How long it takes breasts to make milk after each feed or expressing?

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How long does it take breasts to make milk after each feed or expressing? and also I am not having enough milk.One of the breast is really low on supply. The other one also does not form much. Total amount of milk from both breast is not enough for baby’s demand.Please help.

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Answer by Lithocardia
I have been through this exact thing with both my girls. One breast made a reasonable amount of milk and the other made hardly any. There was not enough to keep my baby happy.

The principle is supposed to be ‘supply and demand’. If you are not getting enough milk to feed the baby, it will cry sooner and you will feed sooner. This constant feeding SHOULD make you get more milk as long as you don’t give in and feed formula in between as this will destroy the ‘supply and demand’ cycle that helps you make more milk.

I tried for 3 months to get it right, I even fed my baby or expressed every hour DAY OR NIGHT and I still didn’t make enough milk. Maxolon (an anti nausea medication) can help you produce more milk but it’s very dangerous for your health to take it for a prolonged period.

At the end of the day, try the supply and demand idea by not using any formula and feeding your baby every hour or as often as she wants to suckle. If that still doesn’t work you may just have to accept that you don’t make enough milk.

One tip… drink a big glass of water just before you breast feed. It can help produce more milk.

EDIT: To answer your question more exactly, you should be making enough if you’re feeding every 2 hours and your baby is full. Maybe 4 hourly over night. However, if you are trying to stimulate your breasts to make more milk then you might have to try every hour or even every half hour, for a couple of weeks. If you aren’t making enough after that see your doctor to discuss other options.

Answer by Nay Lani
first answer is right on, supply and demand. Do not supplement, thats the fastest way to dry up your supply.

Feed more often, even if nothing is coming out, let baby suckle. This will tell your body you need more. Perhaps one side makes more because you put baby on that side more often / longer. Continue to baby equally on both sides if you can

DRINK WATER!! If you feel you dont have enough milk, or are feeding often and more milk is not coming DRINK WATER and lots of it. If you are dehydrating, theres no way you can make enough milk for the babes too. 8 glasses will no longer cut, you need like 20!!! lol

Answer by Mom to 3 under 8
Your breasts are always making milk. They are never completely empty. Obviously, the milk will come faster when you’re engorged (if it’s been a while since you nursed or expressed milk), and it will take longer if your breasts aren’t as full, but milk is always there for baby if s/he needs it.

The best thing you can do is to nurse often — at least 8-12 times a day for a newborn.

Why do you think you don’t have enough milk? As long as baby has plenty of wet/dirty diapers and is gaining weight, baby is getting enough milk. It’s normal for newborns and young babies to want to nurse very frequently. They’re building your supply so that there will be more milk as they grow. Babies also nurse often to be close to you, and that’s perfectly normal, too.

Please contact La Leche League or call a lactation consultant for more help. In the meantime, you can check out www.kellymom.com — there’s lots of great breastfeeding info there.

Answer by Gotta luv it!
In the begining my daughter was very jondice so i had to start supplementing in the beinging. I was told by my lactation consultant that after feeding your supply should be back in about an hour. Unfortunately i was unable to supply enough to feed my baby entirely, so i had to continue supplementing. Some women just dont produce enough fast enough. I was able to breast feed my daughter for about 2 months. My lactation consultant had said that any little bit you can do as far as breast feeding goes is better then not doing it at all. I am glad i was able to give her what i could, i wish i would have been able to do more, but my body is just different.

edit: supplementing did not confuse my daughter she took just fine to both. Sometimes people have to supplement due to other issues.

Answer by AdManB
Often one side makes less than the other. Don’t worry!
Just keep feeding. Every 2.5 hrs is recommended at first and stretching out to 3 hours after a few weeks. Drink a glass of water before each feed.
DO NOT supplement as it will confuse baby and reduce the demand on your breasts making them produce less. You need to rest as much as you can and stress as little as you can.
You can do it!

Answer by Kimberley Szymansky
it’s all about nutrition and staying hydrated. your body will do all the work 🙂