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Pumping question

Ok so recently I bought a double pump to help try and increase my supply as it has dropped drastically! I was just wondering, when I’m pumping most of the time there’s no milk coming out despite the right size flange and boob in right place etc etc, anyways back to my question. I was wondering if when I keep pumping despite no milk coming out will this be telling my body to make more milk? Or am I jsut pumping longer for nothing 🫠

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Oooo good question. Following to see the answers.

If you still have some milk coming out (not every time but just in general) then yes, pumping will still *potentially* tell your body to make more milk. I was a “just enough’er” and then became a not quite enough’er lol. I started pumping after I would nurse my baby until there was nothing coming out, and in the beggining I would get basically nothing or literally nothing in the pump. I was seeing a lactation specialist at the time who said that was normal and to continue to pump. And it has gone up since then. I’ve read lots of posts of people becoming even over-suppliers after continuing to pump in this situation

@Molly this is exactly me right now. My supply dropped after baby became ill and I couldn’t get it up with baby alone. So I’ve started pumping. Initially I was getting droplets now I can collect approx 2oz in a day after feeding baby and baby is now putting weight on again

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