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My Milk Supply Suddenly Drops After Returning To Work | What To Do

I received a lot of questions regarding milk supply drop after returning to work. So I thought I would share one of them and steps that you can do to increase your supply back.
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Question:

 
First,  of all thanks for your guidance. I just started to build my stash 1 week before working. I am currently working for 1 month already. And now my milk supply is getting lower. I am only able to pump 2 times max during working hours. Previously I can get at least 9 oz upto 12 oz per session. And now slowly I can feel my breast is not engorged like before. Please help me!

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Milkology Back To Work Online Pumping Class Review

Your baby is due in a few weeks time.

You plan to go back to work after your maternity leaves end.

But you are worried... utterly worried.

How are you going to continue breastfeeding after you start working again.

You know you will need to pump..

But this whole new world of pumping seems so complicated. 


So you start googling ‘when to pump breast milk’.

You read one article then go back again to Google then check out the next article.

Then you remember again how to introduce bottle to your breastfed baby, and go to Google again. And again and again...

At the end, you feel overwhelmed of so much information from different sources, and you remember so little.

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Imagine this...

Would it be easier to have ALL back to work pumping tips compiled and organised for you in one place? So that you can just go back to that oneplace whenever you need more info or forget certain details?

If this is what you want, you may considered The Ultimate Back to Work Pumping Class by Milkology.

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20+ Things I Did To Boost Milk Supply

My breastfeeding journey with baby #3 turned out to be like a roller coaster ride.

After being happy that she didn’t get jaundice like her older siblings, she ended up hospitalised for a few days due to dehydration. Formula supplementation became mandatory until my milk supply was able to catch up with her demand.

At 1 months old things seemed better as her weight gain became steady and I was able to eliminate formula milk completely. But nearing 5 months old, her weight gain slowed down again below her curve, and her paed asked me to start solid early. 

Oh my.., what a journey...

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What are the things that I tried to increase my milk supply this time around?

Below I listed out 20 things that I did to boost my supply (in no particular order), plus its efficacy score.

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Baby Buddha Breast Pump Review

Have you ever heard of Baby Buddha breast pump? I first heard about it from the IGT and Low Milk Supply Mom Facebook group.

I’m interested to try it because the review said that this little pump can beat Spectra S1 in terms of its powerful suction, wow..

As a fan of Spectra S1, I am intrigued to see how this little pump performs. Are you curious, too?

Read more on this Baby Buddha Breast Pump review.

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