exclusively pumping tips? help!!!!

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hello,  just had my son on 4/20/2018. My initial plan was to breast feed, however I feel like he is not getting enough. Therefore i decided to start pumping so i can measure how much milk is actually coming in. Well it's been 10days since i had baby and I cannot produce more than 35ml per breast. any tips or advice? I feel like I cannot provide enough for my baby and always have to supplement

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Same here but for me it was very painful do to my daughter not latching well so I have been pumping every 2 hours. At first I would have to supplement with formula but I have been having much more milk and believe it or not oatmeal is my best friend! I eat oatmeal at least 4 times a day.

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Add a power pumping session- pump for 20 minutes, rest for 10, pump for 10, etc. for one hour.

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So first thing is that pumping may not work for you. Some women can only get a little when using a pump. Second, pumping is not an indication of supply. Your baby does a better job of getting milk out. Third, as long as baby is having enough poopy/wet diapers, there’s no need to measure anything. I know it’s easy to get caught in the “is breastfeeding going well” spiral but don’t count yourself out. My daughter is 2 weeks old today and she’s exclusively breastfed. I know she’s doing fine because she had her 2 week visit today and is up 11 oz in 9 days as well as she has plenty of dirty diapers.

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Stay on a schedule! Pump every 2-3 hours and completely empty your breast! I usually will time it out for half an hour! But you can usually go 5-10 minutes after the last drops!! 
Water is essential! Every time I pump I will drink 30oz of water! So while I’m pumping I’m replenishing the water! 
You may feel like you are only pumping, feeding baby, and feeding yourself but I guess that’s part of motherhood 😁

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I know what you’re going through. I planned on breastfeeding but it’s been rough so I’ve exclusively pump. 
I started with less than an ounce for both combined. I had to supplement with formula. I’m currently 6 weeks pp and pump about 1.5-2 oz combined. I still have to supplement because it’s not enough for her.
I’ve read that water always helps and to chug a bottle of water after every pump. I also bought fenugreek chews and I actually see a small difference in my increase. 
Hopefully I can increase my supply as the weeks pass.

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That’s actually not bad. I’m only able to get 20ML combined out of BOTH breast.

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