Breastfeeding advice

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Hello mamas! I’m look for advice/recommendations/help.. my daughter is 10 weeks old and I’m breast feeding but at her 2 month check up she was under weight.. I’ve been trying different things to get her to stay awake while with me and I’ve also been pumping and giving her bottles.. but I’m not producing enough to keep her satisfied. Does anyone have any suggestions to help with milk supply? And/or any helpful hints/advice to keep her feeding from me longer before falling asleep? I’m really struggling with both of these things. I’m willing to try anything and would love to hear anything anyone may have to say. It’s really been bumming me out lately. 😔 
P.S. I’m a first time mom and I was really hoping I could breastfeed her more/longer.

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I haven't given birth yet so I don't know firsthand, but I hear that the Body Armor drink increases milk supply. I think coconut water in general is supposed to help. Good luck!!

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This tea has helped some women, but staying hydrated in general is the most important thing! You can also find lactation cookies and brownies, and recipes for such online. Coconut water and Body Armour drinks as someone else suggested are also great hydrators.

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To keep her awake: take her clothes off, be skin to skin, touch her skin with a cold wash cloth, burp often, talk to her, play with her hands and feet, anything to bug her to keep her awake longer.

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I am also a first time mumma, I've been struggling with breastfeeding but my little one's weight is fine, however family recommended to go to a chiropractor and his jaw ended up being a little out of line (affecting his latch) which was exhausting him when feeding so after a few sucks he was asleep from all his effort. My supply seems fine I also have 2× vanilla boobie bikkies (Not sure if they do much but their yummy😋). Keep pumping! I wish breastfeeding was as easy as it was in the movies, It's tough but so are you! you can do this!!💪GOODLUCK!🤗💪🙏

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Make sure your hydrated, I also used milky Mama's lady leche supplement.

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try oatmeal it helped me so much I couldn’t get my milk to come in since baby was in the NICU. when my mom found out she made me pat meal and with in 30 minutes of me drinking it my milk came in and I have so much milk.

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Make sure you’re eating at least 2200 calories until your milk supply is established and as everyone has said stay well hydrated. I didn’t realize I needed to be eating that much and used the fenugreek supplement after my supply dropped from under eating. Only needed it for a short period to get my supply back up once my diet was on track. I was never able to pump much, but I didn’t try a whole lot either.

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Breastfed 3 babies. I would definitely make sure that you're staying hydrated, and eating well. If you pump make sure you pump.for 30 min each side and pump religiously every 2-3 hours. This will tell your body to make more, after a couple.of days you should see more breast milk. Keeping your supply up is very important. Rub babys cheeks when she falls asleep also, you can reposition her just wake her up. My mother n law would make me oatmeal shakes. Not sure if its just a wives myth or not but it tasted good non the less lol.. Hope this works for you. Oh yes make sure you have an electric pump.

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This brewers yeast worked great for me. Always pump after you feed her to keep the supply up. To keep her awake and nursing, tickle, rub, touch her, burp, just any agitation in general. Did she drop down from her growth curve or was she on the smaller side to begin with? Mine was mostly around the 50th percentile, but sometimes in the 40s, sometimes 45. I wasn't concerned about a little deviation.

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Most women stop breastfeeding early because of not emptying their breasts enough. It's about supply and demand. Get a really good pump like a baby Buddha or a hospital-grade pump and add a power pump session at least daily until your supply boost up. Things like domperidone can help flow issues but usually adding power pumping can do the trick. There are lots of fancy hurts and supplements but at the end of the day they will do nothing if you're not emptying your breasts enough. Good luck and message me anytime

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