Very low milk production going back to work

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I have been back to work for a week. I have been pumping in the morning when I get up and then both breaks and lunch at work then nurse at night and weekends. She also nurses for comfort in the evenings and weekends.

I have had a drastic reduction in milk since I came back. I pumped while I was on maternity leave (she didn’t latch well in the beginning) and could get at least half of her daily milk or more. She eats 25-30oz a day. She has been supplemented with formula from the beginning because of jaundice and dropping a lot of weight in the beginning.

This has never been an issue till I went back to work. I am only getting 2-3 oz in the am and then anywhere from .5 - 1.5oz each time I pump now. That is making her maybe 1 bottle a day. ☹️

I drink tons of water, I eats oatmeal every day for breakfast, tried mothers milk tea, I look at videos and pics of her while I pump. I have tried not looking at pics of her while pumping. I try to keep a schedule with pumping.

I am getting very discouraged and am not sure if things are drying up or just the stress of change and maybe it will ramp back up?!

I will keep it up with pumping because anything I can give her makes me feel better... but.. ☹️

If anyone has any advice or this happened to them, let me know what maybe worked for you.

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