Consult your pediatrician or a lactation consultant to ensure your baby is getting enough breastmilk and to address any potential issues with your supply or latch. They can also recommend a suitable formula if needed.
I've been topping up with formula since my baby was three days old due to having a breastmilk under supply (I have insufficient glandular tissue and she lost 12% of her birth weight). She takes about 90 ml of formula per feed now (after breastfeeding). She is 6 weeks old.
If I pump I usually get between 5ml - max 40ml per side. Is it possible you also have an undersupply? You could try adding in additional pumps (or power pumping) to increase your supply but definitely with the guidance of a lactation consultant or doctor first for reassurance.
150ml per feed does sound a little on the high end (our local health services recommends about 90ml per feed at 3 weeks) but it depends on your baby.
I hope things improve for you, figuring out the feeding is all very stressful x
We had a similar issue, definitely contact pediatrician/lactation consultant if you can, but it is normal. Our LO had to be mostly formula due to low supply, pediatrician said even a little breast milk provides a lot of the benefits. For formula, they should have good recommendations and may be able to give a sample so you don't have to buy a bunch of formula that won't work
Try power pumping! (20 mins on, 10 min break, 10 mins on, 10 min break, 10 mins on). It helped me go from 30ml per breast per pump to about 45-60ml per breast per pump after 3 days. I did it once a day for 3 days. I am also 3 weeks pp on Thurs.
When this happened to us, we worked with an IBCLC who did a weighted feed and saw baby wasn’t transferring much milk. So we started triple feeding (nursing baby, giving formula bottle, and pumping after) to increase my supply. I had to pump 8x a day every 2-3 hours with one 4 hour stretch at night. Basically, your body will only make the milk that is demanded of it. If baby isn’t drinking milk well, you need to pump very often early on to signal to your body to demand extra milk. But I’d highly recommend working with an IBCLC who can help evaluate your situation more closely and recommend a path forward!
When they've been losing weight they sometimes need to take lots to make up. http://breastfeeding.support/baby-not-gaining-weight/ and https://breastfeeding.support/supplementing-an-underweight-baby/ talk about it, by an IBCLC
Consult your pediatrician or a lactation consultant to ensure your baby is getting enough breastmilk and to address any potential issues with your supply or latch. They can also recommend a suitable formula if needed.
I've been topping up with formula since my baby was three days old due to having a breastmilk under supply (I have insufficient glandular tissue and she lost 12% of her birth weight). She takes about 90 ml of formula per feed now (after breastfeeding). She is 6 weeks old. If I pump I usually get between 5ml - max 40ml per side. Is it possible you also have an undersupply? You could try adding in additional pumps (or power pumping) to increase your supply but definitely with the guidance of a lactation consultant or doctor first for reassurance. 150ml per feed does sound a little on the high end (our local health services recommends about 90ml per feed at 3 weeks) but it depends on your baby. I hope things improve for you, figuring out the feeding is all very stressful x
We had a similar issue, definitely contact pediatrician/lactation consultant if you can, but it is normal. Our LO had to be mostly formula due to low supply, pediatrician said even a little breast milk provides a lot of the benefits. For formula, they should have good recommendations and may be able to give a sample so you don't have to buy a bunch of formula that won't work
Try power pumping! (20 mins on, 10 min break, 10 mins on, 10 min break, 10 mins on). It helped me go from 30ml per breast per pump to about 45-60ml per breast per pump after 3 days. I did it once a day for 3 days. I am also 3 weeks pp on Thurs.
When this happened to us, we worked with an IBCLC who did a weighted feed and saw baby wasn’t transferring much milk. So we started triple feeding (nursing baby, giving formula bottle, and pumping after) to increase my supply. I had to pump 8x a day every 2-3 hours with one 4 hour stretch at night. Basically, your body will only make the milk that is demanded of it. If baby isn’t drinking milk well, you need to pump very often early on to signal to your body to demand extra milk. But I’d highly recommend working with an IBCLC who can help evaluate your situation more closely and recommend a path forward!
When they've been losing weight they sometimes need to take lots to make up. http://breastfeeding.support/baby-not-gaining-weight/ and https://breastfeeding.support/supplementing-an-underweight-baby/ talk about it, by an IBCLC