Breastmilk drying up?

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My breasts haven't been filling up at all in the last 24 hours, I've been constantly feeding my baby then afterwards she'd need a bottle to be satisfied. Is my breastmilk drying up?

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Make sure you drink enough water. My son has been wanting to eat very often at certain times of day lately but I don't think it's anything to do with supply, he enjoys nursing lol. If you're baby wets enough diapers and gains enough weight you're fine

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Also try not to give a bottle, it could be a growth spurt where your baby is telling you they need more milk! Just cuz your breast don't feel full doesn't mean that they arnt! Giving a bottle will hurt the supply. You might just need to hunker down and spend a day letter the little one nurse!
Also water, and enough calories!

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See a lactation consultant. Pump it will help increase supply. Most moms produce enough for their baby and supplementing can be a viscous cycle because your baby isn't getting all she needs from you but your body thinks that she is so that's all it's going to make. It only makes the amount that the baby ate yesterday essentially.

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You may be over feeding your baby. By this point in breastfeeding, your breasts don't feel full but that doesn't mean that there isn't loads of milk in there!
It bothers me so so much that this isn't common knowledge. Women need to be informed and supported!

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Is the baby going through a growth spurt? If so, your milk will catch up but it's horrible when they aren't satisfied.

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My son did awesome his first month. Gained almost two pounds. And then he started nursing for almost an hour at a time. Needing both breasts and needing to eat every hour or two. And I was concerned and took him to the doc and he gained only 4 ounces in 3 weeks which i was told isn't acceptable weight gain. So I was told to supplement. I don't buy all the hype where they say you make plenty to satisfy your child. I didn't. My son was basically starving even tho he was feeding constantly. And I tried every supplement and oatmeal and cookies and pumping after a feeding. Nothing helped

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it happened to me as well. my son lost weight in beginning. I thought he was eating but apparently he was using them more as soother than eating. went to see LC and found he doesn't latch properly and I don't have many ducts to supply milk. it would take 3-4 pumping sessions just to get as many ounces if not less. felt bad stopping but for one bottle a day, 2 if tried really hard and pumped all day, did what was best for the both of us.

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This is my third and with each one it has been the same. She is almost 9 weeks. I think some women are lucky but I'm sure it's me too.

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I thought my milk was drying up too cus my boobs don't seem to full anymore. They're a bit wobbly like if I do t have anything but I do cus she eats and I feel it coming down when she's eating. Once your milk is set your boobs don't necessarily have to look fuller or feel firmer, so I've been told. I'm not worried now, but I do feed her 1-2 bottles of 2-4 oz. a day after breastfeeding depending how much she ate and/or if she doesn't seem full.

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I'm in the same boat

Breastmilk drying up?

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