Breastfeeding Supply Drops When Baby Goes to Daycare

“Ok so a little backstory, my baby girl was 7lb 19in at birth. By month 1 she was up to 8lb 13oz and 21.5in. First kid so didn’t really know what I was doing and nursed her like every 1-1.5 hrs even though she was tired not hungry. Pediatrician said she gained a lot and try not to feed her so much. Month two we figured out a good rhythm and discovered eat play sleep. She was up to 10lb 1oz and 23in. She is 4 months this week and we went to the pedi on Monday and she is only 11lb 4oz. She was alre”

“Hi! This community was so helpful when I was in the throes of feeding a newborn and worrying about supply. We are approaching six months of EBF but my LO recently started part time daycare for a max of 5.5 hours but usually just 5. I feed her right before going and sent her with two 3 oz bottles. They suggested she needed more I started sending two 4oz bottles. They are still saying she needs more and suggested she get two 6oz bottles. After consulting with my IBCLC and researching, it seems wil”

“5 mos pp and supply has dropped noticeably since returning to work FT. Pumping 3 times during workday while LO is at daycare. I'm still getting enough nourishment, but my body might be deciding the BF journey is coming to an end on my behalf and I'm feeling the effects emotionally. I'm sure it's a combination of hormone drop and also knowing I'm sad that baby is away from me all day 5 days a week. 1) Has anyone navigated a dip successfully without adding a lot of extra pumpin”

“I’m currently triple feeding and it’s exhausting. I’m seeing a lactation consultant soon to see if we can make a plan to move onto mostly breastfeeding and maybe just formula top ups, as I’m finding pumping around the clock exhausting. If that doesn’t work out, I’m ready to thrown in the towel and move to formula, however someone in a different thread suggested that even small amount of breastmilk still carry benefits. I tried to look it up, but I couldn’t find anything - does anyone have any re”

“I breastfeed and sometimes pump so my husband can do the feeding on occasion. My baby was born at 3560g, but left hospital after 4 days with 3320g. He is a month old now and he's at about 4800g. This means that on average he gained 55g a day. Whenever I mention this to anyone their reaction is "oh wow that's a lot". Even the nurse that was coming over to check on him and weigh him was surprised and made me feel like I'm overfeeding. When I asked why she looks surprised and”

“My LO is 4.5 months, and after a great BF start, we got unlucky in many ways, and our journey got complicated. I ended up nursing him and giving him two extra 4oz bottles a day because of weight gain. First, these were both formula, but I started pumping, and now, I am able to pump something between 3-4oz in 3 pumping sessions a day. So he mostly gets 4oz of formula a day. I'm kind of proud of myself that I can almost provide all he eats, but at the same time, I'm sad that it's not a”

“i’ve been feeding my 5 week old on demand, replacing 1 nursing session with a pumping session each morning, which gives us enough to top off cluster feeds at night (which is sometimes not needed and goes into the freezer) and provide breakfast for her the next morning. she’s been waking up once overnight to eat, and has slept through the night altogether twice now. I was concerned about the longer stretches at night, but my LC said not to worry about it as long as I was removing milk at least 8”

“Hi Reddit! I am 2 weeks postpartum and have been exclusively breastfeeding my son. He was born at 38w3d and was 8 pounds 11 ounces. When we left the hospital he was 8 pounds 2 ounces which they said was a normal amount of weight to lose. We went to the pediatrician when he was 10 days old and he was already back up at 9 pounds so I feel that breastfeeding is working which is such a relief. He feeds on demand and sometimes will show hunger cues about an hour after his last feed, which could be be”

“Our 8.5mo is generally breastfed, eats solids well, and has CMPA. But, she just started daycare two weeks ago, we’re now traveling (6h time difference, visiting grandparents). She got her first cold, she’s teething and there was a jet lag. A perfect storm that led to a nursing strike. This means that she will not nurse when awake. She bites me each time I offer a boob when she’s awake. She still manages to nurse during night time sleep. On top of that she refuses CMPA-friendly formula. Overall,”

“*to start off, I have nothing but respect for e/p moms and formula feeding* this isn’t what this is about. I have recently started exclusively pumping with my 5 month old. (He was born 10lbs 1oz) I don’t want to bc I hate pumping but whatever. He’s my 2nd born so this is all a fuckin whirlwind. It seemed so easy with my first one. He just nursed and that was it. He sucks at nursing. Ever since he was born, we’ve had issues. He ended up in the NICU bc he wasn’t getting enough milk. He couldn’t la”

“Hi everyone! I'm currently 9 days postpartum and breastfeeding is not going so well. Baby lost 11% of birth weight by day 3, weighing 7lbs5oz (birth weight was 8lbs3oz).We started supplementing with formula that same day and I also started pumping after each feed. Went back the next day for another weigh in and he gained 7oz in one day (7lbs12oz) but now looking it up this seems unlikely? Idk. Anyway we went back 4 days later (yesterday) and from the last appointment he didnt gain anything.”

“Okay so I had my baby 5 weeks early, we’re 5w pp. I’ve been supplementing with donor milk and trying to build my supply. I’ve plateaued at about 1-1.5oz total per pump. My weighed feed came in around 55-60ml. Here’s where I need input, I make sure my breasts are emptied every 2-3 hours, either by my baby or by pump. If my baby wakes up 15 minutes after I pump I put her to breast first until she isn’t actively eating and then I top off with a bottle. Kind of like a little power pump? I let her co”

“I went back to work 2 days a week a few months ago. Baby did really well, she was around a year old and was drinking water throughout the day and is a great eater. I initially pumped her normal feeds but she refused a bottle or any breast milk not from the boob so moved to just expressing enough for comfort. She reverse cycled which was hardcore but doable. However, now she is obsessed with boobies all day when I'm not working and then all night and spends a lot of time just dry nursing and”

“Hello ladies! I’m 11 months pp and my supply has significantly dropped since my daughter has started going to a daycare which provides two meals and one snack for her for free🙌 (about two months, she was eating a lot of purées before that). She eats so well during the day and when she gets home, and breastfeeds once/maybe twice (from when she wakes up around 6am, falls back sleep eating, then walked up about 1.5 hrs later and sometimes before she goes to sleep for the night). She also has about”

“Hi all, I am a FTM and my baby is 6-week old. She is super adorable and we love her so much. I am currently facing issues and don’t know how to move forward, I will try to be brief but can provide more details as needed. In summary: - babygirl has been combo fed since the first week due to a weight loss of 12% in the first few days - when we stopped combo feeding at 2 weeks as we were on the right track, her weight became stagnant so we went back on combo feeding - weight gain at 3 weeks (while”

“My son just turned 10 weeks today, and he started daycare last week as I went back to work. For background context: he was born at 37w5d at 5lb3oz, leaving the hospital at 4lb14oz. At his 2month/9 week checkup, he was 9lb 9oz and had grown 5.75" in height. He's also been a pretty frequent snacker (short, frequent feedings). The last few weeks he's been going 2-3 hours or more at night between feedings too, so mostly getting his meals in during the daytime. He is at daycare from 8:30”

“My baby boy is 4 months. He was born with a weight in the 78th percentile. He is now in the 11th percentile, although his height percentile is higher. This worries me but his pediatrician isn’t. We supplemented with formula in the hospital but since then has been breastfeeding every 3 hours with 1 bottle of pumped breast milk a day. We believe he has a lip and tongue tie, but he’s a content baby and shows the signs of eating enough like diapers and sleeps a first long stretch at night. But, he i”

“For background, my baby is 5mo. We fought so, so hard to be EBF and we’ve been doing amazing the last few months at it. Now we have him in daycare and he takes a bottle well (the positive of those triple feeding days) but after a few weeks now, daycare is asking that we pack larger bottles. We had been sending 3.5oz per bottle since that is usually how much he eats at a breastfeed (we’ve done weighted feeds to check). At home he may eat every 2.5ish hours, and if I’m ever out of the house and my”

“Right now I have plenty of milk for my baby, but I don't think I'm doing more than 21ish oz a day. My baby is 8w old but 3w gestationally, and I'm trying to transition from mostly pumping to mostly breastfed currently, but wondering if I need to worry about trying to get my supply up more still since 24 oz seems to be what babies need based on what I've read, and I'm under that currently even though I seem to have more than enough for my baby. My LC mentioned she should be ge”

“I'm going back to work soon and my 7-month-old baby will be starting daycare. We've been doing semi-regular bottle feeds with pumped milk so he can keep in practice using a bottle, I had glass Phillips Avent bottles with a size 2 nipple that we were using, daycare only takes plastic bottles and I felt like his latch was getting weird so decided to look for a new kind of bottle. After trying out a couple sample bottles, the lansinoh one seemed kind of fast but the nuk one seemed good and”

“Hello Ladies! I’m BF my little preemie baby and he’s doing great for the most part but this is all new to me. I’m trying to feed him but also build a stash for when daddy feeds him. First, I’m wondering if he is getting enough milk, I feed both breasts which before he came home would total to 60ml and he was taking 55ml at the hospital. He doesn’t seem hungry at he’s done with both breasts and is eating every 3 hrs but once he’s done (he does 20min on each boob) my boobs are tired! I still feel”

“We are at 12 weeks and doing 8-11 feedings per day (1 bottle of pumped milk each day). We had some weight gain issues around 5 weeks. Everything is back on track, but I'm afraid of doing less than 8 feeds per day. She sleeps well overnight, so we are really packing in the day time feeds. I feel I need to be on a schedule to accomplish it. Sometimes she seems not that hungry, but I worry that if I try to go off her hunger cues instead of a schedule, I might miss something. I know things chang”

“My LO is almost 4 weeks and I am breastfeeding, but he has taken a bottle about 4-5x in a week (mostly breast milk but has also ate formula). I feel like I am a “just enougher” and will get about 2-3oz per pump session. I am wondering what is the best way to utilize pumping to either build up a bit more supply so I can ensure my baby can bottle feed breast milk at least once a day—should I pump after a feed or pump on the other breast when my LO only eats on one side? I don’t wanna create an ove”

“First of all, I’m not quite sure if I’m using the term “EBF” correctly. What I want to say is that I only breastfeed (I rarely pump or give bottles). I’m a SAHM and it’s definitely hard, but manageable. I feel so anxious about my supply and I’m looking for support/words of encouragement or wisdom from other moms. Until around 2ish months, I pumped somewhat regularly because baby was waking frequently and it made nights easier for me so that my husband could give her a bottle. Once she started sl”

“Hi Im a first time mom, fully breastfeeding and I really wanted to breastfeed my baby until she’s 2, but since going back to work it has been mentally and physically draining trying to keep up with the every 2 hours pumping schedule and me being an enough-er is not helping too. Im extremely tired and i feel like im less productive at work. The guilt both at work and at home is tremendous. I wish I could just stay at home and care for my baby. But its not possible for our family now. submit”

“My baby is 7m old. I've probably done 75% breast feeding since day 1 with 1-2 bottles a day of expressed milk. Until maybe a month or so ago I would pump 2-3 times a day. My mornings were always the most lucrative (providing I'd slept and not fed her multiple times during the night) and I'll get 100-200ml of milk from 1 breast. Later in the day I'd get 30-60ml per breast. Enough for me to fill 2 bottles a day and sometimes a bit left over. The last few weeks I've found I'”

“I have been EBF since my son was born. He turned 3 months old on Aug 11th. Aug 10th my son started daycare and I started pumping- I am getting 7oz while at work so I send two 3 oz bottles every day and we supplement with formula for the 3rd. I feed him right at drop off and pick up. Today.. my daycare provider sent me a schedule she kept of his feedings- she gave him 6 bottles totaling 22oz of formula and 6oz of breast milk. 28oz in 9 hours?!? How is this even possible? submitted by”

“hi all! little one is 3.5 months old and exclusively fed with bottled breast milk, drinking about 28 oz a day. He was born 6 lbs 2 oz and had slow weight gain initially as we navigated through a poor latch/tongue tie and thus the exclusive pumping. He has always been a lower percentile (<1) but I’m starting to wonder if something else is going on here. His pediatrician isn’t worried but also a very relaxed guy about most things (which we generally like) but I am starting to wonder.. is it my”

“I need HELP. My baby will be 5 months this weekend. He is breastfed (never had any issues) but takes bottles during the day while I work. Right now - I send three bottles to daycare with 4 ounces each. I also feed him during my lunch break (daycare next door). I have given them instruction to feed every 2 hours. Sometimes he finishes the bottles, sometimes he doesn’t. Here is where I need help - NIGHT TIME. For the past few weeks, he has been waking up at minimum three times a night to feed. Las”

“Is my situation and baby unique??? If there are other babies like mine would love to hear your experience. Baby is 10.5 months right now. Baby stopped taking a bottle at 8 months and I returned to work (3 times a week in office) at 6 months. In laws had been staying with us for past 4/5 months and had been giving him oats + pumped milk during the day and then some actual solids a little later. Rest of the milk feeds baby is breastfed. Now he is starting daycare and I’m very concerned how they wi”

“9.5 months into breastfeeding and baby girl is in daycare for the first time (full time). I don’t think I can keep up w/ the demand for what she needs… it breaks my heart but I think my supply is suffering because I’m so stressed and barely eating or keeping hydrated. I feel like everything is toppling so quickly. Especially financially. Do I give up? It felt good to send her to daycare today w/ 12 ounces but when her dad dropped her off, he neglected to give them the third bag… left it in the h”

“My baby started daycare at the beginning of August after being EBF the first 4 months of her life. We gave her the occasional bottle to practice early on but didn’t really keep up with it. Shes on week 3 and she is barely taking the bottle at daycare. Every day is different one day she drank 18oz which was crazy and then the other days it’s anywhere from 4 to 10 oz. She doesn’t take the bottle very well from my husband also. This has caused her to want to nurse way more overnight too so now we a”

“Hi! First time mom. My baby it’s going to day care and sadly for more than 10 hours because of my work. They want me to bring the bottles ready to drink. I’m pumping at work but not enough for the next day so I want to use my frozen milk. It’s ok for me to defrost it and get it in bottles ready for the day? I hear I need to use it in the next two hours after defrost so I’m thinking I’m not able to bring that milk. What do you all do? Anyone else with the same situation? Help and educate a very c”

“Hi All, I'm a first time mother to an almost 13 week baby. My baby was born a fairly healthy weight. A few days later, his weight dropped to 12.2% less than his birth weight. Had to stay at the hospital for a few days. He gained some weight and we were sent home. Was asked to feed him formula so he gains some weight. He touched the birth weight fairly quickly on formula and then we stopped formula. We only gave him expressed breast milk as he has latching issues. Since then, his weight has b”

“My 12 week old baby will be going to daycare in a few weeks, so we want to make sure he can take a bottle. My husband has been trying to give him a bedtime bottle of 5-6 oz (to help with getting a longer stretch of sleep) and I have been trying to pump that amount during that time. The last two nights I only got about 4 oz during my pump during that time so I had to pump again 1-2 hours later to ensure I pumped the same amount as his bottle and that he would have enough milk for his next night’s”

“Looking to hear some advice.. How did you wean your baby off the bottle? Our 1 year old will be starting daycare next month and I'm looking to reduce, or fully cut off formula feeding in the next two months. We currently have 1 during the day to fall asleep for the afternoon nap and one for bedtime, also to fall asleep. At night i keep a bottle on the nightstand but it's usually just a chug or two during the night if we have trouble falling back asleep. I feel like at this points its jus”

“So my girl is 10mo as of today. Shes always been on the small side since birth but we monitor her growth closely and she’s always been either on or slightly below her curve. At her appointment last week, she looked like she completely plateaued for the past month. Barely any weight gain. She is mostly breastfeed and I do offer formula as a top up. She will only ever take 1-3oz of formula ever. So that makes me think she’s getting a lot from nursing. But she’s not gaining any weight. We have a bl”

“My 6 week old (37 weeks 6 days), was very sleepy from thr beginning and while I was exclusively Bfing at first, the ped thought he should be gaining more weight and I should supplement. At first (first week) , he latched in great. After, I had to use nipple shield and he would latch good. Around week 2, he would shriek at breast, causing me to have a lot of stress, my supply started to take a dip. I started pumping to counter that and would combo bottle feed him. I always offered breast, but I c”

“Hello everyone. I'm ebf. I feel like up until this point my milk supply has been ' just enough ' amount. Baby is gaining weight and reached past her birth weight by 2 weeks. By only a little. She pooping and peeing. Recently she's given me some 3-4 hour stretches which has been nice. No where has she shown any issues with milk supply, up until now. She's exactly 3 weeks and 3 days, and tonight she's been very frustrated on the boob. After the initial let down she was fine”

“Hello everyone. I'm ebf. I feel like up until this point my milk supply has been ' just enough ' amount. Baby is gaining weight and reached past her birth weight by 2 weeks. By only a little. She pooping and peeing. Recently she's given me some 3-4 hour stretches which has been nice. No where has she shown any issues with milk supply, up until now. She's exactly 3 weeks and 3 days, and tonight she's been very frustrated on the boob. After the initial let down she was fine”

“My baby has mostly nursed since she was born. I’ve never had any concerns with my supply because she has always met her weight and growth chart curves per the pediatrician. But I’ve never really known how much milk she drinks or how much I am producing. Shes now 9 months old- I have gone back to work and she’s started daycare. It sucks. I’m sad, feel like I’m missing out, work is overwhelming (I’m a teacher), trying to pump as often as I can to keep up with her needs at daycare. I use both a wea”

“I’m on round 2 with triple feeding. First daughter wasn’t latching well, hurt my supply, triple fed for about 4 months until I went back to work and never increased my supply. I was unsuccessful at EBF. Second baby has tongue and lip tie and recently got it released but haven’t seen any improvement at all (it’s been about a week). Been triple feeding for 2 weeks even though I told myself the first time I would never do it again. But here I am stuck in this triple feeding trap. Miserable, can’t s”

“Hi, FTM 5m old bb girl (4m delayed d/t being born month early). Lately, baby has been difficult to feed. Last visit at peds we found out she was supposed to be eating 4-5oz. She went from 16% to 9% in percentile. I wasn’t too stressed over percentiles til then. I was also feeding her before based on how much she wanted… we struggled first month with dairy so now she’s dairy free breastfeeding which contributed to an ok weight gain. Lately, we’ve been waking her 3-3.5hrs but she doesn’t seem to b”

“I’ve noticed that I’m only pumping about 5-6 ounces when I’m at my 8.5 hour shift at work. With my first, I’d usually get around 9-12 ounces. My husband supplements with formula when I’m at work but when I’m home with my baby I only breastfeed and she always seems satisfied! We are also doing solids-breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She’s a big eater! Has anyone else noticed this? submitted by /u/Happy-Mom-152 [link] [comments]”

“Hi All. Looking for some answers here so hoping some of you can help :) - baby is 9.5mo. Has 3-4 meals a day and eats everything. - I have been exclusively pumping from birth. All has been well thankfully - baby currently has approx 3-4 bottles of 120ml per day - I pump 2x a day - originally aimed is to give baby breastmilk until 12months atleast. Situation: Because I’m now only pumping 2x a day, my supply is drastically dropping and is not meeting baby’s needs. I have a freezer stash. Based on”

“Hi everyone, I am in desperate need of some help. My baby is 10 months old tomorrow, and for the last week I’ve noticed what feels like a dramatic decrease in my supply. I’ve always had a great supply! Never any issues nursing, and the 3 days/week that I’m at work, I’ve been able to pump ~16 oz over my 10 hour work days which is consistently more than she drinks at home (average of 12-14 oz while I am out of the house for work) so I’ve built up a nice little stock in the freezer. She’s also a gr”

“We’ve been given three options for sending breastmilk to daycare, and I’m just not sure what may be best. My 4-month-old drinks 3-4oz (discussing the amount with her MD) per feeding. I have a large freezer stash, but feel it may be easier to just pour all breastmilk that I pump at work into one container (like the Ceres Chiller) and then send that to daycare the next day. We could: 1. Bring premade bottles every day 2. Bring a stash of frozen milk and bottles, and they would use what’s needed fo”

“My 6 week old has had a hard time feeding since birth. We have been trying to breastfeed but she has a shallow latch & I have low milk supply & not a strong milk flow. The lactation consultant also said that she has a tongue tie. The pediatrician said it wasn’t that bad & said she wouldn’t press us to get it cut. However, we are now planning to do so because feeding has been a challenge. Right now, we breastfeed with an SNS at the nipple. If she doesn’t finish the supplement, we put”

“I’ve been back to work for a month now(baby is 5.5 months) and just this last week and a half I noticed my supply has tanked. Baby sleeps about 7-7, I pump at 9 but then don’t until he eats at 7. I’ve been trying not to go longer than 3 hours max between pumps at work. I did get my period right about when this started happening. I latch baby every chance I get when I’m home. I am not the best with hydration and eating but I’ve been trying to really force water intake. Oh and to top it off, littl”

“Hi all! My baby is 1 month old today and I’m exclusively breastfeeding. At pediatrician appt his BMI was a little low because he is a tall baby. I do eight feeds a day and I feed him until he’s satisfied, but pediatrician thinks even when he’s satisfied from the nipple, it’s likely he would still eat more if given a bottle to supplement a couple times a day. Pediatrician wants me to add 1 pump session into the day to get a few extra oz to feed baby via bottle / supplement. Anyone been through th”

“My 5w old daughter and I have had a saga around weight gain since our first pediatrician appt where she lost 8% of her birth weight and they started to have me supplement and pump. She went up and down for the last 5 weeks with docs being happy with her weight gain but then her not quite gaining enough, it’s been a whole thing. Long story short, the last week or so she’s gained on the low end (0.5oz per day). The IBCLC’s told me to keep doing what I’m doing. The pediatrician disagrees and believ”

“How are you managing to pump or get anything done with a Velcro baby? FTM here. Currently pumping approximately every 3 hours during the day while I’m on maternity leave. Sometimes the baby (14 weeks old) wakes up and I pop him in the bouncer or play mat while I pump and that’s no problem. However, I feel like lately he is up and then falls asleep in my arms 5-30 minutes before my next pump session. I hate waking him up after he has just fallen asleep but the second I put him down in the bassine”

“I’m 5 weeks postpartum and feeling really overwhelmed with breastfeeding/pumping and could use some perspective. My baby is about 12.4 lbs and has a BIG appetite. He seems to need around 28–34 oz a day, and I’m producing roughly 28 oz of breast milk most days. The problem is he drinks basically everything I make, so I can’t build a freezer stash. I’m spending around 3–4 hours a day breastfeeding or pumping. Sometimes he’ll nurse for 30–45+ minutes on both sides and still be hungry, so I suppleme”

“I’m 5 weeks postpartum new mom and feeling really overwhelmed with breastfeeding/pumping and could use some perspective. My baby is about 12.4 lbs and has a BIG appetite. He seems to need around 28–32 oz a day, and I’m producing roughly 28 oz of breast milk most days. The problem is he drinks everything I make, so I can’t build a freezer stash for top offs or so my husband can do night feeds. I’m spending around 3–4 hours a day breastfeeding or pumping. Sometimes he’ll nurse for 30–45+ minutes o”

“Looking for others who've been through weight faltering / failure to thrive, especially with a breastfed baby, because I'm trying to keep perspective while we push for a real workup. Our daughter was born at 6 lb 9 oz (around the 15th percentile). She's now 4 months and 9 lb 3 oz. Using her actual clinic weights, she started right in the normal range, sat on the 3rd percentile around 1 month, and has been dropping below it ever since, she's now roughly 17% under the 3rd percentil”

“My baby is eating so much more at daycare than I can pump. He goes to daycare twice a week, and when he is there, he is eating about 6 oz (4 oz breastmilk, 2 oz formula) every 2.5 hours. Meanwhile, I’m only getting out about 3.5oz in the same interval. I have a spectra S2 and I measured my nipples (13mm?) so I recently went down in flange size from 21mm to 17mm then again to 15mm without significant improvement. Is this a supply issue? A pump issue? Or something else? I know pumps are less effic”

“My daughter was born June 5 Breastfeeding worked well the first 4 weeks, and she gained weight normally. She received her first formula feed on June 26, during heatwave because she seemed hungry after breastfeeding. In the chaos of the heatwave and introducing formula for the first time, we did not use paced bottle feeding. Since then we have used use paced bottle feeding consistently. Around July 9, breastfeeding gradually became much more difficult. She started becoming very frustrated at the”

“We just had our 2mo peds appointment and our LO has dropped from 13th %ile at 1mo to 8%ile at 2mo. He's maintained 28%ile for height and is up to a whopping 96%ile for head circumference, but we're all concerned about his weight gain. I EBF on demand and my husband gives 2-3 bottles of pumped milk during his shift at night. The pediatrician suggested I follow up nursing sessions with pumped milk. He's a spitter too, so I'm also supposed to be keeping him upright for 30min after e”

“I have rarely used a breast pump because my baby is EBF and we just never used bottles. Now she’s 11 months old and I’m going back to work in September. I’ll be home most days but one day a week I’m gone. I’ve tried the Medela hand pump and rarely ever got anything, tried a few flange sizes and same thing. Now I’m trying the MC M5 (can’t say the name, it’ll get taken down) and I’ve sized according to their guidelines and i’m still getting barely anything. My baby is a big baby who barely eats so”