Help. Idk what I’m doing wrong
Baby is 6 days old. I am EBF and doing 2ish pumps on the side to help my supply. This is my bump from both sides after I feed him about a hour and a half after. I’m drinking 64 ish oz a day. How do I help my supply?
Also how do you know the difference between lethargic baby and just a sleepy baby? He falls asleep after every feed and sometimes I have to wake him up during the feed. Is that normal? I don’t want him to be so hungry that he gets lethargic and mistake it.
Thank you
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How often is he nursing? And are you pumping right after you’re done nursing him? The lactation consultants told me newborns tend to fall asleep while nursing. To help with this you can undress him before, or kinda wiggle your boob while he’s latched, or even rub his forehead or his cheek to keep him awake.
Newborns are very easily tired out. This is very normal. They’re trying to transition from getting all of their nutrients through the placenta to needing to actively work at eating. So long as they’re still making 6+ wet diapers a day I wouldn’t worry about them being under fed. For your supply keep latching baby often. Your body will adjust to baby’s needs in time
There's nothing wrong with your supply honey, especially if this is after you've fed him.
Your pump doesn't necessarily take as much milk as your baby does. I have been EBF for 16 months and I still can't pump a lot of milk - some don't! Doesn't mean you don't have a good supply.
Try to wake baby up during feeds by tickling their feet, it takes a lot of work for them to feed and is very tiring. If he's hungry he'll be crying not sleeping so don't worry.
During this time your body is getting used to how much milk you should produce, he'll be cluster feeding soon to get your supply up to what it needs but if you feel your supply is low you can power pump 3x a day (pump 10 mins, rest 10 mins and repeat for 1hr)
Do not worry! This is something I used to panic over at first but then him falling asleep after a full feed just meant we got some snuggle time together! I used to pump once a day and the best time is in the morning! It's when your supply is the highest, even just that one pump created always having a bottle or two in the fridge for us. I felt like I always saw things about a stash but that honestly just wasn't attainable for me! I have a small one in the fridge and baby boy is about to be 5 months, don't be so hard on yourself, your baby will tell you body how much they need, don't believe social media!
You could maybe help output but getting your nipple size/flange size checked to make sure it’s the correct size.
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