Nipple pain and low supply
I’m 2 weeks post partum, trying to exclusively pump because our little guy wasn’t getting enough from me from breast feeding so we’ve been supplementing from day 3. I pump every 3 hours for 20/30 min at a time and still not getting much out.. at most an ounce a session and my LO is eating about 24/25 oz a day...
Anyways, I’ve been given supplements to boost supply and they’ve not done much in a week. But today my nipples hurt so bad. It feels like I have rug burn all over. What am I doing wrong? How can I fix it? Is it because I have a low supply and am trying to boost it? (I do use nipple cream after each pump and I’ve changed Flange sizes twice)
Any help, insight, encouragement is welcome! I want to be able to give him exclusively breast milk but I’m getting very discouraged. TIA 😊
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