#askthedoctory my baby is unable to latch properly so I am exclusively breast pumping. However, I get expressed milk more from the left breast and just half from the right breast. Please advise ways to increase the milk flow in the right breast? What is the right quantity of expressed breastmilk for him to take in each feed?

2 Answers

ExpertRuchita ShahLactation Specialist3 years ago

A. please schedule a Lactation Specialist visit who will help you with good latch and suggest you ways to increase breast milk supply

POOJA KOTHARIMom of a 8 yr 6 m old boy3 years ago

A. At the age of 1 month onward, most breastfed babies (those in the feed trough) consume around 25 oz (750 mL) per day. Depending on the baby, their milk intake varies from 19 to 30 oz per day (570-900 mL per day) depending on the level of milk consumed.

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Q. I have 10 weeks old baby girl, she wound not latch properly.. have tried many options like direct breast feeding, paced feeding/ nifty cup but all options were not working… she started crying a lot and taking less milk… so I decided to do exclusively pumping. Now I have produced only 500ml expressed milk, rest I do supplemented her by formula. I do pumping for 8 times a day since a week, previously I did only 4-6 times pumping in a day… My question is how to improve my expressed milk quantity? Should I increase more frequency? Or it would improve by its own… I am feeling stressed and depressed too… need help badly. Thanks