Body armor is one of the best things
Body Armor drinks BY FAR
Oats, be super hydrated
I exclusively pumped for a year… it’s hard to keep supply up pumping only… but my son is gtube fed… pumping or Feeding from both sides equal will help supply. Cluster pump…But oatmeal. Have a bowl.of oatmeal in the morning. I was so sick of oatmeal and started making no bake oatmeal cookies… I produced milk like crazy but also gained 20 pounds…so pick your poison. 
Pumping isnt a show of supply some breast feeding people just cannot get it out with a pump even though their child is fat and happy!
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Drink lots of water and eat eat eat extra and healthy. Make sure to know what NOT to eat/ drink that can dry you up.
Eat a few fenugreek seeds a day. You smell like maple but watch that milk flow. I went from the Sahara to nipples of Venus after each shower just pouring out everywhere
Just a few seeds though. A gulped a tablespoon full the 1st time and got sick as a dog. It was suggested to me by my kids dad mom who is from India.
You can also buy the leaves too an put it in your food.
Go to an Indian grocery it’s so cheap. It’s called Methi.
As far as a pump, the only one that got anything out of me was the hospital grade Medela Symphony. They’ll let you rent it from L and D.
Speak with your physician. Or La Leche League
Definitely suggest pumping before nursing nursing just because your pump only is going to take out about 70% it’s going to take out about 70% of your milk whereas baby will take out baby will take out all of your milk and drink completely incompletely milk production is all based off of supply and and is all based off of supply and demand so what you take out of your breast is what your body is going to your breast is what your body is going to remake. It’s going to take a few days so don’t think it’s going to work overnight
I have the same issue but mine is almost 2 weeks old
Pump after baby has eaten and then pump more
I’ve heard body Armour (the drink) helps tremendously
I drank two whole boxes and was good to go
I use body armor drinks, at 4 weeks pp I was pumping 12 oz (both breast combined) a day and feeding on demand. My son is 10 months now and I literally fill 2 10 oz bottles a day and feed on demand, which is less because of baby food and he loves pancakes and eggs now, but body armor really works for me, I’ve tried teas, the lactation cookies and brownies. The cookies worked but they can get costly because you have to continue to eat them all day everyday, with body armor I drink one when I wake up and one before bed
I had way more luck using a manual pump on one side while breastfeeding than I did any other way. Fuck the double electrics imo, I think they take three times as long with set up and cleaning as well. Medulas 30 buck manual pump was a godsend
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I recently heard drinking Body Armour has helped a lot!
In Australia we have boobie bikkies you can google it
Loads of people talk highly of it and you can make similar ones at home
When I was able to feed a little bit the 2 biggest ways I could get my milk to come was to do skin to skin with my baby and/or hold something that would smell like him.
Pumping will never equate to what your baby can express by nursing.
Drink more and pump more often
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Best way is have the baby feed directly
Blessed thistle and fenugreek.
Stop pumping…breastfeeding on demand. When baby latches, it sends signals for milk production to produce more. The more baby latches and sucks, the more milk you will get. Drink A LOT of water, healthy fatty foods, dark chocolate. A lot of fruit, vegs, rice, a lot of carbs. This is what made mine overflow all the time. I hope this helps
Milky mama emergency browines!
Yeast. Eat a roll, drink root beer, or even a regular one
Make sure you’re using the right size flanges. My flange size changed quite a bit, from a 27 mm down to a 21 mm after my supply regulated and when I was using the wrong size i wouldn’t get as much.
I had problems with milk drying up so fast. I was told by the Physician Assistant to drink some beer when nursing and it helped so much. It does not affect the milk as far as the alcohol. It does increase milk coming in. I was able to nurse for so much longer with this help. I would think it would help for pumping too.
Some people don’t respond well to a pump. Try a handheld manual pump. It gives a lot more control, especially if you’re needing more time for your letdown to start.
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If you are nursing full time, you aren’t going to also be able to randomly pump much extra. If you are trying to build a freezer stash for going back to work, create a faux feeding. Ie- early in the morning or late at night (I did 10pm) and consistently pump. 4 oz is great! That’s about what baby should be eating. A few days in a row of consistent pumping will do more for your supply than chasing supplements. In my humble and experienced opinion.
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Power pumping did it for me. I did this for about 2 weeks.
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Babies are more efficient than pumping so that may be why you’re not seeing as much when you pump. Make sure you’re pumping on the highest suction you can handle, make sure all connections are tight and change out your pump valves. Lactation nurses are an amazing resource for pumping and nursing.
I’ve seen people say Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, maybe Google it. Not talking from experience x
Lactation cookies and tea. Beer. Drinking lots of water.
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What’s the deal with someone posting about cashapp under every post ?
Body armor drinks, coconut water drinks, Dr Pepper & Root Beer, BEER, oatmeal, lactation cookies, oatmeal creme pies
in Asia, we drink green papaya soup or raw peanut soup for the 1st month and these helped me… been breastfeeding 4 years continuously for my 2 kids…
I have heard body armor is really good for breastfeeding mamas
After my first was born I wouldn’t lactate the whole time we were in the hospital (cesarean) I was super worried cause my baby wouldn’t take a bottle to save his life, once I got home my sister brought me over Barq’s root beer and some mixed nuts, ate half the bag, drank half the bottle, took a nap, woke up soaked and it was a good thing cause little man was clearly very hungry and still never took to a bottle, not even pumped!!
Was told drink plently and make sure you eat .
But with my second my milk dried up fast and no amount of fluid helped.
Keep trying if you can’t express enough do a bottle of formula as hard as it is its for the best.
We had to substitute formula into her diet then i totally dried up so had to switch which wasn’t so hard for baby as she had both.
Hard for me like a bitter pill midwife did explain it can happen
I’ve heard that body armor drinks work awesome!!!
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The baby gets more out than the pump will. But to increase supply for storage just stay very hydrated. Body armor drinks are great for this
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Munchkin brand makes Lactation Cookie Bites that not only work to increase breast milk supply, but as a bonus, are absolutely delicious
Alright I read through all of these comments to see if someone had already said it but they haven’t so…. FENUGREEK will turn you into a milk machine in no time. It’s an herb recommended by my lactation specialist (because I was struggling with my supply too and none of that other stuff worked) and you can get it at GNC stores. Fair warning though… you may start to smell a hint like maple syrup, and you can get engorged QUICK.
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I made lactating smoothies and lots of water
Oat meal
Water
Body Armor
They have tea
Seamoss
Drink Red raspberry leaf tea 
Body armor drinks help a lot and also a good liquid vitamin supplement (I use Buiced) works wonders. Keep pumping on a schedule. Eventually your body will follow your lead and produce more.
Increase your water intake and eat oatmeal. After nursing pump right after.
Drink lots of water!
Have you tried the body armor drinks? They helped me.
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Hi momma. It is possible to see a dip in supply around your cycle. Some woman take magnesium supplements during this time to help.
With that being said tho, breastfeeding is supply and demand. The more you nurse/pump, the more you make.
Anything you eat or drink that ups your supply is only a temporary fix and really just means your body is lacking calories or hydration.
Unless you’re strictly pumping, pumping is never an indication of supply as babe is much more efficient than a pump.
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I make more when I get my period
I found if I drank water like crazy I could produce more breast milk when I pumped.
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You can take magnesium and calcium supplements to help boost during your period if it’s that big a drop.
You should take calcium and magnesium to help with supply dips during your cycle
Body armor drinks and oatmeal are what ive been hearing…
Start pumping more, google power pumping to increase supply
Body Armors! Electrolit drinks, it’s like adult Pedialyte.
Drink plenty of water and keep latching. You can also power pump. Try brewers yeast pills also.
Take magnesium and calcium to balance your body
I can’t drink the body armor drinks but my sister told me to drink Gatorade and I definitely see a big increase in my milk i just pumped all of this
Lots and lots of water. When I had my first I practically lived off of almonds, yogurt, and oatmeal. For me they helped increase my supply with the help of lots of water
Drink one beer it helps mine
Powerade helped me alot I would drink one in the morning and had a noticeable change in the amount I was producing in the afvo
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Hydrated. Pump or nurse often. It will go back up after your period.
Body armor to keep hydrated. Oatmeal cream pies always helped my supply too.
Brewers yeast pills and fenugreek pills worked great for me!
I drank a pink drink from starbs and that helped a lot. I also power pumped .
I never had this issue the first time around, but always did with my second child. I’d start this at least a few days before my scheduled period, until the end.
I was always told drink more water. Also, we got this tea called Mother’s milk.
Drink body armor drinks, helped me immensely!
Fenugreek! It helped immensely with my supply.
It happened to me with all 3. Best advice I got was from the lactation nurse was Don’t Stress!!! I lost my whole supply freaking out with the first one. Just power through! It will rebound when you’re done
Your milk will take a dip when you are on your period. There is alot of great help on Exclusively Exclusive Pumping- Evidence Based Support Group join!
Oats helped a lot with my milk supply when I was first nursing, I used to make oatmeal cookies all the time and it helped immensely. Also drink lots and lots of water
Water intake and oatmeal
not a breatsfeeding mama but I hear body Armor works help my friend that breatsfeed hope it help mama
Please avoid fenugreek. It’s known to have the opposite effect and can completely tank your supply even more.
Oats, mothers milk tea, body amor, fenugreek, coconut water\milk, plenty of water, power pumping helps too.
I used tinctures and supplements to increase my milk supply. A quick Google search will tell you the different options and then see what works for you
How old is baby? Usually once you offer solid foods natural course would be to decrease the amount of milk baby needs. Your period returns because of this. Offer a cup with either Milk or a supplement or pump breast milk.
When little one is done eating pump for about 10 minutes. Even if your breasts are empty this will convince them that you are feeding another child and your milk supply will increase, this was always my foolproof method in combination with drinking a good body armor and eating some trail mix. Every single time I pumped after he was done feeding it put me into oversupply and my freezer stock was crazy
Can I ask what makes you think they’re not getting enough breast milk? A lot of times I was doubting myself and people were telling me my little one was still hungry because he woke so frequently at night but that was not the case at all and I had many people try to pressure me and to giving him bottles and whenever I would try he would get sick from overfeeding
Pump more often even if its just a little keep pumping and drink lots of water,
Lots of water and frequent pumping. Barley and oats help. Mamas cookies. Emergency Cookies - 1 Dozen – Milky Mama Canada
He may not be latching on properly and that’s why he’s not staying on. See if there’s a local bf support group for advice. Pumping does stimulate to a degree but not as much as feeding but if you’re getting some then that’s fine. Formula is fine too. Breast isn’t best, fed is best. Please please don’t stress yourself out over this as that won’t help your supply either.
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Body armor drinks helped me and lactation cookies! I found em at Walmart. Also making sure you have proper fitting flanges helps
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Do it every two hrs for 15 minutes will really help.
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Drink Body Armor, eat oatmeal every day. Pump every 3 hours and power pump twice a day. That’s what I did and I went from having to supplement with formula (1-2 bottles a day) to producing enough to feed my baby and I’ve built up quite the stash in my freezer (I’ve got well over 200 oz frozen). Once it comes in you can stop power pumping but your body is not going to produce more if youre not stimulating it into doing so.
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Do not drink body armor, if body armor works it just means you’re dehydrated. theres so many sugars in it its not worth it. jsut drink lots of water and make sure youre eating enough food, body needs fuel to produce. pump/nurse on a schedule and try not to get off of it. if you nurse use a hakkaa pump on the breast baby is not on to keep demand up and thus keep supply up.
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I am having the same problem and my baby is 6 weeks old too! Pumping does not work for me even with fitting. Something I did try and helped with latching was the nipple shields I put them on for a few days and then my baby latched good and did not need them anymore ever since then and hydrating a lot I’ve been putting my baby to breast even if I have to supplement with formula and I feel like my supply is slowly increasing. Yesterday morning and today I woke up with fuller breasts 
I hope it’s working
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Are you taking prenatal vitamins? So the thing with the body armor is it has vitamins you would find in your prenatal vitamins. Also coconut water is hydrating.
I’ve taken to drowning myself 
I drink half my weight in oz (if I’m 150lbs, I’ll drink 75oz of water) per day.
I also drink oat milk which is nasty, but I like to use this kind and make overnight oats which are also good for milk production.
I’ve recently started skin-to-skin again, usually in a warm shower, I’ll have her on my chest while I sit down.
BUT. I also know that sometimes you simply cannot help it. Have your PCP run a Prolactin lab and see where your levels are at. I’ve done EVERYTHING “right” and still had my Prolactin drop and my supply diminish.
Remember that while it’s disappointing, fed IS best.
Many hugs Mama 
What about the Haakaa breast pump? I’ve heard some great reviews on it.