I AM TRYING TO PUMP TO INCREASE SUPPLY BY PUMPING AFRERAFTER FEEDINGS. I GET NOTHING. SHOULD I KEEP PUMPING? FOR HOW LONG? ALSO DOES ANYONE ELSE NOTICE THAT YOUR SUPPLY VARIES DAY TO DAY? SEEMS I HAVE ONE GOOD DAY FOLLOWED BY ONE BAD DAY OVER AND OVER
Re: Pumping and getting nothing
I would keep pumping. Even though nothing is coming out you are still telling your body to produce more milk. I would pump for 10 minutes after each feeding.
When I was EBFing my supply varied, but now that I'm EPing it is consistent.
it varied definitely by how well I ate and how much water I drank. Drink looots of water! And Amy had good advice too.