Getting more milkflow?

When I first started pumping I was getting like 150 ml from both breasts and now I'm lucky to get 50ml.... I heard lactation cookies don't work. Any tips?

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Are you drinking a lot of water? I actually did try lactation cookies and I didn’t really notice a difference but eating oatmeal regularly for breakfast or bacon and eggs etc larger meals with small snacks in between helped my output. Are you nursing and pumping? Sometimes I would get a good bit pumping other times not a lot since she had just eaten. I went exclusively nursing and eventually stopped pumping altogether and it’s been fine

Basically water water water lol 😂 feel free to PM me with questions too

I heard buckwheat helps but I've been using moringa powder

How long have you been pumping/have you tried replacing your pump parts? I didn't realise you're supposed to replace them around every 3 months! Recently replaced mine after 6 months and I'm getting similar to what I used to now x

@Chelsea I drink water all day long, I drank a full gallon today and got less then I did yesterday. It's like everytime I pump I get less and less. It's very overwhelming

I will look into that but I've only been pumping for 2 weeks

where did you find that tea?

stress doesn’t help for sure however I completely understand being overwhelmed by your output. How long are you pumping? Are you stimulating for at least 2 minutes first? Might not be right but I would put mine at the highest suction I could withstand seemed to help and eventually I was able to lower it again and get the same output

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