Help!!

Hey mama’s I am currently struggling mentally with my breastfeeding journey. My daughter is 9 months now and exclusively breastfed. I rly tried pumping early on to build a stash for the option to offer bottles when I needed a break or for bonding with dad, but my body has never really responded well to pumping and I get little to no output. So I let it go and kinda just always nurses from the breast but I’m now at the point where I’m confident I wanna wean at a year. She’s getting so big and nursing is getting challenging with the biting the pinching and rolling around on my nipple like a dang alligator. I’ve spent the last 3 days trying to pump again so I can get some milk to offer in bottles and cups so I can get a break and so the transition to cows milk is less stressful because she’s already use to the cup. But guys I’m getting less than and ounce both breast combined. Howwwwwww do I get better output the disappointment is so discouraging and I want to cry I feel so stuck!

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Hey momma! She’s so beautiful🤍. Trust me, I understand what you mean about the biting!! It’s terribleeee over here. Have you tried lactation supplements or lactation snacks?? It might help you prouduce a little more. Also body armor helps too!

Also maybe consider trying out a different pump. I know the hands free ones work wonders and it’s definitely less of a hassle!!

Make sure you are using the correct flange size. Stronger suction doesn't mean more milk, i make less milk if I pump at stronger suction. Hands-on pumping helps alot. Try a manual pump sometimes they work better.

It's such a tough phase when they get more mobile!

How often are you feeding now?

If you're still feeding more than at breakfast and bed time. I'd consider skipping one feed, so when you're boobs are full, pumping then. I built up a stash that way when I returned to work at 10 months because my supply was used to 3 feeds but she was having 2. She doesn't necessarily need all the dairy nutrients to come from breastmilk at this age so it can come from yoghurt etc in her food so she's still getting enough and you get an opportunity to pump?

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