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@TurtleDoves: Hmmm...I've never seen this specific question, but I know when I was both pumping and BF my LC suggested that I pump after my nursing session. It would help build up my stash (even if it was just .5-1oz/time) and help increase my supply. Do you have a LC you could talk to? I think it's great that you've been able to go back to nursing!!! I was always told that the baby will take what they need from the breast, but it's so much easier to guzzle down a bottle just until it's empty that they will go until it's gone. If that makes sense?

Here's a few other questions that I might need answers too:

How many times did you pump before? Are you feeding at the same times you were pumping? Are you pumping for the same length of time? Are you pumping in between feeds? How long does it take LO to nurse vs. time to pump same amount?

when i was ep with charlie, i was able to pump waaaaay more than when i pump with olive who is almost all ebf. babies are more efficient at removing milk, so maybe your lo is removing a lot of milk and leaving less for you to pump?

@Mrs. Bee: Very true! @TurtleDoves: Do you have a LC who weighs the baby before/after a feeding? My LC did that so you knew exactly how much they were getting at each feeding and it was super helpful!
@junebugmama: I figure the 4 months I gave him was better than nothing!! I actually tried to start up again but he wouldn't even consider going back so I guess that helped with my mommy guilt

If you only feed on one side, pump the other side while feeding. You will get a lot more milk. This is the only way I stashed when working. I never got as much pumping as he was eating in any one pumping session. But in the morning with a full side and him eating the other, I would get 5 or so ounces. Then if he wanted to nurse more he still got a ton of hindmilk on the other side. Then you will get a little more. Did you pump both sides or just the one when you exclusively pumped? That could be why. I also had one side that produced less than the other by about an ounce.

@TurtleDoves: I like Mrs. Bee said, and another thing to think about is if you're pumping long enough for a 2nd let down when you do pump? That always made the difference for me. Also, you said that you used to pump more than you needed when you were EP. Do you think that because your baby is now nursing, that your body is regulating how much you actually need?