how to know when to quit?

Question

My milk supply is dwindling and it is getting depressing. I've been exclusively pumping since birth in March and I had a decent supply but the last week or so it has dropped to next to nothing. Even if i pump when they are firm and tingling I get maybe 3 oz total. I'm just depressed at the thought of being done because I wanted to go longer.

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I been doing it all. I massage them, pump every 2-3 hrs, drunk water, drinking the tea,  taking fenugreek. I tried power pumping and it didn't work for me.

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I had to switch to exclusively pumping when my son was about six weeks old. He never properly latched (lactation consultant thought it was a tongue tie, pediatrician disagreed) and I was in terrible pain and kept getting mastitis. Over time, my supply gradually dwindled despite my best efforts. I tried lactation tea and cookies, power pumping etc. When I got to the point that I was only pumping about 2 oz per session, when he was 7 months old, I stopped. I felt disappointed because I always planned to breast feed for a year, but things don't always work out the way we plan. I tried my hardest. I think we should be proud of ourselves even if we don't meet our original breastfeeding goal. It's hard work and some factors are beyond our control. Also, any breastmilk is better than none, so think of all the good you did for your baby!

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Don't give up if you don't want to! I've been there multiple times since my daughter was born in January. There was one week where I was only one bottle ahead of her and it stressed me out SO bad. I've noticed though that my supply dips during ovulation AND af. So when my supply dips, I power pump once first thing and also last time before bed. It's a pain in the titties but it works wonders for me. Good luck! 💕

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Do you massage your breasts while pumping? That helps me produce more.

And did you recently increase the time between pumps? That can cause supply to drop.

The easiest way I found to help my supply is to keep drinking water and pump more. All day every day, drink water. When I noticed my supply going down, I started pumping every 2 hours instead of every 3-4 hrs. This signals your body to make more milk. You can also google "power pumping" to boost your supply. You just pick one hour a day to power pump.

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