https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:42:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-increasing-issues-breastfeeding-and-nothing-ive-done-has-helped#post-2859135 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:36:27 +0000 Mrsbells 2859135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sonorra0321: have you tried massaging while you pump? That works for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-increasing-issues-breastfeeding-and-nothing-ive-done-has-helped#post-2859130 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:27:36 +0000 cam 2859130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree to check tubing /connections and membranes on your pump, especially if you have those thin little membranes they can get tears that are hard to notice. Are your beasts hard/uncomfortable? Is you baby still hungry after feeding? If not and he is gaining weight I'd try not to worry. Were you able to do a weighted feed with theLC? They aren't perfect but might help determine if baby is just a fast eater (my DS2 is). Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-increasing-issues-breastfeeding-and-nothing-ive-done-has-helped#post-2859058 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 13:22:52 +0000 Iced Tea 2859058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot of good ideas here. I second the recommendation to see another lactation consultant. Our issues weren't diagnosed and addressed until we'd seen several! Some states also have a free breastfeeding hotline you can call to speak with a lactation consultant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-increasing-issues-breastfeeding-and-nothing-ive-done-has-helped#post-2859011 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:22:17 +0000 periwinklebee 2859011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with advice so far - hot shower, heating pad, stimulating the other nipple. My LO ultimately figured out the latter on his own and now is hell bent determined to pinch the other nipple while eating. </p> <p>Also, check your tubing on the pump. This could contribute. </p> <p>Clogs are usually painful, so I think you'd probably know if you had one... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-increasing-issues-breastfeeding-and-nothing-ive-done-has-helped#post-2858992 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:23:36 +0000 Littlebit7 2858992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have a letdown? I found with this second baby I had to stimulate my other nipple to speed up a letdown otherwise my milkflow would be dramatically reduced. Not much would happen until a letdown </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-increasing-issues-breastfeeding-and-nothing-ive-done-has-helped#post-2858965 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 07:41:54 +0000 annem1990 2858965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I EPed, and if I was having an issue with emptying I always used my hand pump. It was the Lansinoh pump. For whatever reason, it was much stronger than my electric pump and would solve the problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-increasing-issues-breastfeeding-and-nothing-ive-done-has-helped#post-2858953 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:49:37 +0000 bees_knees 2858953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A few things:<br /> a) Is there a reason you have been pumping after LO is done nursing? Your breasts don't need to be completely emptied every single nursing session...milk supply is supply and demand and will be catered to your baby's needs. The more you pump, the more milk your breasts think they need to make, and the more you will have to pump to empty them.</p> <p>b) I know some women really have a hard time pumping if they are at all under any stress.. So maybe the anxiety of no milk coming out is causing some stress? Have you tried changing phalange sizes? Or even tried a different pump? Massaging your breasts while pumping? Hopefully some pumping mamas can chime in here! Whenever I had a clogged duct I could feel a hard lump.</p> <p>c) Is your baby still hungry when the milk stops coming out? My babies nurse FAST, so a nursing session of a few minutes was not at all uncommon. Just because there is milk left in the breast doesn't mean that your baby didn't get a full feed. Sometimes my babies will fall asleep or just kind of suckle (but not really to eat as much as to nurse...does that make sense?)</p> <p>d) I would find another lactation counselor if this one isn't answering your questions or seeming to take you seriously.</p> <p>Hang in there! I know it's so tough to get figured out! Much love. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-increasing-issues-breastfeeding-and-nothing-ive-done-has-helped#post-2858951 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 23:32:25 +0000 peaches1038 2858951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You could try sunflower lecithin </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-increasing-issues-breastfeeding-and-nothing-ive-done-has-helped#post-2858948 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 23:13:04 +0000 Hypatia 2858948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Take a long hot shower and pump or nurse immediately afterwards. You could also try using a heating pad for the same effect. I also used a back massager while pumping, pressing into the ducts that felt hard to try to get them flowing (anything that, uh, vibrates strongly will have the same effect). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-increasing-issues-breastfeeding-and-nothing-ive-done-has-helped#post-2858946 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:37:26 +0000 sonorra0321 2858946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is almost 4 weeks old. The first two weeks of his life breastfeeding went great. I could hear him gulping when nursing and he always got enough. Then I would pump and drain the rest. After two weeks I started having difficulties with pumping and I'd have milk still stored in my breasts but barely anything would come out on the left breast. Then about a week ago it got to the point where no matter how much I pumped literally nothing would come out either breast, even though both still have milk in them. When I hand express i only manage a few good squeezes before the milk barely comes out in drops. However he was always able to express my milk when nursing. But as of yesterday he can only express for a few minutes on my left side before he cant get milk to come out,, even though my breast is still full. Could it be a clogged duct even though there is no signs or symptoms of one being present aside from this one problem? Has anyone else had this problem before? Lactation consultant doesn't have an answer it seems, and it's starting to seem like it's starting to happen on the right side. I'm starting to break down and feeling hopeless. I don't want to stop breastfeeding but im beginning to have to supplement with formula. Any suggestions are appreciated! </p>