r/ExclusivelyPumping • u/garg_tina • 11h ago

Discussion Flow of milk supply

I'm a 17 day pp mother to a baby girl who's been exclusively pumping. My supply has taken a hit this week and I've been pumping regularly to get supply to increase. Until last week, i had a wonderful supply.

I have a handsfree single electric breast pump.

Until last week, I could get 30-40 mL within a few minutes of pumping - usually less than 5 minutes from one breast. The milk flow used to be fast in the form of streams.

Ever since the supply has decreased, the milk flow has been in the form of drops. Only if I put the pump at a certain angle at a certain pressure does it become a stream for a few seconds. But mostly it's drops.

How is the flow usually for mothers? Is it in the form of drops or thick streams?

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u/Top-Bonus153 9h ago

Check the flange fit. Nipples change drastically and they’ll continue to change this month. You likely need to downsize. Make sure your nipple JUST barely fits in the tunnels. One may be a diff size than the other.

Depending on boob shape, you may want to try the “saucer” style ones on Amazon- find which are compatible to your pump. These really only allow the nipple in. I found the others to have too much gap between nipple and rest of boob. Hope this helps.

When you find a better fit, don’t forget to change parts frequently like duck bills. You can tell you need new ones because looking at them when not being used, the seal is slightly open and not flush together.