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Advice needed to increase breastmilk
Hi there!
Ive seen alot of great advice here on breastfeeding.
I had some questions though they might sound dumb. My DD is almost 6 weeks old, I'm feeding her and giving her Aptamil formula as well. I started her on formula when she was 3 days old due to the paediatricians recommendation (I didnt want this, Ive ranted about this in another thread) so shes been getting both.
I try to pump more so I can see how much shes getting, Im always worried my milk isnt enough for her so I like to see how much Im giving, though sometimes she feeds directly too but her latch isnt always good so pumping makes sense to me.
At 6 weeks now I usually average 30-60ml each pumping, which Im sure isnt enough so I always top up with formula.
My questions:
- Since starting formula means my supply will automatically reduce anyways because shes been feeding less from me, does this mean Im on a downward spiral of 30-60 ml per pumping to nothing? Or is it possible for me to make more milk as time goes on?
- Are there supplements/vitamins I can take to increase milk?
- My left one sometimes produces very little milk, like 5ml, but sometimes it produces the same amount as the right one, can I fix this? I know Im pumping correctly, it just doesnt produce alot most times.
Thank you so much!
<em>edited by sourskittleashnut on 26/08/2012</em>
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