Hello mamas,

My little boy is just about 3 weeks old. My feeding goal from the very beginning of my pregnancy was to breastfeed exlusively, however, after my planned csection i had some health issues that came as a priority so we had to give my boy bottled formula.

I took about 4 days for my milk to come in and since its come in i have been pumping as much as i can and giving him my milk by bottle. I also have constantly/daily tried to bring him to breast, he was successful at latching a couple times, but it has been so stressful bcuz he gets very frustrated and cries a lot, which when this happens i give him the bottle cuz my heart cant handle it.

There was one day last week where he latched 3 times and actually sucked and got milk from my breast. But after that day, its like he knows, whenever i bring him close to my breast he gets so angry/fussy and cries so much. Since that day i have not been able to get him to latch on.

I know fed it best. So i am trying to come to terms with pumping and giving pumped milk by bottle, but now i need to know if my milk supply will be enough for him.

Currently i am able to pump an approximate 620-650ml a day, which is usually enough for him, plus maybe 1 feeding of formula a day.

I dont know if this supply is average or not, or if i should still try to up my supply?

What do you think? What are you on average pumping? How much does your LO take?

I do drink lots of water, eat oatmeal, take fenugreek tablets, and try my best to eat sufficient calories (if anything, this is what i need to work on more).

Thanks in advance for all your feedback!