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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve cranked up my supply with both kids by “triple feeding”: nurse, pump and bottle feed. Before going to drugs, consider trying this:
—Nurse baby on one-side for 20 minutes of continuous sucking. If baby nods off, wake her up and add a minute or two to nursing. 
—Hand baby off to spouse or put in crib. 
—Pump immediately for 10 minutes. If you get anything, spouse can give that to baby. Don’t be surprised, though, if you get just a few drops.

Do this every 3 hours during the day and when baby wakes up at night. All weekend. Switch breast for each feeding. One breast per feeding.

It’s breastfeeding boot camp. But it’s only a weekend. I did it for 36 hours and went from pumping drops after nursing to pumping 5 oz after nursing. Basically you’re tricking the body into thinking the baby wants more by pumping. Once that was done, I stopped pumping after nursing.

Drink lots of water. No guests or chores. I just rinsed the pump in the middle of the night. Breast milk is very hardy and can sit out for up to 10 hours.

Just sleep, eat and feed the baby. And be kind to yourself. One thing that does impact supply is stress. If you don’t pump after nursing, that’s fine. Sleep is always more important than pumping.

Good luck.

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Did you do this as late as 8 weeks? I wish so much I’d done this when DD was just a few days old.[/quote]

look, triple feeding at 8 weeks when you already have weeks of exhaustion built up is not necessary. [/quote]

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