Pumping exclusively for a few days advice
Hi all,
My baby is 5 weeks going into six and I’m trying to increase my supply, is it still possible at this point? We’re currently combi feeding.
I was thinking of just pumping every 2/3 hours without breastfeeding for 2/3 days to make sure I’m consistent and boost supply- do you think she’ll forget how to latch in that period of time? Is it even worth doing or should I resign myself to the fact I have a low supply?
Any advice/experience welcome xx
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Your supply shouldn’t regulate until about 12 weeks. The only way to create more milk is by pumping, latching, hand expressing milk out. I would latch her like normal, and when she has a bottle of formula pump, and if you can after she’s unlatched try hand expressing some more out. And remember you only ever need 5 Oz for a full BM feed, as baby never needs more than 5Oz with correct pace feeding due to the calorie content of your milk x
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