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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you, PPs. I’m reading these replies and they really mean a lot. I have some regrets over not doing more to bolster my supply in the earliest days and weeks...didn’t really know what I was doing. I just have to move on and enjoy my baby and feed her without all this drama. [/quote]
I know exactly how you feel. I had kids around the same time as my sister and SIL. Both of them had freezers overflowing with thousands of ounces of extra breast milk. I, on the other hand, couldn’t pump all 20 oz of milk my LO needed for daycare each day. In was really overwhelmed with breast feeding the first time around, and made a lot of mistakes, like missing hunger cues if baby had just eaten, but was still hungry. The second time around, I told myself that I’d do everything right. I drink more than 100 oz of water, eat a giant bowl of oatmeal with breakfast, and never go more than 3 hours without nursing or pumping. Baby can’t even clear his throat without me trying to shove a boob in his mouth. And while my supply is slightly better, I’m still getting just enough to get by. It was so hard for me to accept that I needed to supplement, but out of all her cousins who only ever had breast milk, my DD is the healthiest and most advanced developmentally. I think a supply is one of the few tangible and quantifiable pieces of motherhood, so it’s hard to see someone pumping 70 oz a day, and wonder why you’re not doing the same, when you’re doing everything right.

I will say, baby and I were SO much happier when I gave up on trying to up my supply, and just added more formula. [/quote]

Yes, thanks for this - it's hard to not compare yourself. I must also add, it is maddening to Google anything about low supply. I'm glad you PPs are willing to share your real experiences, because all the websites with breast feeding advice are like "low supply is all in your head!" It's like these people are all in cahoots to make you feel insane.

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