Hi mummies, my LO is 2 weeks old now and we started off rocky with bf due to blocked ducts. I am currently bottle feeding him ebm and fm as pumped amount is very low (30-40ml per pump). I am already pumping 8x per day, taking fenugreek and lactation tea but the supply don't seem to go up. Do you think I should latch baby on now whenever it's his feeding time? Does the pump output equate to the amount of milk I have?

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I have same issue too. Worse is my baby totally reject breast because the volume is very low compared to bottle. I visited LC and they suggest to me with supplementary feeding system. It's hard work cause u have to latch with fake milk + express milk too. I'm doing latching twice a day around 30min each. I'm not sure if it could eventually make my milk increase but LC say monitor 2 weeks first. Also consider your pump! I was using S9+ spectra but switch to S1+ and my pump volume is slightly better from 20ml to 40ml. Keep trying!!

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