Two weeks ago, on April fourth, I gave birth to an eight pound little boy which whom at birth I wanted to immediately settle into breastfeeding, but there was a complication with his frenulum that has prevented him from being able to latch properly. So I express my milk with an electronic medela breast pump quite frequently and bottle feed him instead. At first I was pumping quite well. My right breast was giving great quantities each time; about five and a half ounces with each sitting, the left breast hanging a little behind with only three and a half ounces each sitting. My son started out feeding with only an ounce or two every hour and a half then quickly gained an appetite for two or three ounces every two to three hours.
Yesterday I noticed a change in the texture of my breasts. They weren’t as swollen as they usually felt and I wasn’t pumping out nearly as much. Last night it was even less and today it’s practically nothing. I can barely manage to get three ounces with both breasts combined when needed. Is this common to happen? Will I go through fluctuations in supply before settling back into my old routine? I loved being able to pump out ten ounces or so with each sitting. This is just…depressing.
Is there anything I can do to increase my supply? I really do not want to supplement with formula. I am adamantly against it unless it’s incredibly dire. Please help?
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Why Has My Milk Supply Dwindled To Dry In Only Two Weeks?
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