amygwen
Mom to Kenny & Gwendoline
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helloooo!!
so, my son (still getting used to saying that) is 11 days old. when he was born he had really bad jaundice so i had to breastfeed first & then give formula in a bottle which i didn't really mind, because i had always intended to breastfeed first and then express and give him bottle since i will be going back to work soon! anyways, i've been expressing 2 x a day and everytime i get about 3-4 oz collectively from both breasts. and i use that milk after i feed from the breast.
the problems i'm having is i run out of milk to give him in a bottle because i don't pump enough to give him after each feed. so, what should i do? i've been supplmenting with formula for now so i can build up the milk supply. should i be expressing more?
i don't know if i should be pumping after i breastfeed each time? i can imagine i wouldn't get much milk though since now when i pump once in the morning and once at night i get so little?
sorry, so amateur! thanks for the advice in advance
so, my son (still getting used to saying that) is 11 days old. when he was born he had really bad jaundice so i had to breastfeed first & then give formula in a bottle which i didn't really mind, because i had always intended to breastfeed first and then express and give him bottle since i will be going back to work soon! anyways, i've been expressing 2 x a day and everytime i get about 3-4 oz collectively from both breasts. and i use that milk after i feed from the breast.
the problems i'm having is i run out of milk to give him in a bottle because i don't pump enough to give him after each feed. so, what should i do? i've been supplmenting with formula for now so i can build up the milk supply. should i be expressing more?
i don't know if i should be pumping after i breastfeed each time? i can imagine i wouldn't get much milk though since now when i pump once in the morning and once at night i get so little?
sorry, so amateur! thanks for the advice in advance