cyberfish88
Registered User
firsttimedad,
I had to use a supplemental nursing system like Sarah mentions. It can sound very intimidating or like a lot of trouble, but it really is not so bad once you get the hang of it. That way your breasts get the needed sucking to help up your milk supply while you can rest assured your baby is getting the needed milk. Sarah helped me get started with it. The Jack Newman videos really help to see how it works.
Milk supply seems to be something that is a constant worry for mothers! But as others have said, keep in mind what you pump is not a good indication of what you produce. I have never been able to pump much! My daughter was in the bottom 3% of weight for a long time so I used an SNS to get more milk into her while also trying to get my supply up. Things finally got a lot easier and my daughter is now 13 months and we are still going strong with bfing.
Also just want to repeat what others said - get lot's of rest and drink a lot! I don't think those can be said enough.
I had to use a supplemental nursing system like Sarah mentions. It can sound very intimidating or like a lot of trouble, but it really is not so bad once you get the hang of it. That way your breasts get the needed sucking to help up your milk supply while you can rest assured your baby is getting the needed milk. Sarah helped me get started with it. The Jack Newman videos really help to see how it works.
Milk supply seems to be something that is a constant worry for mothers! But as others have said, keep in mind what you pump is not a good indication of what you produce. I have never been able to pump much! My daughter was in the bottom 3% of weight for a long time so I used an SNS to get more milk into her while also trying to get my supply up. Things finally got a lot easier and my daughter is now 13 months and we are still going strong with bfing.
Also just want to repeat what others said - get lot's of rest and drink a lot! I don't think those can be said enough.