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low milk supply at night?

Cullum13Cullum13
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I seem to have a lower supply of milk at night time feedings. I have been ebfing and pumping after a few feedings a day but I have not been able to save up enough pumped milk to leave DD with a sitter for even one feeding because I am having to feed it to her to get her to sleep at night. I can usually pump 2 ozs after each feeding in the morning and afternoon but at night my breasts feel empty and she wants to eat every hour. So DH gave her a bottle of pumped BM before bed and she ate 3 oz and then slept for 5 hours.  while he fed her, I pumped at her normal feeding time and only got 1 oz. This has happened several days in a row. I have a great supply in the mornings and it gets less and less as the day goes by. Anyone else have this problem? What can I do?
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  • christin3580christin3580
    at 2 weeks your still building your supply.. but I randomly heard apple juice would help... I didnt think of it till the other day when I drank apple juice at 7pm at night when i had a head ache cus apple juice helps with head aches and I had i would say 70 percnet more then I would usually have.
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  • TeacherKellyTeacherKelly

    My production has always been that way- really high in the morning (after 5am) and by the end of the night it is lower.  I haven't found anything that changes it- but I know DS is getting enough at night b/c of his sleeping patterns.  I used to pump after feedings, but now that I have a good freezer stash I have stopped and only pump at work.  

    Also- keep in mind that your LO can get much more from the breast than the pump can.  GL!

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  • Twistedpixie7@aol.comTwistedpixie7@aol.com
    My supply all together seems to be lower the past 2 days.  I got a little off track and I think that is why.  I EBP and I normally pump every 4hrs cause thats when she eats and I kept going 5+ because I couldnt get her calmed down enough or asleep to pump.  Its been a long 2 days.  So I am trying this apple juice idea and see if it works!
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  • mrsdenne2bmrsdenne2b
    i have the same problem & give the am's ebm every evening.
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  • Cullum13Cullum13

    imagemrsdenne2b:
    i have the same problem & give the am's ebm every evening.

    This is what i am doing, but how do you ever save any ebm for later? i don't seem to ever be able to pump enough to keep up. We wanted to leave DD with MIL this weekend for a few hours and go out to dinner. I NEED a break! 

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