Tips on how to increase breast milk production?

Question

My baby can’t latch.. he’s 2 weeks old today. I’ve been feeding him formula and supplementing with my breast milk whenever I get some out. I’ve been pumping twice a day, I know that’s no where near as much as I should be, but I’d like to get to the point of only feeding him my milk.. I plan on pumping more, it’s just I don’t have a much time to do so, and I have an appointment tomorrow with a lactation consultant but I just wanted to see what I could do for today?

Answer

The more you empty your breasts the more milk you’ll produce. Pump every 2 hours and after pumping hand express to make sure you get just about everything you can out of your breasts.

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In order to exclusively pump, you definitely need to pump more than twice a day. That’s likely why you’re not getting much out each time. You should be pumping every 2-3 hours or every time baby takes a bottle. Milk production is all about supply and demand and right now you’re telling your body that your baby only needs milk twice a day. The more you empty your breasts, the more milk they will make. When you go long periods of time without emptying them, milk production stops. Your body has. I way of knowing that baby is getting food from another source, it only knows that baby doesn’t need your milk.

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I would invest in freemie cups so that you can pump more easily while you feed your baby. They tuck into your bra, so you can hold your baby while wearing them without getting tangled in tubing. As others have said, you need to pump every 2-3 hours, and that’s a hard schedule to keep up with a newborn.

Tips on how to increase breast milk production?

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