Breastfeeding

Hi mummy! I'm a first time mom, PP Day 7 - I managed to go from 1ml of colostrum in my initial days to an oversupply and these are the things that helped me :") 1. Eating and drinking well - I realised my supply dropped significantly when I was too occupied and missed my meals! - I've also read that if we're not even fulfilling this then supplements etc can't work as well anyways 2. Check for latch issues - seek out a lactation consultant if you can or search up more about short nipples because it might not be a supply issue! I have latch issues as my nipple is short so baby could not sustain sucking and I cannot breastfeed. - my lactation consultant says trying a nipple shield might help! 3. Make sure your flange size is correct - most pumps come originally with 24mm, and I tried to pump with it at first. My milk came out very bubbly and I could barely get anything substantial for a full feed... - i had a lactation consultant during my hospital stay help me measure my nipple size and taught me that your silicone flange needs to be 3-4mm bigger (e.g. if your nipple size is 15mm your silicon flange should be 18/19mm) - my pump drastically increased with the right silicon flange size!! 4. Make sure your pumps are effective - make sure to get either electric pumps (e.g. imani, spectra, cubble) or manual pumps (medela, pigeon) and not collectors like the haakaa! - I have tried to use both and my pump is more than twice the amount when I use electric pumps vs haakaa 5. Pumping schedule - i paired my pumping schedule to my newborn's feeding schedule! So baby ate and I pumped together every time - helping me to get at least 8-12 pumps in a day. - to be able to do this, you'd need to at least formula feed for one day so you can build your pump supply and from there on you'd get a stash since your pumps will be for one day ahead! If you need any recommendations, I use Cubble's electric C2 handsfree pumps (comes with nipple measurement ruler!) and silicon flange inserts from Baby Express, both you can get from Shopee :") You really don't need an expensive electric pump too bc the cubble one is quite good and less than $150 for 2 sides if I remember correctly. All the best mama!!