Pump milk need help

Hi mummies, need some help I do try latch my 8 days old baby but unfortunately it doesn't turn out well... I do managed pump out 5 oz of colostrum for her to drink but is there a way to pump breast milk without latching baby... Will supply fades off if we don't latch... #advicepls

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hi mummy! congratulations to your newborn! don't stress out yourself too much at this point. do take care of yourself. there are some mummies who do exclusive pumping which means they don't latch their babies. our body works on a supply and demand mode when it comes to producing breast milk, the more our lo latches, the more our body will be able to produce.

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