Where'd my breastmilk go???

Up till last week I have been pumping 6-8 oz per pump session. Now I'm struggling to make 4 oz per session. Current pump session I ve been pumping for 15 minutes and I have less than 2 oz... will it be back???

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I started body armor yesterday

I have been exclusively pumping, because baby was in nicu for a couple weeks. Latching never happened. Baby just turned 7 months a couple days ago.

I drink a liter of coconut water a day. Honestly I haven't been eating enough. But I'm keeping up with the fluids. The teas, coconut water, brewers yeast.

definitely how much you eat makes a big difference!! You can’t make milk if you don’t take in enough calories ❤️

Calories are def important!
For me I ate oatmeal a lot, mixed it with cocoa and maple syrup to make a little “dessert” with some protein powder sometimes.

Also look up the brand milkymama they are a brand specifically lactation focused. I used their emergency brownies. A touch dry so I headed them up and added ice cream! But overall good

hey girl! make sure you eat balanced meals as much as you can! if you need to you can add a protein powder as a supplement so you can get as much nutrients/calories a day needed. garden of life brand is what my dietician recommended for me. you can always see a lactation consultant if you haven’t and legendairy milk company has good supplements as well!!

Has legendairy helped you?

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Then settles for night around 9pm. Wakes for a feed around 3:30 then sleeps until 6-7

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