter so it's harder for them to tell their stomach is full. When on the breast they naturally take small breaks due to the work it takes and you have to try to mimic this with a bottle and "switch sides" just like you would on the breast and burp every ounce
Don't always choose that one every feeding you should switch boobs. Also only do both during a feeding if it seems she's hungry after pretty much emptied one
I take the fenugreek pills they work great I started 1 in the am and 1 in pm you can take up to 4 tablets a day
My advice: pump after each feeding. Don't let her have what you.just pumped. I take fenugreek and blessed thistle.
Just switch each time. Don't always pump or let her eat off the one that has more. The other one will catch up. I always let her eat off the one that produces less then she switched over when empty. Now both produce about the same amount.
@santistevanmommie, @ya0515
I do tend to favor my left boob. which does always have more when I pump.
If she only eats on one boob. pump on the other while she eats. them pump on the one she ate off after she's done
It might be that way for the first couple of times but it'll start to boost your supply so that each time you pump you'll get some. Also do you feed her on each boob during the feeding?
What if nothing is coming out when I pump after I feed her?
What you have to do is pump right after you feed her, then you have the choice to either safe what you pumped or give her that, but pumping after every feeding or even every other feeding will help to be able to not only produce more (which means pumping out more) but safe some because you can feed her with a bottle every other feeding. And when you bottle feed her you should try to pump while she's being fed
She will eat and say if my breast start to feel full on the 3rd hour after i feed her and she isn't hungry yet....I'll pump. she will usually eat that bottle within 30 minutes after I pump it.
Let baby eat on one side and pump on the other. That's how I built my supply. 😊😊