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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would give yourself two more weeks. If you're still miserable, switch to formula. By then the baby has gotten the biggest benefits from breastfeeding anyway. [/quote]

bizarre comment- she currently has an oversupply.  my baby is almost 6 months and still doesn't need 40 oz a day.  our pediatrician said on the high end she needs 29-32 oz now.  i'd focus less on trying to preserve oversupply.  i did triple feed for a month and it was so exhausting.  use haaka or hand express/manual pump after to catch extra but no need to pump up extra supply.

my supply fluctuates between oversupply/undersupply on any given week- but my worst fear about losing supply would be having to heat bottles in middle of the night and pump, so much easier to nurse then and on the go.  [/quote]

OP here. The pediatrician and lactation consultant said he would eat closer to 32oz/day by 3 months. Most of my friends who breastfeed ( track with scale), exclusively pump, or formula feed had babies taking in 28-32oz by 2-3 months and that stayed until like 9/10 months. [/quote]

I’ve been exclusively pumping for 9 months now and my son has never taken even close to 32 ozs. The most he takes is 25 ozs and now that he’s 9 months, he averages 22-24 ozs a day max. Formula fed babies take a lot more than breastfed but I wouldn’t plan on your baby needing 32 ozs a day. [/quote]

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