I ate dinner and had two bottles of water and only half one while I was pumping. I am trying to pump…

Are you putting to breast or only pumping? your milk levels are highest between 3 and 8 am.

@meagansimone, both cause I started using a pacifier so sometimes he will latch and sometimes he won't

Pumping isn't recommended right now momma. He's not even a week according to your profile. But since he isn't latching, pumping is okay but not the best. Are your nipples flat? Was he checked for any ties?

@meagansimone, my lactation consultant told me to pump whenever he eats cause sometimes he won't latch and I have to give him an ounce of formula. He cluster feed literally all night so I had nothing left in me until 7 so she told me use a pacifier as well so that he isn't using me as one. Yes I have flat nipples. I didn't know breastfeeding was going to be this hard lol

That was bad advice all around. Have you used a shield? You need to let him clusterfeed to establish a supply. He can't use you as a pacifier, pacifiers wre made to replace the boob.

@meagansimone, I couldn't get the shield on so tomorrow I'm going for a visit and another lady is gonna exam me and his mouth

Get in touch with an ibclc not an lc. You may need a different size shield.

@meagansimone, what's that

international board certified lactation consultant. They have years while an lc has a like a week

@meagansimone, ahhhh ok thank you

what pump are you using