insufficient bm... should i just stop?

im into post partum 1 month. my bm at each pump session averages 50ml only. my baby already can drink 100ml at every feed, even before reaching 1m. tried eating fenugreek pills & even fennel essential oil, latching but no increment of bm. especially disappointed when still have to pump every 3hours for that miserable amount of bm. should i just stop? how else to increase bm?!

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Don’t give up! Consult a LC if you really want to continue. Not everyone is suitable to take fenugreek.

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Dee

That imperfect trying mum

6y ago

Yup! I supplement with FM too. regardless of FM or BM, as long the baby is well fed, don’t be too worried! But yes, keep latching. I latch my girl on demand (every 2 hours) when she was 1 mo. With or without milk dripping, she still latch

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