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Pumping is not an accurate way of telling how much the baby gets from you because babies are usually better at getting the milk out! If you are worried, I would try seeing a lactation consultant and they are able to do a weighted feeding and tell you how much the baby is getting! Giving the baby formula is actually counterproductive if you are trying to increase your supply because the body makes more when your baby drinks more! So if you let the baby eat more often, then your body will start producing more!
Breast milk not filling up 9 day old
So at my baby 1 week check up with pediatrician she wasn’t getting enough food so he asked for me supplement an ounce of formula once she was done eating, she wasn’t pooping and her bilirubin levels were high. 2 days later her levels have lowered but pediatrician asked that I still pump to see how much she is getting and still supplement an ounce of formula. I’m only able to pump 1-1.5 ounces at a time. So she is getting anywhere between 2-2.5 ounces with the supplemented formula. Somehow I pumped 2.5 ounces, I think it was a fluke cause it hasn’t happened since, and I gave her that this morning and no supplement since she normally gets 2.5 ounces but she woke up an hour later hungry again. I know formula is heavier than breast milk but is it possible that I’m not providing enough for her?
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A few things to remember, what you pump isn’t the amount your baby is actually eating. Pumps aren’t as effective as your baby. Also, breastmilk digests more quickly than formula, which is probably why she got hungrier faster when you gave her all breastmilk. You generally have to feed breastfed babies more often than formula fed babies for this reason. It’s not that your breastmilk isn’t filling her up, it is. It just won’t keep her full for as long. Just keep doing what your doctor says, and make sure they know what your goal is, if that is to only feed breastmilk, than work with them to make a plan to stop supplementing. The more you nurse the more you will produce and you’ll make more than enough to keep her growing. Remember the first few weeks are the hardest, it does get easier.
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