How much milk do I pump?

Question

So I have a 5 week old and I breastfeed her. I am pumping because my milk supply is low so I’m trying to make more. I’m not sure how many ounces my baby even drinks at 5 weeks🤷🏻‍♀️ and I want to put the amount that she eats in the milk storage bags. Seems like now she’s not satisfied with 2oz.

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I take Gaia Lactation Support, Sunflower Lechtin and drink a protein shake called Milk Dust daily. I EBF my 6 week old and I have gallons of extra milk in the deep freeze! I pump after every feeding. Never more than 4 or 5 hours without pimping. The MOST IMPORTANT time to pump is the middle of the night feedings and when you wake up. Prolactin levels are highest then and you physically produce the most milk at those times. Unfortunately, it is exhausting but using this method I successfully breastfed my 10 year old for 3 years and it's working great on my newborn too! Also, make sure you are using a hospital grade pump (Hygeia, Spectra, Madela Symphony, etc.) and a properly fitted flange. You've got this mama! Great job!

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My son is almost 7 weeks and eats at least 4oz per feeding. I think you need to feed a bit more than 2oz

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I think it’s time to start feeding her a few more ounces! My baby is 4 weeks & he just started eating 3-4 oz each feeding.. when he was a little over 2 weeks my supply was very low so I did some research and started drinking body armor and taking flax seed.. I have an extra 20 oz in the fridge right now so I think it really helps. I’ve also noticed my milk comes in a lot faster now so I need to pump more frequently

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🤔 hmm. Everyone’s baby is different but my baby is also 5 weeks born july 13, and he was drinking around 4-6oz of breastmilk when he turned 3weeks(maybe growth spurt) but for the past week in a half he doesn’t seem to drink that much anymore, only drinks 3-4oz of pumped breastmilk, I’ll pump maybe 6oz? And he will only drink 2.5 or 3

How much milk do I pump?

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