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I would give it more time. I know easier said then done, but try and not stress!!

The same thing happened to me on my first day back. I called my LC from my desk 3 hours into my day. She told me to call her in a week and to give myself a break. It was the best advice and I didn't need to call her back. You are not doing anything wrong! How old is your little one? Your supply could be regulating to what your baby needs and not relying so much on hormones. It is normal. I like to give the advice to make your mantra "I will make it to 6 months" you won't believe how a few words can change the outlook of the situation. All us HB ladies are here to help you make it work!
A few things you can do to see if it helps you while pumping. First, don't pump so much! I am still nursing (EBF) my twins at 14 months. I pumped for 15 minutes every 3 hours. Second, have pictures of your baby around and look at them. Third, record some videos and watch them. Fourth, before you pump sit down, relax and close your eyes and visualize your baby.
I used my pump time to do things baby related. I told my husband that everyone was wrong, breastfeeding was not free and I let loose on the Zulily app every day shopping for cute clothes for my kids. I looked at it like I was being "paid" for the dedication to BF. I also joined the kellymom facebook group. The women there are incredible.
Good luck on Day 2 and let us know how you are doing!

@cheert16: Don't feel let down. Formula isn't the devil. Have you tried Fenugreek, Mother Milk Tea? hang in there!! Pumping is tough.

@cheert16: How much did you end up pumping each day (average) and how much do you send to daycare? Could you possibly pump after each nursing session in the evening/weekends to make up the difference (if you want to try to avoid having to send formula)?

@cheert16: 24 ounces seems like a lot. How much is your LO drinking and how often? I realize you have longer days than most, so that might be where the difference is, but the general rule of thumb is that your baby needs 1-1.5 oz per hour, so in a 24-hour period, that's 24-36 oz TOTAL, so I'm wondering if maybe you are sending more than your LO actually needs? I would love some more details - how often, how much, how did you determine that amount, is your daycare/husband/whoever doing paced feedings, how long does it take your LO to finish a bottle, how many bottles + nursing sessions does your LO get a day?

ETA: Feel free to ignore me, as well! I realize I ask a ton of questions and can be pushy!

@cheert16: Phew! Hungry baby!!

Okay, so I use kellymom for all my BFing issues. She has a calculator to determine how much milk your baby should need (assuming no growth spurt at the moment):

http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/milkcalc/

Assuming that your baby eats about 8 times a day, the average per bottle that he would need is about 3.125oz per bottle. The high end is 3.75oz, so your 4oz really should be more than plenty.

The 10-12 minutes per bottle sounds decent (certainly better than the 5 minutes it was taking my guy to suck down a bottle). Do you know if he's finishing it every time?

As far as your night time goes, it's possible he just wants to eat a lot but doesn't actually need that much milk. Could your husband try giving him multiple bottles with only an ounce or two? That could stretch your evening bottles out so you may not need as much milk. If he was nursing from you, he wouldn't be able to get 4 oz per session if he nursed that often (I wouldn't think).

Also, could you try doing 3.5 oz bottles for daycare instead? Maybe he doesn't really need 4 oz and that might help stretch out your supply a little bit. Maybe you could send smaller bottles (with extra, just in case) to experiment and if he seems happy with the smaller amount, continue doing that.

@cheert16: YAY!!!!! I'm so happy to hear things are already better!!! It's sooooooo hard to go back to work and stress about how much milk you need each day, so I'm glad to hear things are getting better! I know for me, as soon as I have one good day of good production after not having great production, I'm able to actually RELAX and not stress as much about it and then the following days seem good too. I hope that your production continues to improve!

And yes! Do you think you're going to go to the Meetup in November?

@cheert16: You may have - I didn't check. Here's the link:

http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boston-meetup-nov-24th

ETA: I know the old Boston Meetup thread was having issues with subscribers getting e-mails, so we made a new thread!