How old is your baby?

I had to supplement with bottles for the first few weeks because my milk took long to come in properly and baby had lost too much of her birthweight. It's a catch 22 because the only real thing that will help up your supply is to feed more often but baby also needs to get enough food without having to exert more energy than it is taking in.

My girl also got confused and started being very fussy at the breast and not latching properly. I spoke to the local breastfeeding association and they advised that there are other ways to supplement like cup feeding (YouTube it) that allow you to give your baby some extra easy calories without interfering with them learning how to breastfeed.

I stopped supplementing as soon as I noticed she was gaining weight and was visibly content after feeding with a little milk mustache. It took me until about 3.5 weeks and it was hard and upsetting but totally worth it in the end.

Increasing Breast Milk Supply