Any tips on how to increase my milk??? Help!!

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I am always open to tips, I am on my 3rd baby. My daughter is 2weeks old. I really feel that my breast are not getting enough milk. My 2 previous kids I breastfed and had plenty of milk. 
She seems still hungry and I have given her some formula like 2 3 times because she seemed hungry and nothing was coming out. I'm going to buy the lactation cookies, I am drinking lots of water too. Any other tips, I tried pumping after a feeding and it seemed to decrease my milk. I want to breastfeed but I feel so upset and disappointed that I'm not producing that much milk.
Any tips on how to increase my milk??? Thank you

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Oatmeal worked for me.  I would eat it every morning. And lots of water.

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Just keep nursing and swapping breasts. It will take a few days, but it's the surest way to up your supply. The more formula she gets, the harder it will be to increase your supply.

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Firstly, your body is still adjusting to your babies needs. Your milk can take 6 weeks to establish a consistent supply based on the demand from your baby. Is your baby having consistent wet nappies? Is your baby gaining an acceptable amount of weight? If yes to both then your supply might just be fine. 
At two weeks old your baby might just want to suck and attach for comfort rather than a feed. Or have regular smaller feeds rather than big spaced out feeds. Cluster feeding is natural and instinctual. It doesn’t mean your baby is staving. 
Pumping after a feed most certainly shouldn’t decrease your supply. Even if nothing is coming out, your signalling your body to make more milk. It doesn’t happen straight away. It can take a few days to increase. 
Lactation cookies are expensive. I’ve taken straight brewers yeasts capsules (an active ingredient in lactation cookies), they worked for me and only cost $12 for a whole bottle of them. Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle didn’t work for me and they made me so hungry all the time. 
If all else fails and you really feel like your baby is hungry and you not making enough milk then talk to a Lactation Consultant or a Doctor. There are prescription medications you can take to inscrease supply. One of which is Domperidone (this also worked for me).

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At 2weeks old, baby is clusterfeeding. Keep changing sides. And hang in there.

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Make sure you are eating enough. You need AT LEAST 1800 calories/ day generally speaking to make enough milk. Calories make milk. It is so easy to get distracted & not take care of yourself when you have little ones& a newborn. Plus making sure you are getting at least half your weight in OZ of water& adding and electrolyte drink like body armor.

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Thank you ladies, I knew supplementing is not recommended but that night my nipples needed just a break, the other time she seemed so hungry and cried when breastfeeding. She chug those 2 oz down. I have been trying to stay strong and remembering that it takes time. Even on my 3rd I worry like if it was my 1st lol

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Do not supplement you’ll ruin your supply. Just nurse on demand, you are still working with baby to establish your supply at two weeks

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Don't supplement that decreases your milk supply breast feed on demand when she falls asleep on breast wake her up and let her relatch supplementing decreases your milk

Any tips on how to increase my milk??? Help!!

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