9 month old not getting enough milk?

Question

How much milk is everyone’s baby drinking now? My 9 month old son will willfully breast feed when he wakes up in the morning and after his two naps. He pretty much fights breastfeeding any other time of the day and he sleeps through the night now. I’ve tried giving him a bottle of breast milk at night but barely drinks an ounce. He LOVES baby food and some what loves finger foods. I’ve tried cutting back on baby food to see if he wants more milk and he did actually drink milk before his first nap today but that’s about it. 
Yesterday I power pumped while he was asleep and only produced 2 ounces out of 5 sessions. I know pumping isn’t an indicator at how much milk you’re making, but I’m starting to worry he isn’t getting enough. 😰😰

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Mine also is nursing less. Within the past week she’s gone from 10-15 min sessions to maybe 7 minutes. Even when it’s first thing in the morning and she hasn’t had anything in over 12 hours. I think it’s part of her eating more solids. Our pediatrician said as long as she’s having enough wet diapers and regular bowel movements that aren’t very firm, she’s getting enough

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My 9 month old who EBF is also nursing less. He is only wanting to nurse about 4 times a day-when he wakes up in the mornings and then before his two naps and again before bedtime. He has started shaking his head at the boob and saying no. Where did my baby go?! 😭 I work 12 hour shifts and pump about 15 oz in 3 pump sessions. When I’m at work he eats about 12-16 oz. i figure this was normal and he will eventually wean off the breast.

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Same situation my baby is drinking less milk. She would refuse or not finish it.

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Is he gaining properly? Does he have wet diapers? That's the best way to tell. If he's having enough wet diapers, he's doing fine! My son also LOVES baby food, and finger foods. He eats 3 meals and 2 snacks a day and seems to be slowly not wanting as much milk. I breastfeed as well.
What seems to help my son when he doesn't want to breastfeed is to be consistent and do it in a room that's quiet with little distraction. A toy to let him play with while he breastfeeds also helps.
In average, you should only need to be breastfeeding about 5 times a day. Less if you pump in the early AM between the hours of 3-5 and you produce a larger amount than normal.
Try not to worry too much, mama!

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Here's the link I am talking about:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt69yUYhwe5/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=tn88fpoxddud
Hope it works! Also, it DOES show videos of actual pumping so it's a bit NSFW.

9 month old not getting enough milk?

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