Supply is based on demand. If you are nursing your baby every 2-3 hours, and baby has a good latch (nice, wide open mouth) then you should be making enough milk. Very few women really aren't able to produce enough. It's almost always about the latch or the frequency. ONce you begin to supplement with artificial milk and skip a nursing sesion, your body immediately cuts back on production and it starts an insidious cycle that's hard to get out of. However, there is nothing wrong with pumping between feedings to stimulate production. It will surely increase your milk supply, not "dry you out". The more "action" your breasts receive, the more milk they will produce. Use whatever you pump to supplement your baby instead of using artificial milk to supplement. And as soon as you can, contact the lactation consultant at your local hospital and make an appointment to meet with her to correct any problems baby may be having. Good luck!
2007-10-02 10:54:55
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answered by Anonymous
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Actually pumping will increase the amount of milk your body produces. Your milk will dry out if you stop pumping or stop breast feeding your baby. The more you pump the more you body knows the milk is needed and continues to make it.
2007-10-02 17:51:20
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answered by dalbana5 2
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go to the health food store and get brewers yeast tablets and start taking them....about six a day, they will help you produce more milk. Eat a nutritious diet. while you are nursing, drink,have something handy to drink. I drank iced tea. I also drank one beer a day for the yeast. It helps make milk. The more you nurse and pump, the more milk you should have. I nursed my daughter for 13 months. A midwife advised me to do this, and it really worked. Good Luck!
2007-10-02 18:04:58
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answered by deb 7
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you only had to ask this once geeze give someone else a chance to ask something. just pump alot i was told to pump evey 2 hour for 15 minutes on each breast, then when your milk comes in to pump longer.
2007-10-02 17:50:37
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answered by ArmyWife 4
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nursing works on supply and demand. the more you nurse or pump, the more supply you'll have. don't forget to increase you fluid intake and eat healthy too.
2007-10-02 17:54:25
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answered by racer 51 7
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you asked this question 5 times...thanks for the points!
2007-10-02 18:31:52
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answered by E M 4
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no it forces your glamds to produce more..
like a cow the more you milk her the more milk you get
2007-10-02 17:50:16
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answered by Anonymous
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