Anyone planned on Breastfeeding but had trouble and so now you pump and formula feed ?

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I have a low supply and tried everything to increase my milk supply but my 8 week old never got the hang of breastfeeding but I’ve been pumping and feeding him whatever I produce but it’s not enough so I supplement with formula as well. I just want to see if anyone else had this problem or something similar. It’s hard work and I feel like I can’t do anything and I just need to always be near a pump. Any advice ?

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Definitely power pump try lactation cookies and drinks milky mama is the best and oatmeal is a good supply booster too! Also if you can/want too maybe try offering the boob once a day mine was the same at first we struggled to get latched I cried so much pumped milk for her for two weeks and seen a lactation consultant twice a nipple shield helped some maybe try that if you haven’t and staying hydrated you s key! Also you got this mama!! And make sure your pumping at least 8 times a day

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I always planned on breastfeeding my first and he was never able to latch. I pumped for 2 months but it was too hard. My breasts don’t respond well to the pump so I was constantly pumping I felt like. Mentally and emotionally it was better for me to switch to formula. I was finally able to bond with my baby and just relax.

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Its absolutely exhausting.  You're not alone. 💜💜

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I exclusively pump. My little one had a bad latch I was never able to correct. He won’t take the boob now anyway.

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Power pumping at least twice a day to help increase supply. Water,. Up your intake may help

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I do exactly this and it's exhausting. We usually do formula overnight because it's quicker than warming up breast milk. I've also read that freshly pumped milk is good for 4 hours so sometimes I'll pump and just put a nipple on that and leave it near me until babe is hungry. He eats every 2-4 hours and I try to pump every 3, but sometimes it goes longer than that. I try to drink at least 60-90oz of water a day. I'm working on fixing my diet to hopefully produce more/richer milk. I've noticed my fat content seems low so trying to add more nutrient dense foods and I've heard oatmeal helps with supply as well. I was trying to nurse about once a day but babe really seems to hate it which breaks my heart. He will sometimes latch for 3-8 minutes and then pop off screaming mad. A lot of times he just won't latch or will latch, suck, pop off, scream. I guess my milk just doesn't come fast enough for him because our LC said he has a good latch and didn't see any ties. :(

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Thank you all for sharing ... I just felt alone in this breastmilk journey I’m having with my little one has driven me to crying sometimes it’s just a lot of work that no one openly talks about

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I pump and formula feed. My son has a tongue tie so had really bad latch and I had to pack in bf after the first week because it was so draining for me and him. I went to exclusively pumping for 2 weeks and that was so draining too, i got thrush in my nipples which reduced my supply as I was in too much pain with having to pump constantly. So now I formula feed through the night and on a morning and he gets pumped breastmilk all afternoon/evening until he falls asleep at bedtime. I don’t pump through the night anymore as it’s exhausting, I pump on a morning once I wake up then every 4 hours or so through the day. (I manage to pump 4 times a day doing this) I manage about 15oz a day currently but sometimes less. I noticed a slight increase by eating oatmeal for breakfast but I’ve just started taking brewers yeast tablets every time I pump and also noticed an increase by taking them. Im at about 20oz a day now. I do get most milk on a morning though but that’s just because I don’t pump for about 8/9 hours.

Anyone planned on Breastfeeding but had trouble and so now you pump and formula feed ?

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