Am I producing enough?

Question

I'm 9 days postpartum and exclusively pumping. I'm only getting 1.5 to 2 oz every 2-3 hours. I feel like I can't keep up with what my baby needs and can't save any milk. Is this a normal amount at this point?

Answer

Sounds pretty much spot on.

Be sure to pace feed bottles. 
And power pumping to mimic baby's clusterfeeding may be helpful.

Answer

I was in the same boat, I now produce enough to feed my baby and maintain a freezer stash (I’m 9 weeks pp) it gets better. I find the image of ‘exclusive pumping’ online is of later postpartum not the first 4 weeks. I felt blindsided by how little I produced at first.

Answer

This helped me feel normal! I’m 10days pp, getting about 1.5oz per session. But my daughter is taking
2-3oz per. I feel like I’m never going to be able to fully feed her without supplementing.

Am I producing enough?

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