My friend has a 9-week-old and is struggling terribly with a low supply. She has only been able to pump around 5 oz in a 10 hour work day - she works 2-3 days a week. She is not at all interested in supplementing with formula but is worried that her l.o. isn't getting enough - isn't gaining enough weight (she was well over 8 lbs at birth and is now not quite to 11, I think) - she just seems like she isn't eating enough. Her latch is good and she nurses frequently now. At first the ped (who is no longer their ped) had them on a schedule, nurse something like every 3 hours and no more even when the baby demands it. The ped told dad to take the baby out of the room away from mama because the baby would demand if she smelled mama... isn't that the whole point? Anyway, they followed that for about a week, til they figured out that the ped was nuts, but now she's afraid that her supply didn't get off to a good start.
She has been a very stressed mama, too. A storm took away their electricity for a week, then their water supply disappeared and she was going between her parents and in-laws for a while. I know that the usual belief is that whatever mama makes is what the baby needs, but I think she has some valid worries that her supply is too low. I always had an over-supply whether I wanted it or not, and I've never had to think about how to increase. Can you please share what has worked for you?
She has been a very stressed mama, too. A storm took away their electricity for a week, then their water supply disappeared and she was going between her parents and in-laws for a while. I know that the usual belief is that whatever mama makes is what the baby needs, but I think she has some valid worries that her supply is too low. I always had an over-supply whether I wanted it or not, and I've never had to think about how to increase. Can you please share what has worked for you?
