Breastfeeding mothers can't get enough milk to feed their babies

“I am 12 weeks postpartum and I am really stressing about feeding my baby. This is my second and the first time around I never remember wanting to quit breastfeeding so bad. My baby was not gaining weight well, it took 3 weeks to get back to birth weight, I was in so much pain from a bad latch. Eventually went to a IBCLC and then we have been going to an OT/LC every week since 4 weeks old. Baby has a lip and tongue tie. OT/LC said getting him clipped would be an out of pocket expense and the comm”

“Hi! I’m a first time mom and have been exclusively breastfeeding my baby who’s 6 weeks old. I do not pump. It seems like my supply has decreased over the last few days. I’m no longer leaking and my boobs no longer feel full. I’m afraid my baby isn’t getting enough and starting to worry since I do not pump nor have I had any plans to start him on formula! Since I’m 6 weeks PP I should be starting my period soon. Could that be it? I also just started birth control pills (day 3). Could that be it?”

“So I’ve always been tall and slim. Always tried to gain weight and it’s never worked. I got pregnant and finally put some weight on and I was honestly pretty happy about it. I’m breastfeeding and currently weighing below what I started before I got pregnant. I hear everyone talk about how they can’t lose weight but I’m concerned about losing it. Genuinely didn’t want to really lose any just because of breastfeeding. I’m dairy free because my baby can’t handle dairy so I’m sure that contributes.”

“I’m nursing for 3 years, the little one is 8 months old. I’m also 40 and overweight so I’m feeling crap. I saw another post where everyone said they feel ugly but I unsure if that’s really breastfeeding or just post partum and sleep deprivation and formula mums feel the same. I’m curious how is the experience of the end of breastfeeding. I only stopped for 3 months but I was 3rd trimester pregnant. submitted by /u/Cultural_Owl9547 [link] [comments]”

“I’m about to hit the 6 month mark and feeling like I’m ready to tap out on breastfeeding but also feeling guilty cause I know a lot of things say to do it for a year. Just to add, I mostly pump because my baby was born very small and pumping has been a lot easier with being able to track how much he was getting. But I also do direct breastfeeding at least once a day. But BF/pumping is just exhausting and I’m over it and just wanting to see what other moms have done submitted by /u/Ca”

“Hey all, my wife and I have a healthy 2 month old who's been breast/bottle feeding. My wife has had a good supply overall, but the last couple days she has had recurrent clogging in her milk ducts. Anyone else experience this? I've seen other posts saying ice and ibuprofen are the go-to treatments, but is there any way anyone has found to keep the ducts from continuing to get clogged? She's pretty uncomfortable but also worried it's going to be affecting her supply, so any words”

“My LO is 3 weeks old and my supply has been very low. Each pumping session I only get out 20mls total from both breasts. It’s becoming so frustrating and I’m running out of options. I saw an IBCLC and she told me that the issue is my baby’s high hard palate. The goal is to exclusively pump for a week to increase my supply and give my LO formula for the time being. I’m currently taking supplements to try and help my increase as well. My goal was to EBF but I’m reaching the point of giving up. At”

“My baby will be 10 weeks on Wednesday and I’m not sure if she’s going through a growth spurt or if my supply dropped? Since last night she’s been waking up inconsolable every hour to eat. I’ll feed her for a bit and then she gets really frustrated. Yesterday she nursed for 3hrs, she usually only goes for 2hrs. But I’m not sure if she nursed longer bc it took more time or if she was just hungrier. I haven’t dealt with this before, but I had to stop birth control (Deblitane) 2 days ago bc it was m”

“My baby is 3 weeks old and I’m really struggling. Breastfeeding was going great the first week and I was so happy and enjoying it so much. Then at his first appointment we found out he was losing weight, which was really scary, so I started pumping and giving bottles of breast milk. Thankfully he’s gaining weight now, but he latches less and less every day. Sometimes he gets frustrated at the breast, won’t open his mouth, or just stays there like it’s a pacifier. I have a strong letdown, so some”

“I’m just shy of three weeks postpartum and this breast-feeding thing has been so difficult with my low supply. Today, I breast-fed my baby who I’ve been combo feeding, but I’m trying to wean off formula if I can and just try to get him to latch on my breast as much as possible. Today, he only has had one nap because he was getting fussy after putting him down after I breast-fed him. I feel like my body has failed him that I can’t provide him with enough milk that he needs. I’m at a loss and thin”

“Just about 7 months postpartum. I weighed 215 immediately after birth and now I’m close to 223. Everytime I try to do anytbing to lose weight my milk supply drops. I really don’t want to stop breastfeeding but in the. Ear future we want to try for baby number 2 since number 1 took a really long time due to my pcos. The only thing that helped was losing 20lbs. So I’m stuck, I don’t want to stop breastfeeding. But I also really want to lose weight. Someone help!! It took about 1.5 years ttc to con”

“Last year my supply was good not over supplier at all but I fed my baby and was able to pump him like one 3oz bottle as well. This time around (14 months apart) my supply has been so low. I had to supplement with formula a little which is is something I would have never done the first time around. And it takes me at least 3 pump sessions to make 2-3oz. I was also loosing 1-2 pound per week until I got to my pre pregnancy weight. This time I have been the same weight haven’t lost anything I’m sur”

“I’m about 4 days in my milk came in earlier today! I have a few questions I’m hoping someone more experienced can help me with… I am seeing lactation later today as well. Now that my milk is in, baby is a little harder to latch. She used to immediately suck on and now she takes a minute or so of fussing at the nipple before latching. This started happening as soon as my milk started coming in and has been happening at each feed since. Is this normal? One thing I will note is we had our first ped”

“Is anybody here pregnant while also nursing their baby/toddler? How is your supply doing? submitted by /u/Annual_Working5502 [link] [comments]”

“For those of you that successfully and intentionally lost weight while breastfeeding, what was your diet / exercise regimen? And how did you make up for broken sleep? How did you ensure supply wasn’t affected? I don’t want to risk my supply at all and am currently 6 weeks post partum, hoping I can at least try after 12 weeks to slowly lose the pregnancy weight( about 20lbs to go). submitted by /u/PresentationTop9547 [link] [comments]”

“Going through some struggles with my 6 week LO. Day 3 she lost 10% of her bodyweight so the pediatrician ordered me to triple feed (nurse, pump, then supplement) since she was not getting enough from the breasts. Day 4 they released her anterior tongue tie in the office. Since day 3 I have been triple feeding every day and I'm exhausted and want to know from other moms if it's possible for her to get to exclusively nursing or if I should give up and combo/formula feed. Here's what I&”

“For context, I have a good supply, and my baby has a great latch and is able to transfer plenty of milk when nursing. The reason I am using an SNS (supplemental nursing system) is so my LO can get fortified milk. She's no good with a bottle, so our speech therapist, LC, and dietitian said an SNS might be a solution. They want her to take about an ounce of fortified milk from the SNS at each feed in addition to whatever she's getting from me directly. I've only been using the SNS for”

“(Important to note I don't have a thyroid and I have PCOS) My supply keeps dropping and I don't know why. I am feeling so defeated. My baby is 4 months old. At 2 months old my supply randomly just disappeared. I stopped getting letdowns easily and the volume decreased. I was able to get it up but it's still not enough. Now it seems every couple weeks it just drops drastically again. I was having one let down on each side lasting a minute and now I am lucky if it's 30 seconds. She”

“I’m 19 days postpartum. I’ve made a few posts in the group before about how my milk didn’t come in till day four, but I’ve struggled with low appetite and undersupply. This lactation consultant wanted me pumping eight times a day on top of trying to latch, but I took the advice from this group to just latch, my baby as much as possible, and not pump. The only time I pump is if I do supplement for formula if I’m very tired and worried my baby won’t get enough from me. Yesterday I had my second la”

“I felt like one of the lucky ones not having clogged ducts, mastitis etc the whole 7 months I’ve been exclusively nursing. UNTIL baby cut a tooth, had sporadic night wakes/feeds or no wakes/feeds and I ended up with a clogged duct for the first time. OUCH. Not a single person warned me that a clogged duct was the start of said unfortunate series of painful events. Got the swelling down and clog out within 24 hours, then ended up with a bleb that feels like my baby is sucking sand through my nipp”

“Baby is one month now. I am doing combo feeding plus trying to pump to increase supply. One of my breast stopped responding to the pump ( which has new parts) , the other does express about 30 mls tops , but gets sore after. For a short period of time I had a good response with the pump , draining 70mls above in the mornings. Now I just spent 30 min to get 10 MLS on the right side. My baby got 215 grams in 10 days , which is the minimum. I am pretty sure we got home after weighing and he pooped”

“Hi friends- I’m feeling at a massive low point in my breastfeeding journey and really need to hear from folks who’ve been in similar positions. My son was born 9 weeks ago at 37w3d. He was so sleepy at birth he really struggled to latch well. He was losing too much weight and then developed pretty severe jaundice, so we quickly moved to triple feeding with a bottle to get him nourished asap. Latching still was very very difficult once we were home- nipple shields kind of helped, but even then he”

“hello moms! I’m EBF and I am a wedding photographer, I’ve been able to keep a stash of milk from earlier days pp / after pumping at a wedding I add to it. I have 4 weddings this month and I only have enough milk for 2 I believe. I will pump at the next two to give me enough for another day away from her but there’s one wedding where I don’t have milk for. I’m gone for usually 14+ hours from her so she needs around 16-20oz. If I wanted to add in a pump throughout the week to try to add to a stash”

“I know I CAN stop whenever I’m ready and I think I’m finally ready. But do I need to go down to 1x a day for a few days to avoid any negative effects? Or can I stop cold turkey? I pump 2x (morning and evening) for 20 minutes. The amount has been decreasing lately and I’ve gotten less than an ounce per session for a few days now. submitted by /u/bookofkels_ [link] [comments]”

“After a very rough start of triple feeding, poor milk transfer, and low supply, I’ve made it to 10 months of breastfeeding! I love nursing my little guy, but am sooooooo over pumping at work. I’d like to be able to continue nursing till my baby self weans but stop pumping when he turns 1 in October. I’m looking for some insight on how to start weaning off the pump. If my goal is to be completely done with pumping at work by mid October, when should I start cutting back on pumps and how? I curren”

“Has anyone else gone through breastfeeding with an IUGR baby? My first baby was IUGR and I attempted nursing but gave up fairly quickly when they recommended supplementing with formula to get her weight up. After introducing a bottle at about 4 days she wouldn’t take the breast anymore. My second baby is going to be born in about a month, at 37 weeks, and I would like a successful breastfeeding journey this time around. submitted by /u/Confident-Gain4028 [link] [comments]”

“Hi all! I am an FTM and my baby is 25 days old today. I am trying to breastfeed as much as possible but she is VISIBLY hungry and cries even after me offering both of my breasts for a long period of time. I also pump whenever I can but I do not produce a lot of milk - every pump session ends up being around an ounce or two in total (30-60 ml). I have to supplement with formula here and there, but my question is how do I increase my milk supply? My baby is still small that I can get away with not”

“Hi! So I’ve been wondering about how long it may take my milk supply to run out and I thought I could ask here about your experiences. I’m working 8hs but I pump twice a day while I’m at work (about 200ml per day). I also breastfeed my baby when we are home and all night long because we sleep together. How long did it take your milk flow to stop coming out? I know it’s different for every mom but I’m just curious submitted by /u/BackgroundTouch7902 [link] [comments]”

“I've always been a low supplier. At the beginning I had to triple feed, and I worked with 2 LC who helped me so much. By the time my baby was 1 month old, I was finally able to stop triple feeding and switch to exclusively breastfeeding. At first, my baby gained weight well. After that, the weight gain was always on the lower end of what's expected each month, but still within the normal range. At our last pediatrician appointment, my baby hadn't gained as much weight as expected. He”

“I wanted to post this because I spent a good three weeks searching reddit and the internet for tips and success stories for my position and they were hard to find. Hopefully this gives someone else hope and the courage to keep going. Long post so sorry in advance! My son was born on 6/23, full term via c section, but had to spend 36 hours in the NICU. We didn’t get him to latch until he was discharged, so I spent the first day and a half of his life pumping every 2 hours and going back and forth”

“Pretty sure I have IGT. I’m 5 weeks pp and have done it all- triple feeding, SNS, supplements. I’m still only able to produce about .5-1oz each time I pump. That’s pumping alone, not after a feed and getting max 1-1.5oz during early morning/MOTN with a power pump. I love the closeness and bond we get with nursing so I don’t want to stop. I’m dreading the drop in what little supply I have once my period eventually returns. So I’m wondering, those who have low supply and IGT, how long did you cont”

“3rd time mom, 5 weeks PP. I have had a huge over supply with my last 2 kids and I had a huge oversupply this time around. I worked with lactation and my LO's ped who thought he was gassy and gagging because of my supply. I was instructed to to cut it back and how to do it without cutting too far. Well I did all of it. I followed everything to a tee. Now I'm BARELY making enough to feed on both sides. My LO is so frustrated nursing and is fussier than ever before. LO cries so much after a”

“I’m 8 weeks post partum and recently went on the pill, I’ve been on it a week. My doctor has mentioned there was a slight risk to my supply but I had a really healthy supply so she didn’t think it would be an issue. It’s only been a few days but I’m already noticing a drastic difference, like it seems like I have an undersupply now. Has anyone been through this? Any tips to boost supply or should I just go off the pill? submitted by /u/Healthy_Maize_9137 [link] [comments]”

“I wanted to breastfeed. I never wanted to pump. I never wanted to be dependent on formula. Right now we are dependent on formula. I am trying and failing to transition my son back to breast, or at the very least, replace formula bottles with breast milk bottles, but it's not working. Things seem to be getting worse instead of better. I feel so helpless. baby was born early and jaundiced, so we immediately had to start supplementing him with formula. He had a tongue tie that seemed to be caus”

“I am almost 7mo postpartum. We have been combo feeding for a while, since I went back to work. I’d like to continue breastfeeding/pumping but my supply has just steadily dwindled. I get 3oz per session total and honestly I just forget to pump because I’m so busy at work. Is there anything I can do to help boost my supply back up? I try to pump when I can. Or should I just say good enough and switch to formula? I know there’s not a right answer. Just feel kinda lost. submitted by /u/k”

“I have a 7 weeks old baby which I am very very grateful for🙏 I have been trying my best to breastfeed her but I am about to give up since she is never full no matter how much I try. I nurse her early in the morning (where my breasts are always full) and different times during the day, she feeds from both breasts and even burps but she still needs more. She cries constantly after every breastfeeding session and when I give her formula to supplement she feeds well. Her crying makes me stressed as”

“Is anyone else unable to lose weight? I'm 18 months pp and still breastfeeding but I cannot for the life of me lose weight. I only eat one meal a day and drink a gallon of water daily. I'm not going over calories yet I cannot lose any weight. I am the heaviest I've ever been in my life!!! This is so discouraging because everybody talks about how the weight just melts off when breastfeeding 😭😭😭 submitted by /u/DeepExample7666 [link] [comments]”

“Ftm of a 3 month old. I almost exclusive breastfeed but due to some needs sometimes I pump. Everytime I pump i notice that, no matter the quantity my milk looks so watery and the fat content looks almost non existing. Its always a super super thin layer that rises to the top or sometimes not even that. More often than not is just little spots of fat. My baby pees a lot, and I mean...a lot. He doesn't poop that often. He has reflux, he deals with a lot of gas and we were suspecting cmpa. But”

“this will be a sad vent I worked so hard to breastfeed my baby. I triple fed, power pumped, paid lactation consultants. I persisted when many people would’ve given up. people told me to give up! but I didn’t because I knew breastmilk was the best food I could give to my baby. now at 8 months postpartum I’m reflecting and feeling… scammed. my baby has had severe eczema (managed now with medication), 1 UTI (requiring hospitalisation), 1 viral infection and now 1 ear infection. all before the age o”

“Just asking for experience here as I wait to hear back from my pediatrician. I started pumping last week after exclusively breastfeeding during my maternity leave so my husband can feed our LO while I work (he’s finishing up his last few weeks of paternity leave to help make the work transition a little easier). Our son’s poop has gotten progressively waterier and was mucusy during his last change. He normally only poops once a day at most and he’s pooped 4 times today. I’m worried I’m doing som”

“I'll try to make this short; Rough labor using forceps, I was able to hold baby twice after birth but I hemorrhaged after labor requiring a blood transfusion (2200mL) so was unable to latch her right away/do skin to skin. An hour later baby was taken to NICU for oxygen saturation issues. Was not able to latch her for a day or so due to NICU tubes, etc. Started pumping (not knowing at ALL what I was doing) in the postpartum unit (getting nothing) baby was being fed in tube, then overnight one”

“I have an almost 6 week old and have mostly been pumping but will breastfeed here and there. I really want to breastfeed more. My lo struggled at first but has improved (I think he was just little and as he’s grown he’s gotten better at eating in general, no tongue tie, small lip tie but doesn’t seem to affect eating) My thought is to take a day and just try to exclusively breast feed, and see how it goes for a few days a week. Has anyone gone from primarily bottle feeding to exclusively breastf”

“I'm 3 weeks postpartum and exclusively pumping and Im exhausted. My supply has started to tank because I can't seem to eat enough, drink enough, sleep enough, or pump often enough. I dread going to put the pump on, I have wearables and it doesn't seem to make a difference. I cant comfortably hold my baby with them on. I hate that I need to choose pumping over sleeping. Im only able to get 4 or 5 pumps in a day. Hubby went back to work less than a week after baby was born. My mom stay”

“Okay so I’m a FTM and I would love everybody’s two cents on this. My baby was born at 35 weeks and my milk didn’t come in for 6 days. During this time she received donor milk in order to keep her blood sugar up. Once we brought her home we were up to about 45ml feeds using donor milk. And I was told to maintain that volume for weight gain. I’m still only pumping around 25-35 mls after a week and a half. Here’s where I’m slightly confused. I’m of the understanding that when a baby is born they do”

“Hi! I am in my second trimester looking at the available breast pumps my insurance will pay for. I was trying to research, but there are a lot of contradictory reviews. I am hoping I could come to this community for some advice on which to choose. ~Motif Aura Glow ~Lansinoh discreetduo flow ~Medela pump in style pro (my cousin and sister in law suggested this) ~Lansinoh Thrive 2 in 1 ~zomee fit ~Zomee Z2 ~Ardo Melia Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I feel overwhelmed and a bit lost”

“Hii guys, just wanted to ask whether the Tommee Tippee Made for Me Silicone Breast Pump is any good?? Apologies, I wanted to add a reference picture but I'm new to reddit so I'm struggling to upload one. Looking for something inexpensive, yet effective. Thank you!! submitted by /u/Mediocre-Pay-4485 [link] [comments]”

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“I don’t know what happened! I’ve been on the same medicine since baby was born 8 months ago. I’m constantly hydrating and eating. I normally get 7-8 ounces out when I pump after feeds. But now I barely get anything out. Maybe 3 ounces. I also haven’t had a period since 3 months postpartum. So I’m not sure when I’m ovulating or if I’m going to be having a period. I know my baby is eating enough because she isn’t fussy and is gaining weight. She is exclusively breastfed, but we have been trying to”

“Hi everyone, I need some encouraging stories from low supply mamas. I’m currently breastfeeding my second baby, she is 11 weeks old. Although my supply was low with my first, this time for some reason it is even lower. I breastfed him for 8 months then weaned slowly once I felt the time was right. For the past month or so, my daughter won’t stay latched unless she is sleeping. Once I can latch her, she will stay and sleep-suck for up to an hour each boob if I don’t remove her. However other than”

“I’m about ready to have my third and I was wondering what tips or things have made you able to increase your supply after baby is born? submitted by /u/Maleficent-Garlic324 [link] [comments]”

“Basically as the title says. I’ve worked really hard during the past 8 months to establish breastfeeding, along with formula and pumping, as both twins were fairly lazy latchers and had a strong bottle preference. Now, they prefer the breast and I BF them on demand, whilst supplementing with formula and pump at least once a day to ensure they have breastmilk with every bottle feed. I don’t have a massive freezer stash, as I’m a solid just-enough-er. The problem is that they now have two sharp te”

“I made a post the other day about having to pump 8x a day to up my supply. After reading everyone’s comments to try cluster feeding and latching instead of pumping, I’m still struggling. My baby just latched for almost an hour and afterwards got really fussy and was sucking his hands like crazy. His wake windows are starting to turn into 2 hours before putting him down. I supplemented with formula after because he just doesn’t seem satisfied. Is this normal after being on the breast so long? Im”

“TLDR: My 1 month old has restarted breast feeding and is continuously cuing for the breast even after just eating. I don't know what to do or if it'll go away with time. When I had my daughter, she had a super strong latch. By the time I left the hospital, my nipples were dry, bruised and had scabs. I decided to pump because It felt easier and my nipples were so sensitive. I exclusively pumped for about a month, now and then tried to latch her. It would always ruin my entire day because”

“Does anyone have experience with relactation? Okay, I don’t want any judgment, please—just serious advice or shared experiences. Hi, unfortunately, I wasn't able to breastfeed after the birth; I tried everything but had to supplement with formula. Why couldn't I breastfeed? My body simply didn't produce milk. Because I had severe gestational diabetes, my body wasn't capable of making milk (I hadn't even known that was possible until then). It had always been my wish to breast”

“Is there a chance to relactation at 8 weeks postpartum. I stopped 4 weeks ago. Is there a chance I can eventually breastfeed with a nipple shield again? submitted by /u/PerformanceTiny4029 [link] [comments]”

“My baby wasn’t gaining enough weight in the first week and I was pressured into transitioning to bottle feeding super early on. 3month pp I am exclusively pumping and my biggest wish is to be able to nurse. My baby gets hysterical as soon as she is near my breast and doesn’t wanna latch at all without a nipple shield. She sometimes would latch with a shield, but she wouldn’t suck hard enough to actually drink. I have introduced paced bottle feeding a few weeks ago and I switched to the lansinoh”

“Hi, I just reached two months of breastfeeding for the second time. This time around I am mostly pumping and havent had any issues until now. A few days ago my supply seemed to go from 4 - 6 Oz to 7-8oz but then it dropped back down to 4oz after about 2 days. My breasts dont necessarily feel full but they are uncomfortable, like a dull ache, faster and longer but my supply is less. There is no pain to the touch, sharp pain, nipple pain, etc. Im at a loss of what can be causing me to be this unco”

“Hi everyone, My breastfeeding journey has been very different from what I expected, and I’d really appreciate hearing from others who may have been in a similar situation. I was induced because I was on insulin for gestational diabetes. My induction ended up taking two days, and after delivery I had a postpartum hemorrhage. My milk didn’t come in until 4 days postpartum. I’ve seen a lactation consultant, who suggested I consider a prescription medication to help increase my milk supply, but also”

“Our 7 month old has always been partially breast fed, partially formula. My supply has never really been enough for a full breast milk diet. But I'm starting to be exhausted by it. I love being able to feed her, but it never feels like she gets enough for long term satisfaction. So I'd like to know what benefits she'd be missing out on if I stopped soon. (Aka, encouragement backed by science) submitted by /u/Miragan [link] [comments]”