Can't directly feed my baby boy breast milk straight off the boob anymore. I have to pump. And have…

I'm so sorry :'( I have a feeling I won't be able to breastfeed. I'm devastated! I had breast augmentation and went through the nipple, I wasn't planning on having more children at that point I was already 32 so I didn't think anything of it. there's still a chance it will work but I'm trying not to get my hope up cuz I am already so depressed thinking about it :(

Have you tried increasing your supply? Using formula and not pumping in place of a formula feeding is going to make you lose your supply faster. You should also still be putting baby to the breast anyway to keep the supply you do have.

@arivera64, i got told not to put him directly on the breast due to very low supply. I don't even get an oz from both sides and that 30 minutes pumping on each side. He was feeding close to every 30 minutes due to not enough. And i started supplementing like my Dr said and dont know what to do to increase my supply.

Unfortunately regular doctors tend to give incorrect information about breastfeeding and supply. They are not trained in breastfeedi g specifically. Your supply is dropping more because you aren't putting baby to the breast. Also, feeding every 30min doesnt mean low supply, it can mean cluster feeding. Babies cluster feed when they go thru growth spurts every few weeks. Pumping cannot help you guage how much milk you are producing because your pump does not extract milk as efficiently as your baby does.......Nurse the baby and then give him a bottle after you nurse. While you bottle feed him, do it bare chest so you get skin to skin......

To boost your supply:

mothers milk tea, fenugreek pills, steel cut oats, dark beer, flax seeds, lactation cookies made with brewers yeast....oats...and flax. Lots of water. Lots of dairy. Lots of leafy green veggies.