I’m having trouble with my supply

I’m a FTM and my kid is a month old. I’ve been breast feeding and pumping but when I pump I get not even an ounce out but when I feed my newborn. It seems like he’s eating alot. I don’t use formula cause it doesn’t do well with him. How can I get my supply to get better?

I drink coconut water cause it’s always helped. Alot of water. Gatorade and juice. My sleep should be good enough to make my supply decent It’s between 4-6 hours of sleep. My supply dipped out of nowhere 5 days ago.

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Have you measured your nipples? Having the wrong flange size can negate the amount a pump can remove. They sell kits on Amazon with the sizing set and inserts. I think you can get it through insurance too but I just got mine on Amazon. Most women aren't a standard 24mm 😊

Babies are far more efficient at removing milk than pumps are, as long as he’s gaining weight and having plenty of wet & dirty nappies then your supply is completely fine!
You’re meant to have an oversupply at first while your body learns how much baby needs, then it reduces supply to match the demand!
Soft boobs are happy boobs ◡̈

Also, why are you stressing yourself about pumping, is there a reason you need to?

Oatmeal, leafy greens, fruits, the lactation cookies the teas

Try lactation cookies and the drink mix. I used it when I didn’t get much from pumping and trusttttt meeeee. You just have to keep up with pumping because your body adjusts to how much your baby eats

I second that babies are much more efficient and supply changes as needs change. That being said different times of day produce differently so that might be another cause. But I don't pump often but when I do it's often only an ounce or so- if you are breastfeeding that's normal

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I don’t want her to grow up! ☹️

Not a crazy post but maybe a crazy mommy. It’s so weird how having a baby completely rewires your brain! Before getting pregnant my husband and I agreed that we would NEVER cosleep! We said as soon as we get home from the hospital for the first week or two she would sleep in her bedside bassinet then we put her in her crib in her own room. Weeellll day one she slept in the bed, we thought just this once! She’s little and I wanted to get all the newborn snuggles on my first night home. Two months old now and she hasn’t left our bed 😭 I dread thinking about putting her in her own room. I don’t even want to put her in the bassinet! I told myself I’d never have a velcro baby but now I’m a Velcro mommy!! I don’t want her to leave ☹️☹️ I’d feel like I’m losing my baby 😭 (pic from her daddy 🥹)

Baby rolling in sleep

My nearly 5 month old isn’t properly rolling yet however in his sleep rolls onto his side. I always roll him onto his back, but I wake up again and he’s back on his side! This morning I found him face down and I was in such a panic. Of course he was fine but now I’m so worried!! Anyone else’s little one do this?

Phone passcode?

Why would someone change their phone passcode?

My phone was dying and I need to take photos of my ear as I was in a lot of pain and when I took my earring out I started bleeding. I wanted to see what happened.

Anyway. Tried my phone first but the screen went dark as it was dying so I borrowed my partners and figured I'd send myself the pictures.

Except after I took the photos, I couldn't log in. Tried many times, went slow, then slower. Mixed up the numbers in case I had it wrong and then logged into my phone (on charg at this point) to search our texts as he had sent me the code nearly a month ago to access his tablet. Same code.

It was the code I thought and had tried many times. I tried it again 2 or 3 times and when it still didn't work I got this feeling in the pit of mg stomach and put the phone back and typing this.

He is asleep so can't ask him until tomorrow.

Good idea but I am knackered

Saw on tiktok that if you are getting stressed and the baby is crying to put on headphones and bounce with the baby, as the music is calming you, you then calm the baby, something like that, my daughter wouldn't settle this morning so I tried it, a bit of Boney M, macrerna, cha cha slide, Low and cotton eye Joe, I don't know it's what I fancied listening too, weird I know but anything else I would've fallen asleep, at least an hour of this and she's sort of asleep or going to sleep, had to stop my back was aching, need sleep myself now I am sweating and awake 😂

PPA and struggling badly

I've had to write this and rewrite it a few times as I'm so uncomfortable asking here.

I'm really struggling mentally and physically, for the past few days I've been struggling badly, I've asked friends and family and everyone seems to be in the same boat. I'm really in need of nappies, wipes and food for myself (I'm breastfeeding so I really only need oat based things to keep my supply up). Please please please if anyone has the ability to help, I don't mind if it's a few people who give a small amount so it's less pressure on 1 person. I feel cheeky and genuinely quite scared at the replies I'll receive here, that's why I'm anon. My daughter's 8 weeks old and I'm struggling with post partum anxiety really badly. I haven't slept for days just watching her over her cot. Everything's just really intense.

I'm more than happy to pick things up from stores if it's nearby, I just really want some peace of mind, I feel like an absolutely horrible parent.

Sorry about this post but thanks for reading even if you csnt help ♥️

6 week old slept 8 hour

My 6 week old slept last night from midnight and was still sleeping but starting to stir at 8am. Is this too long for his age?

After her regained his birth weight the midwife said he was big enough to not have to wake for feeds every 4 hour, but this was when he was sleeping 5 hour stretch, whereas last night he went 8 hour