10 week old EBF and getting only 2.5oz from one boob?

Question

Maybe someone can break this down for me. My girl is breastfed and eats about every 2 hours. I’m starting to pump in the middle of the night at her first waking up because it’s usually a 4-5 hour stretch and will eat from one boob and fall asleep. 
Tonight it was about 3 hours (woke up a little earlier) I fed her and pumped. The boob she ate from produced about half an ounce which I’ve read is average and the boob she didn’t eat from was 2.5 ounces. I pumped for 14 min. 
Does that 2.5oz on one boob seem low to you? I know baby is better at getting milk out but I figured I’d be making more for a 10 week old.
(Gaining fine and plenty wet and dirty diapers)

Answer

I was producing a lot (10 extra oz per day from pumping after feeds) and then suddenly one day I just felt like I wasn’t making enough. He kept wanting more and more, I didn’t pump at all because he was nearly attached to me). So I made a formula bottle, waited 4 hours and pumped for a measly 1.5 oz. 😳 I got my period the next day, then everything was back to normal. It was my hormones messing with my supply. But I did read that basically breastfed babies will get what they need because baby extracts more milk than a pump because of the more natural movements.

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Perhaps that’s your slacker boob? On average, I get about 2 ounces from my left and 4 ounces from my right. Maybe try pumping for a longer period of time? I usually pump for about 25-30 minutes.

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For me, one boob makes about .5oz an hour

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I was having the same issue! But I read this article online and it made total sense. I will see if I can find it and post it for you. It just basically said as long as your baby has plenty of wet diapers through the day she is getting plenty to eat. What you are pumping after she breast feeds is considered “extra milk”. I thought I wasn’t producing enough for my baby for the longest and I got so stressed out about it because I was EBF too and I would pump and only get about 1-2oz per boob after every feed. And I have tried lactation cookies and teas and all that stuff you name it! Seemed like nothing was helping but since I was EBF the baby is getting plenty of food and has plenty of wet diapers. Now that I’m back to work I pump during work and I get 3-4 oz per 25min sessions.

10 week old EBF and getting only 2.5oz from one boob?

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