insufficient milk supply?

supply dropped by a lot. now every time i pump it's usually just enough for my baby next feed. and on days i pump lesser than 100ml i get very upset bc my lo is 2mths old and she drinks 140-160ml per feed every 3hrs! feelinvery stressful and disheartened.. sometimes i drag the timing, instead of pumping 3hrly i pump every 5hrs in order to hit the 100ml> if not i only get 60-80ml every 3hrly. i latch my lo every morning though and im drinking red dates with lance asiabell. milk still doesn't seem enough... during confinement, i always could freeze extra but now ive used up all my frozen milk (april till may, apox 150ml each packet 3-5 packet a day). any breast feeding mummies can advice? i rly want to continue until lo is at least 6mths but hope to last until she is 1yrs is best scenario..

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Have you tried lactation cookies or supplement? I heard of Legendairy Milk, which many people testified how it helped. I personally have not tried but am thinking of because my supply has its ups and downs too. Oh but what I notice is that, if I’m stressed and worried - my supply generally drops. Now whenever I latch LO, i’ll pump the other breast & it seems to help the let down. I also understand that LO won’t be drinking as much during a latch compared to bottle feeding EBM. My LO is 1.5 mths old and taking approx 80-100ml each EBM feed. Dun worry mummy, as long as baby’s growing well.. :)

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