Breastfeeding..what else can I do to help supply? 😁

Question

So my son is 6 weeks old and I breastfeed him all night exclusively and most of the daytime but supplement as well with about 6-8oz of formula. What can I do to help myself exclusively breastfeed? He never seems satisfied during the daytime so that is why I supplement. 
So far I have done these things to help...
-Armour sport drink once a day or every other day 
-pump once or twice a day when I supplement with formula 
-homemade lactation cookies containing oatmeal and flaxseed
Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!

Answer

Water water water n latch him as much as possible let him latch until he just won’t then supplement your body needs to know his needs .. hydration is the biggest I’ll see my supply lack if I lack in water even one day

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My little one is 7 weeks old, I exclusively breast feed him and pump enough to freeze 10L/ 2.6 gallons of milk and also give my 1.5 year old 2 bottles a day. 
Here’s what works for me
- Drink HEAPS of water 
- Make sure you’re eating enough 
- Put baby on the breast as much as required (for both feeding and comforting - this stimulates hormones that help in milk production)
- Pump at least once per day (look into power pumping) 
I would cut down supplementing and just feed baby a little more often during the day, this will tell your body you need to produce more milk. 
This may take a few weeks, for me it’s not super quick but it should work :) 
It’s hard work so make sure to take care of yourself!

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Try really hard to reduce the formula you’re giving. Keep latching baby so your body understands to make more.

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Biggest thing I would say is try to latch him before the formula feeding.er him take what he can from you and if he isn’t satisfied then make a bottle. But if exclusively breast feeding is what you want, then do that first

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Tons of water. Drink at least 80oz a day. Plenty of rest. Oatmeal helps supply as well.

Breastfeeding..what else can I do to help supply? 😁

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