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[quote=Anonymous]DC is in the NICU and everyone has heavily stressed how important it is to feed breast milk. But my supply SUCKS. I can only get 30mL max per session (total, so 15 from each side). The lactation consultant has told me it should be at least three times that by now and that my supply will probably never go up since it hasn’t by now.

I’m pumping 8+ times a day for 30-60+ minutes at a time, I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on fancy equipment and supplements and online courses, my muscles are constantly cramping up from sitting on the couch so much, I never get to spent time with my other DC because I’m always pumping. All that work and sometimes I’ll literally just pump out a few drops.

Sometimes I want to scream because I’m told one day by LC that I need to add more nighttime pumping sessions, then the next day she’ll tell me I need to rest more.

I don’t know what to do. This isn’t sustainable for me. I pump, have a short amount of time to cook/clean/play with DC, then it’s right back to pumping again. I feel so depressed and I’m crying after every session over how pathetic my supply is. I don’t know what else I can do. [/quote]

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