Recently my LO has been nursing most of the time as she is sick. I tried to pump when my baby is sound asleep or back in infant care. I am unable to pump milk efficiently. I used to pump 200 - 250ml every 6hrly. Now I pump, only less than 100ml. I have to use hand express so that my breast will not be engored. I wonder is it my pump or Mayb my breast is not responding to the pump. Mayb my bf journey is coming to an end?

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If your baby was able to nurse substantially when she was ill, then I reckon it's not a supply problem -- I think maybe your breasts became more receptive to baby's suckling and are not as responsive to pumping as before. More nursing/pumping results in a greater milk supply. If you consistently reduce the amount of time nursing or pumping for several days, your overall milk supply will decrease and you can expect to see a decrease during pumping. Keep pumping and nursing the next couple of days and see if the output increases.

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