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Please remember that there are lots of moms out there that are worried about MS just like you, and that you are a great mom, giving her baby the best.

Try to make sure that all of baby's suckling is at the breast. Avoid use of pacifiers and artificial nipples. You can freeze your pumped milk for a while, if you wish for baby to nurse more frequently, or feed that milk with a cup or dropper. You want even the comfort suckling to be at the breast!

Another thing to watch for is a sleepy baby. If you are truly having a supply problem, make sure that baby is not sleeping through feeds, as you don't want to go any longer than 3 or 4 hours...even at night. If baby falls asleep at the breast before he's gotten the fatty hindmilk, then try waking him up to finish his feed. Try switch feeding, that is , alternate breasts a few times in the same nursing session, to keep him awake.

There are some articles in this website that you may find very helpful! They go into more detail about methods of boosting MS. Look under Breastfeeding topics. Please post here to let us know how you are doing.

All of Kelby's information is really good, and I'm glad that she asked you how old your baby is. I'd really like to know your baby's age too before I give you more advice, but take what we write to heart because this all applies to a bf baby of any age.

Try to breastfeed as frequently as possible, through the night too; so co-sleeping is a really good way to get enough sleep at this stressful time and also will give your baby unlimited access to breast 24-7. A newborn can nurse 12 times in a 24 hour period. No matter how old your baby is, you can offer your breast that many times, but be careful to not over-feed.

Are you trying to gauge your milk supply partly on how much you pump? That could be misleading for a couple reasons! Depending on the type of breast pump you have, you may not realize that you are actually making the right amount of milk because a low-grade pump may not be as effective at expressing as a hospital-grade pump. Even the best pump will not be as effective as a baby suckling. If your baby is over the age of 2 months, then he has likely become an efficient suckler and your breasts "know" how much to make, your supply and demand may be perfectly balanced.

If your baby is not showing signs of dehydration (listlessness, sunken fontanel/eyes, too few wet diapers) then the weight gain issue may not be a concern. If your baby is alert and suckles effectively, then I just have to reiterate what Kelby said: breastfed babies gain slower than formula fed babies. The height/weight/age scales out there are based on Formula fed babies, and the World Health Organization is trying to spread the awareness of a new scale for breastfed babies.

Sometimes it helps to just attend a La Leche League meeting, to surround yourself with other lactating mothers and their babies. If you are not in the mood to get out of the house at this time, then please feel free to contact a LLL Leader by phone. Check out the website, www.llli.org because you can look up your local Leader's phone number and meeting locations and also it gives really great information on boosting supply, false alarms about milk supply, and other helpful tips.

Please post here, this is a really helpful community at typeamom. Good luck and take care!

I was so there with my first child. It is so agonizing, and I suffered so much guilt over it. How old is your baby? Is your doc concerned about the weight? That may not be a huge issue, as breastfed babies gain more slowly because the milk is better metabolized.

With my first, I didn't get a good start and never was able to exclusively breastfeed. I fought and fought and fought to for months. Then, her pediatrician said the one thing that made it possible for me to continue breastfeeding for months. She said any breastmilk is a good thing. So I concentrated on being happy that I was giving her what I could. Once you can reduce your stress level about it, also, you will find your breast milk increases. Just take a deep breath, congratulate yourself for being a great mom who cares so much, and give yourself a break!!!

You can find some tips on increasing breast milk. I would also definitely contact your local La Leche League.

Hang in there! You are doing great! It is not at all unusual to have concerns about supply. I found when I needed a sudden boost in supply (which happened rather frequently with the twins), I would get into boosting mode. It isn't a fun time, but I would drink lots of water, I would pump (with a high-grade pump or even rent a hospital grade one, which is better) right after each feeding for about 20 minutes. It's tiring, but it's very effective. If you are using a manual pump or a single breast pump, that could be your main problem. I made that mistake with my first before I finally went and rented a good one.

And feel free to post here! It always helps to get advice and support from other moms. I wish you well!!