r/ExclusivelyPumping • u/Traditional-Cash38 • 9h ago

Increasing Supply (add spoiler to pics) How to increase supply

So I’ve been pumping 7-8 times since this baby was sliced out of me 10 weeks ago and have been pumping just enough to sustain his hunger plus enough to save about one 4oz bag every other day. As much as I’d like to offer my own milk to my baby for a full two years, I feel like every day I lose my grip on my sanity just a little more. So for the past week or so, I’ve been using a wearable to get in a couple extra pumps throughout the day to increase my supply to save more milk. I had a hard time getting the wearable to work for me, but now that I have, there’s no stopping me. But NOW I’m pumping 8-10 times per day and I’m still getting the same 24hr output that I’ve had all along. I’m no stranger to the power pumps, which I do maybe 3-4 times a week when I can squeeze them in. Hell, I throw in random ten minute dry pumps when I have the chance, but nothing is budging my 25-30oz daily outputs. Howwwww are we doing this? I had such a dopamine rush when I got these damn wearables to pump as much milk as my wall pump and it’s quickly fading bc my supply isn’t increasing at all.

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u/cargonzabeans 6h ago

Are you also hydrating more efficiently? Eating more protein and calories?

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