Pumping advice??

So weve been giving baby bottles as he wasnt getting enough milk from me when we were in hostpital, im now 8days pp i pumped 2 nights ago and got just over 2oz alll together ive pumped past 2 days and got next to nothing , im only using a hand pump so unsure if its that , ive tried massaging and warming boobs but they feel so empty after that first pump , idk if its my supply but its reallly upsetting me when i try as i really wanted to breastfeed , and advice on stimulating more milk?

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Try latching him, even if it only for a few minutes it may help send a signal to your body that it needs to make more. Electric pumps do have a stronger pump, look into if your insurance will provide an electric pump. If he is still hungry you can always make a bottle for him to help supplement. Good luck. If it doesn't work know that you did your best, and you can still have the same bonding time with a bottle that you get breastfeeding. If it becomes too much emotionally it is OK to stop.

Keep baby close and try latch every hour or so. Even if only for a few minutes this will boost your supply. Baby may still be getting enough even if you’re not pumping as much as you’d expect. I could barely pump 2oz per day when my little one was a baby. But he gained weight well x

You want to be pumping both breasts every 2 -3 hours, so 8-12 times in 24 - especially important overnight. Drink ALL the water, like 3l a day. And I know it will feel next to impossible but you need to not stress when pumping. Any milk you can express for your baby is great, but no matter how they are fed if baby is fed and doing well that's what matters

2oz is normal at this stage, I was the same and only ever pump about that. Please reach out to break feeding support in your area/midwives etc. it’s supply and demand so the more you put baby to beast the more milk your body will produce x

Pumping all the time is hardcore and can feel really disheartening when you only get a small bit! But same as the other comments, try latching the baby. The baby’s cry also signals your brain to produce milk and doing skin to skin is great to help your supply. My milk took 6 days to come in and even then I remember my LO wanted to be latched on all the time and cluster fed so much! Which is normal though and it’s not so much ‘she wasn’t getting enough’. If your baby isn’t getting enough and is losing weight you can give the expressed milk in a syringe to help baby not get used to a bottle (if you want to BF and not only express) good luck! X

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