Breastfeeding Supply Drops When Baby Goes to Daycare

“So I'm feeding my 5 week (almost 6) old daughter exerted breastmilk and I've been having some issues with it - at first I exclusively breastfed her but since she had not gained weight properly (and was also born on the small side, just under 3kg) I started adding a bottle per day, and eventually swtiched to only bottles, so I can atleast know how much she gets. Plus she doesn't really want to latch anymore. Anyway, I've been using avent natural response bottles and the feeding ta”

“I would really love any and all advice for how to make breastfeeding work with my 5 week old. Including all the detail below, so thanks for anyone who takes the time to read. Currently I am pumping and feeding breast milk via bottles (Philips avent). We were occasionally supplementing with formula, but recently we often have days with 100% breast milk. I am trying to pump every 3 hours (I average about 6/7 times a day) and on average pump about 600/700ml (12-14oz) a day which has been steadily i”

“We noticed today that during his (8wk) afternoon feed, the milk was pouring out of the bottle faster than usual. It kept pouring out the corners of his mouth. We ended up switching bottle tops (nipple) and it seemed to solve the issue. We made sure all of our nipples are 2s and the same exact brand (Phillips Avent Natural). It just happened again about 3 feeds later. We ended up googling it, and saw that it is suggested to replace bottle nipples every 2-3 months. Is everyone actually doing this?”

“Has anybody used different sized bottle nipples for breast milk and formula? I’ve been breastfeeding since baby was born, but we do supplement my low supply with a bottle or two of formula and sometimes I would pump for my husband to feed him. In the beginning we tried dr browns premie, size T and size 1 nipples, with varying results. It took us a while to realize that he seemed to do best with the formula in the size 1 nipple and breast milk in the smaller T nipple. I attributed this to the for”

“Like the title says. I’m just curious. I feel like it’s not that common and comes with some more challenges (being the only one who can feed the baby being #1) and then other things like more frequent night wakes submitted by /u/NeverMeant125 [link] [comments]”

“I’m looking for some peace of mind or similar stories. My 11-week-old LO is exclusively breastfed. She was born larger (87%) but has been steadily dropping percentiles, hitting the 18% today. She is gaining weight, just very slowly. The line goes up steadily but slowly and I expect her to land even lower in the scale soon. Our IBCLC checked us and said her latch, suck, and positioning are absolutely perfect, predicting she’ll settle around the 20-25%. Her nappies are good (at least 5 poops and a”

“Tips for getting baby to gain weight! My baby boy is 9 weeks old and has been a great eater and sleeper since the beginning. He latched right away, barely lost weight in the hospital, and was back over his birth weight (which was 7lbs 2oz) in his first week. He’s also been a really good sleeper at night and as soon as he got back up to his birth weight, his pediatrician said we could let him do longer stretches at night. So he’s been doing 5-6 hour stretches at night since about 3-4 weeks old. I”

“I have loved feeding him exclusively by the breast! But for my own peace of mind, I wanted to know a bottle was an option. We tried six different bottles until I found one that he would actually latch! He has now taken freshly pumped milk out of the bottle twice. Yay! What didn’t work: Philips Avent (my oldest used these) Como tomo Dr Browns Philips Avent anti-colic Evenflo Balance+ What did work: Evenflo Classic submitted by /u/Rosewater-w [link] [comments]”

“So I am moving to EBF 8w twins (had been triple feeding on and off for the past 2 months). I have been working with an LC and doing weighted feeds. Typically I pump 60ml per side for a morning pump and would supplement with 10-20ml of formula. Today we did a weighted feed where both twins ate 100ml and 150ml a piece. The problem we have is when bottle feeding we were having to do paced feeding for twin B because she inhalls her bottles and would vomit a lot immediately after eating. Today she ch”

“Hello, I am a first time Dad and I’m struggling with guilt over the amount of breast milk I end up wasting when I’m taking the night shift. LO is about 2.5 weeks and she is about a pound over her birth weight. Very easy baby in my opinion, she doesn’t fuss much unless she really needs something. My partner exclusively breastfeeds during the day, and then at night we just have her pump and set her milk out while I have the baby in the living room. I think we are doing okay as first time parents!”

“Baby is only 3.5 months but I’m going back to work around 6 months pp and already panicking. Babe refuses bottle and tired a fair few. I also have an issue with high lipase in my milk when freezing it. I have tried scalding it which has improved it but there is still an issue! By the time I do go back, can I just start introducing a straw cup for the feeds when I’m at work? Max 2. The breastfeed when I’m at home?! I’m not introducing it yet, i just panic. She already has great head control and i”

“My baby turned 8 weeks yesterday and since 3 days ago he went from eating 5oz every 3-4 hours to 3 oz every 3 hours. He also seems super gassy out of nowhere. Anyone else have this happen? submitted by /u/Ghostpeppercat [link] [comments]”

“Hey I’m 33 w 2d. Two days ago, I had an appointment and my baby was measuring at around 31 w 4 days rather than 33 w. My dr wasn’t concerned. She started me on L arginine and suggested me to take some protein powder which is pregnancy safe. She said they’ll reevaluate at my growth scan which is in a few days. I wanted to ask how has your experience been with L arginine? submitted by /u/Mysterious_Baseball5 [link] [comments]”

“My baby is 7 weeks born at 5 pounds and 14 oz so fairly small which might be why she can’t open as wide? and she’s had a shallow latch from day 1 and only sucks onto the nipple. I saw a lactation consultant and they recommended mouth exercises for 2 weeks and we did those and don’t think it helped them much. They also said to shove her onto my breast basically once she opens wide but she barely opens wide. I’ve had mastitis twice in 7 weeks despite her feeding every 2 hours during day and even n”

“Mamas who exclusively breastfeed, do you pump? If so, what do you do with your pumped milk? And how often do you pump? If you don’t pump, why? How do you keep from getting too full? FTM of a little 2 week old baby boy. Breastfeeding is going well so far! I just have no idea how to incorporate pumping and don’t really know what to do with the milk that I do pump. I’ve only pumped a few times because I’ve felt really really full and baby wouldn’t wake up to eat. People keep scaring me about mastit”

“My baby is 8 months old and I have been sending her to daycare, 8 hour days with three 4 oz bottles. The daycare teachers are asking for more milk per bottle. But just last week there were a couple of days that she didn’t even get to the third bottle, so I’m disinclined to increase the volume per bottle. I also nurse her in once the morning and once before bed, and before bed she also gets a 4 oz formula bottle. On weekends I nurse her the whole day except she also gets that 4 oz formula bottle”

“hi all. my 12 week old has started to slow in weight gain. he's primarily breastfed and has got normal wet and poopy diapers, sleeps 8 - 12 hrs at night (sometimes snoo assisted sometimes co-sleeping), tears when he cries, and a normal soft spot. in the last week he only gained 1.5 ounces but is happy otherwise and is a super long guy. his last length check (about 3 weeks ago?) had him off the chart. he spits up after almost every feed despite keeping him upright and burping afterward. our p”

“Not sure who to brag about this to, then figured y’all would appreciate! Baby boy was born in December and until about 6 months PP I had really aggressive oversupply (it still tends that way but had drastically improved thank fuck). I’m EBF and have not pumped at all, mostly to avoid making oversupply worse. Because of the oversupply and intense letdown, I had to passively collect with a ladybug since day 1, if for no other region than to avoid a huge mess every feed 😂 Anyway, I’m moving with m”

“I go back to work next week (I work 2 12 hour shifts a week overnight). I am unsure of how many ounces my LO eats per feeding since he’s EBF. How do I figure this out for my husband since he will be doing the night feeds. Also do I mimic babies eating habits when I pump or do I do every 2-3 hours? 🥲 submitted by /u/hdieocnfueos [link] [comments]”

“I’m at my wits end and feeling so hopeless My three month old has been eating less the past week , she’s now eating 65-70 ml per feed x7 a day whereas she used to do 90 ml x5 a day plus 70-80 ml x2 day ( total 7 ) A backstory on my babe is that we have been trying to get her weight up due to her dropping on percentiles She was admitted last month to the hospital for FTT and they discharged us by having us fortify my Breast milk , they sent us home with concentrated enfamil a+ and the dietician h”

“Hi all, I guess I’m looking for some solidarity or seeing if anyone has been in this situation… I’ve always had a sensitive mindset about feeding so the latest developments have sent me into a spiral. My son just turned 3 months yesterday and we went to go see the pediatrician because we noticed his weight dropped to 10th percentile. She said he’s trending downward on the curve and mildly not gaining enough weight. Pediatrician told us to do weighted feeds for a week and thinks I should give him”

“I have a 15 day old baby. Right out the womb, doctors were saying he could only eat 10-30 ml but he acted like he was constantly starving, so off the bat I was paranoid about how much to feed or if he was getting enough. At a week old, he was smashing 2oz bottles and then continued to act hungry, even with paced feeds and bottle breaks with burps. So now it seems he wants 3oz every 3 hours. Is this normal? His current weight as of Monday was 7lbs 14oz. I just got done with a 3oz bottle with him,”

“My baby is almost 3 weeks old and wow today he has just been feeding the entire day. He naps for like 30 minutes and bam he’s up again. I’ve been sitting in bed basically all day today just feeding him. This is not how he’s ever acted before and idk if what I’m giving him is enough. He isn’t breastfed and I do bottle feed but I heard cluster feeding only happens with babies who feed from the boob? Idk. Anyway- I’m exhausted and hope this is temporary. He’s eating 2-3 oz per session all day long.”

“Idk why this switch confuses my brain - he just turned one a couple days ago! We’re currently doing 3 “bottles” (sippy cups of formula) a day. I’ve been told to just offer both water and milk at meals and water during the day/during snack? Help! What worked for you? For context - he’s also in daycare, and will be switching to the 1 year old where they get both milk and water during the day I believe .. submitted by /u/EuphoricGarbage4895 [link] [comments]”

“Since a week our 9 month old daughter barely drinks her milk and eats her purees. It takes great effort. She used to love it and we considered her a good eater. It suddenly changed. Also she’s way fussier than usual and cries more often during feeds. Her temp is higher than usual and she gags a lot. Sometimes pukes violently. Not normal reflux. Other than that she’s very playful, vocal and cheerful. Nothing that would indicate she’s unwell. We checked for upper teeth (she already has 2 lower tee”

“My baby is 2 weeks old (already? whoa!). He regained to birth weight by 1 week old, but then put on only 5 oz between week 1 and week 2. I’ve been EBF on demand which is still roughly every 2, SOMETIMES every 3 hours. His latch looks good and is comfortable for me. I can hear him swallowing. And he’s had plenty of wet and dirty diapers. My concerns are 1 that his pediatrician said he’s only gaining about 12-15 grams a day and our goal should be closer to 20-30 grams a day average. and 2, I have”

My baby is almost 10 months and we’ve transitioned to 3 meals a day on solids so I’m trying to pump before his meals to keep my supply up and build our…

“Not sure if posting in this group will help - I have a 11 week old baby. We use Philips Advent Natural Response bottles and nipples. She drinks exclusively breastmilk. She has used the size 2 nipple for about 6 weeks, we just recently this week went up to a size 3.. due to her taking 40+ min to finish a 4oz bottle. With the size 3, she takes about 10-15 min to finish a 4oz bottle, and I am pace-feeding her due to the increase in nipple flow. My problem is, even with pace-feeding - it seems to be”

“I’m looking to hear from parents who may have gone through something similar. My baby is 6 months old and has been exclusively breastfed. He was born at 3.83 kg and has gradually dropped from around the 85th percentile to just above the 50th percentile (7,9 kg) on the WHO growth charts. Because of this, I’m working with an IBCLC who thought initially we should try to increase my milk intake. The challenge is that over the past few weeks, he’s become very distracted during the day. He often nurse”

“Due with my second child in 3 weeks. With my first I pumped and BF. I was pumping inbetween feeds because I had no idea what I was doing. I was always engorged and leaking milk. Looking for advice from those who exclusively BF. How do I get started: -When the baby is very young (first 2 weeks) and only needs to feed on one side because that is enough milk, what do I do about all of the milk on the other side? How do I not let it become uncomfortable, engorged or lumpy/painful. -What are some hel”

“My LO is just over 9 months. She’s exclusively breastmilk, but takes bottles (of breastmilk) at daycare. She has historically taken three 4oz bottles each day. Recently, she’s only wanted two of those 4oz bottles (plus whatever foods she gets). Should I start dropping her bottles to 3oz in hopes that she still takes three bottles? Or just have her do the two 4oz bottles? Also curious what peoples journeys looked like when dropping pump sessions during your work day, while still being able to mai”

“Curious how fast your baby grew! My baby was born just under 6lb. After 6 weeks we are out of preemie clothing and almost 8 lbs. I am wondering if anyone else has a 7 percentile baby and how fast they grew? submitted by /u/Salt-Jello-4165 [link] [comments]”

“My almost 4mo baby started daycare 3wks ago and I went back to work. On the days we are away from each other, my schedule was as follows: 6am breastfeeding 10am pump 1pm pump 4pm pump 5pm breastfeed 6pm breastfeed 7:30pm breastfeed 2am breastfeed 4am breastfeed This comes out to 3 pumping sessions and 6 breastfeeding sessions (rarely only 4 if he sleeps all night). At daycare, he was eating 12oz, which is on the nose how much I was pumping. Seems about right to me given how frequentlt he breastf”

“I’m almost 5 months postpartum and have been exclusively breastfeeding since the beginning with an occasional pump to build a small freezer stash. Anyways I am such a leaky faucet, i’ve had a good/borderline over supply since my milk came in and in turn every time I nurse and sometimes in between I leak so much. I have been using disposable breast pads since I got home from the hospital and sometimes use a milk collector but it’s not always right by me and honestly can feel like extra work at ti”

“I’m breastfeeding/pumping and I feel hungry so often, especially between meals and during/after feeds. My in-laws live with us, so I don’t always feel comfortable just going to the kitchen and grabbing food whenever I need to. I’m trying to keep some easy snacks near me so I don’t get to the point where I’m starving or shaky. I’ve tried Munchkin Milkmakers so far, but there are so many lactation snacks and breastfeeding-friendly snack options that I’m overwhelmed. Can you please share what snack”

“My daughter was born 3.3 kg (7 lb 4 oz), around the 47th percentile. By 2 months she had jumped to around the 80th percentile while combo feeding. Then we had months of vomiting, diarrhea, reflux, CMPA, multiple formula changes (Nutramigen, now Alfamino), and a bottle aversion. Her intake dropped a lot. She’s almost 6 months now and usually drinks 750-800 mL (25-27 oz) a day (some days only 600 mL/20 oz). She’s also just started having tiny tastes of solids. Despite everything, she’s now 9 kg (1”

“Hi all!! My LO is 6.5 months old (born on January 1st, so it's easy to know her age haha) and almost exclusively breastfeeds still (she takes a bottle of my breastmilk some mornings, or on date nights, but she's almost always on the breast). She goes 10-12 hours at night now (and has for a bit), is taking solids 1-2X a day with a breastfeed and feeds 5-6 (usually 5!) times a day. She's super healthy, happy and growing well (95% percentile for length). Great eater. As an avid fitness”

“I genuinely want to know what other women would do in my shoes - here goes: My daughter was born full term at 6 lbs 3 oz. We breastfed for the first two weeks, but she had jaundice and wasn't gaining weight despite nursing around the clock. We eventually learned she wasn't transferring milk effectively, so I switched to exclusively pumping when she was 2 weeks old. At around 3 weeks old (mid-May), she was diagnosed with oral motor dysfunction, and we've been in feeding therapy ever s”

“Is it normal for a baby to be exhausted after nursing for 10- 20 min? I feel like she isn’t getting enough bc she tires out too easy. My baby was born 37 weeks bc I had preeclampsia. She is 5 weeks now and finally breastfeeding. We’d been doing bottles of breast milk only. She has a great latch and no tongue ties but after finishing one breast she rarely ever even gets going on the second one. She will start screaming on the second one and not want to latch at all. She sometimes will drink 1-2oz”

“My 13 month old does not drink a lot of water. The last few weeks, we have been trying to reduce her bottles. It's stressing me out because we have been in multiple heat advisories. She would rather play with her water then drink it. The mistake I think I made, is that I have let her have small sips of my drinks such as juice, pop, and tea. Not a lot just small sips to try, I have been offering water for much longer. The other day I decided to see how she would drink extremely diluted tea an”

“We took our daughter to the urgent care today and she is 21 pounds at 7 months. She just turned seven months on June 26th. I’m trying not to worry because I know that as soon as she starts crawling, she will lose weight. But my husband and I are both obese and I’m worried that our genetic predisposition towards being heavier is carrying onto her. submitted by /u/AtmosphereTop1591 [link] [comments]”

“My baby is 5 months old now and at her 4 month appointment, she weighed close to fifteen pounds. The doctor never said anything negative about it and seemed happy about where she’s at. Now, she’s probably close to sixteen or seventeen pounds and she’s definitely got some rolls. Everyone who sees her comments on how big she is and how their babies never got this big, even at a year old. I don’t see a problem with it but I’m also her mom and I’m biased. She’s mostly breastfed but will get topped o”

“I have been practicing bottles with my 4 month old 3 times a day. Up until recently, we have just been doing 1 oz per bottle. But, he has been doing so good! I decided to up it to 2 oz and he’s actually finishing them (yayyy!!!) It’s still taking him a while to finish his bottle, so I know we need to keep practicing. If I give 2 oz (and he finishes it) should I pump too? I haven’t pumped to replace 1 oz because I pump in the middle of the night and use that for his bottles. My middle of the nigh”

“My breastfeeding goal was 6 months & after a rocky start… my LO is now 10 months! I did start going back to work 1 day a week when she was 8 months & started combi feeding (mixed my breastmilk with formula as I don’t pump enough to give her multiple full bottles) but I’m now back to work full time & would like to start weaning her so by 12 months she’s stopped nursing as I’d like to have a bit of autonomy back… any advice on how to do this please? Ideally I wouldn’t want to go cold t”

“Hi! 6 days pp and I am FULL! Baby is already back to birth weight but is only nursing from one side at a time, I’m assuming because she’s getting plenty. How long until my body realizes it doesn’t need a gallon in each breast every 2-3 hours and an ounce or two will do just fine! I’m trying not to pump because I don’t want to encourage an over supply but I’m terrified of mastitis and just want to do it right! Thanks! submitted by /u/Cute_butpsycho22 [link] [comments]”

“My 6 month old has always been in the 40% for weight. Always been a snacker when BF. I send 3, 6oz bottles of pumped milk to daycare (bottles are 3 hours apart) and he sucks them down. When my husband feeds him a bottle at home he also sucks down 6oz. Sometimes we give him 7 and he drinks the whole bottle. My husband thinks he needs 7-8oz per bottle, everything I read says BF babies don’t need more than 6oz. I’m also not pumping enough for 7 or 8 oz bottles. Does any one have BF babies taking mo”

“I’m looking for advice because I’m feeling really discouraged as a FTM.. My daughter is just over 2 weeks old. She was born at 5 lb 15 oz and weighed 7 lb today, so she’s gaining great on pumped breast milk. I produce enough milk (around 25-30 oz/day), but my goal has always been to nurse directly. We’ve been seeing an IBCLC 2-3 times a week since birth. She has no tongue tie or lip tie, and we’ve tried different positions, skin-to-skin, breast compressions, and a nipple shield because I have fl”

“We're really struggling to get our baby to eat more than 2oz each 3 hours. We have tried Prevacid since last week and it's not helping. She's using Similac 360 Total Care Gentle Comfort because we did find out she had acid reflux. She started that 2 weeks ago. Her food is now being fortified and she's gained only 6 oz in 2 weeks. She uses Dr Brown's narrow glass bottles with nipple size 2. She's not even 9 lbs, under 1% if the WHO scale, but she's content, reaching mi”

“My daughter is mostly breastfed but usually takes a bottle once a day. I do this because she is set to start daycare next month at 6 months old. My husband has given her a bottle the last two nights- she took the first bottle but refused the bottle last night. I wasn’t home both times so she had to wait until I got home to eat last night (it was only 45 minutes past her feed time) Anyhow, should this be concerning for starting daycare? I don’t want them to have an issue feeding her. submit”

“My son was born at 37 weeks and was 6 lb 2 oz. He is about a week away from being 2 months and I'm pretty sure he's over 13 lbs now. I did the thing where I weighed myself, then myself holding him, which I know isn't super accurate, but it registered a difference of 13.6 lbs. If that's true he has nearly doubled his birth weight. Is this okay? I've heard you can't overfeed a bf baby but I'm scared his pediatrician is going to tell me I have to cut back 😭 submit”

“hi all! I wamted to see if anyone thst experience or perspective on this. My daughter will be one next week and I've been breastfeeding when she's physically with me and she takes bottles of pumped milk while at daycare. she's very much a comfort nurser. next week I plan on introducing whole milk to eventually wean off pumped bottles of breastmilk because I just loathe pumping at work. My plan was for her to self wean but I dont see that happening any time soon. So I plan to stop pum”

“So I started breastfeeding and would give my baby 1oz of formula since I wasn’t sure she was eating enough in the beginning. She will be 2 months tomorrow, for the last 3 weeks she hasn’t been wanting formula (kindamil) or much of the bottle. We changed the nipple but it’s still an issue. My husband tried giving her a bottle with breastmilk while I was taking a shower and he said she was just crying the whole time. What can I do for her to take the bottle ? I worry if I need someone to watch her”

“I know I’ve been told not to focus on weight loss during breastfeeding, but I kinda have to. My first baby I was unable to breastfeed and I really want to this time. But I’ve also had two pregnancies back to back. First pregnancy gained 100 pounds, this pregnancy 50. Diabetes also runs in my family. For my health I absolutely have to lose weight, but I also really want to breastfeed. submitted by /u/Substantial-Car2662 [link] [comments]”

“Hi all! This group was so helpful with my first baby - we had very low supply, triple fed for 6 weeks, continued to combo feed forever, tongue tie revised twice, poor weight gain (50th percentile down to 2nd), eventually bottle aversion…. It just ran the gamut. I suspect that even after multiple tongue tie revisions she never truly became efficient at transferring milk, plus I suspected IGT, but we still managed to nurse happily until 18 months! So, I was shocked when my second was born three we”

“I am for sure making less milk but I don’t know if it is because she is taking less or if she doesn’t have enough. She is 7 months old and in my country we already give lots of solids at that age (350g per day currently). She seems healthy and we will see the pediatrician just in case. My question is not a medical question, it is only about breastfeeding. Thank you Edit for more details: she got bottles of pumped milk from my husband for the past 2 months and I pumped more milk than what she too”

“My baby is 3 months old. Whenever I pump on my spectra I collect .5 - 1oz of milk from my right side & my left is close to 3.5 - 4oz I’m not really caring about the difference anymore just more so that I have to feed on the slacker side first then transfer him to the other boob because he will start to get fussy once the other one drains. I know we never run out of milk but it seems that way because it’s just a slow milk flow. When I transfer him to the overproducing side the flow is so fast”

“Chunky thigh diapers? Hii! Baby is a 9 month girly in the 91st percentile for weight. We moved to FreeStyle diapers awhile back but I'm wondering if there's something better suited for us. We went with freestyle because I heard they were good for chunky thighs. But, they don't close good around the waist. Like barely Velcro on and I actually think there's too much thigh room? Like sometimes one side of the diaper will slide over and give her a wedgie? I don't know. I have Hug”

“Hi all, I’m already working with the pediatrician on these issues but wanted to come here in case anyone has had a similar experience. My baby is breastfed at night and gets pumped milk during the day in a bottle. A few days after she turned 8 weeks, she started forcefully throwing up with it coming through her nose. She’s thrown up 12 times over the course of 5 days so far, and the last 5 times it has been tinged yellow with stomach acid and started becoming more projectile. About a week before”

“Hi, my lo is 15 weeks old. Over the last few weeks she has became increasingly fussier at the breast. The 4/5am night feed and the morning feed is fine but the breastfeeds throughout the day into the evening become increasingly difficult. She will latch for a little while and then get very upset and scream/cry and unlatch and it has been stressing me out to the point that I am getting very anxious to feed her. I think my letdown has slowed down and she is becoming frustrated but the more I stres”