Situation as it stands atm
Galen is a feeding monster. On average from when he wakes around 6-7am till he goes to bed between 8-9pm he feeds on average every 90 minutes to 2 hours. Often he'll drain one boob and then I swap him over. If he has gone longer than 2 hours he'll often empty the other boob also. If not usually a few minutes fills him up. If he has a longer sleep in the day of course he doesn't feed then. Once he goes to bed at night he'll sleep well but often still wakes once or twice a night at least before waking at 6-7am. He'll feed every time he wakes in the night.
He is also *really* active so needs more energy. A little livewire
My problem is that I am finding it a struggle to have enough time in between feeds for my boobs to refill so to speak. Especially later in the afternoon/early evening when supply is at its lowest anyways. I am considering giving Galen a formula feed early evening to allow my boobs time to refill properly. Atm they are not fully filled back up and so he empties them both and still wants more. I still have some there, but it comes out only in one single stream and simply requires so much effort and time that he gets really frustrated and it does not fill him up quickly enough.
Because of my incontinence problem if I go out for any length of time I tend to avoid having anything to drink at least 4 hours before and won't drink anything till I get back. Not good when needing to drink fluids to produce milk. But it means I can at least get out and about and have a bit of normality. But its far from ideal and I don't like doing this. If I drink normally and go out its somewhat crap to say the least
At home if not going out during the day I drink normally. I also drink overnight every time I wake up.
Please don't tell me that letting him feed whenever will increase my supply. He is already doing this. He only feeds for as long as he needs to now usually. It can last anything from 15 minutes to an hour. He'll only comfort suck when sleepy or tired. I do know the difference between his actual feeding and comfort sucking. I just simply don't have time for my boobs to recover and fill up well before the next feed.
Any suggestions gratefully taken. If nothing else works I am seriously considering introducing a formula feed (if he'll take it) around 6pm ish just to give my boobs time to catch up. I don't plan on giving any at any other time and really would rather not resort to a regular formula feed unless I really cannot get my milk supply to bounce back.
Galen is a feeding monster. On average from when he wakes around 6-7am till he goes to bed between 8-9pm he feeds on average every 90 minutes to 2 hours. Often he'll drain one boob and then I swap him over. If he has gone longer than 2 hours he'll often empty the other boob also. If not usually a few minutes fills him up. If he has a longer sleep in the day of course he doesn't feed then. Once he goes to bed at night he'll sleep well but often still wakes once or twice a night at least before waking at 6-7am. He'll feed every time he wakes in the night.
He is also *really* active so needs more energy. A little livewire
My problem is that I am finding it a struggle to have enough time in between feeds for my boobs to refill so to speak. Especially later in the afternoon/early evening when supply is at its lowest anyways. I am considering giving Galen a formula feed early evening to allow my boobs time to refill properly. Atm they are not fully filled back up and so he empties them both and still wants more. I still have some there, but it comes out only in one single stream and simply requires so much effort and time that he gets really frustrated and it does not fill him up quickly enough.
Because of my incontinence problem if I go out for any length of time I tend to avoid having anything to drink at least 4 hours before and won't drink anything till I get back. Not good when needing to drink fluids to produce milk. But it means I can at least get out and about and have a bit of normality. But its far from ideal and I don't like doing this. If I drink normally and go out its somewhat crap to say the least
At home if not going out during the day I drink normally. I also drink overnight every time I wake up.
Please don't tell me that letting him feed whenever will increase my supply. He is already doing this. He only feeds for as long as he needs to now usually. It can last anything from 15 minutes to an hour. He'll only comfort suck when sleepy or tired. I do know the difference between his actual feeding and comfort sucking. I just simply don't have time for my boobs to recover and fill up well before the next feed.
Any suggestions gratefully taken. If nothing else works I am seriously considering introducing a formula feed (if he'll take it) around 6pm ish just to give my boobs time to catch up. I don't plan on giving any at any other time and really would rather not resort to a regular formula feed unless I really cannot get my milk supply to bounce back.
Sometimes more than 16 times a day... Now shes on solids shes still feeding up to 8 times a day and she still wakes at night to feed.. not to comfort suck. But I didn't introduce any formula because she was doing well on my boob juice alone even though there didn't appear to be any in my boobs at night or in the evening. I even took fenugreek and oats to see if it helped and it didn't much...mind I did find the pill helped increase my supply.. 
He's due a growth spurt soon also which will be fun 
