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@brandon_d Just here to say yeah, pumping blows. But also, do not be hard on yourself. 1-2 OZ 2 weeks PP is completely normal. I breast fed both of my sons. The first, I pumped almost immediately hoping it would ease my PPD. It absolutely did not. It made it worse because I messed up my...

@brandon_d Yeah, it’s a science for sure. Just to be clear, gas and diarrhea can be caused by so many other things. My kids also had a diary and soy allergy which gave them bad tummy issues. Having an oversupply will be accompanied by feelings of engorgement, tenderness, clear milk. To test...

@brandon_d Also, milk is made of 2 parts- hind and fore. The fore is sugary cloudy liquid that combines with the hind- the thicker white creamy substance that holds most of the nutrition. So during an oversupply, the fore milk is over produced, not the hind. This makes the milk to be watery and...

@brandon_d Why though I wonder. Milk can take up to a week to come in. They only have colostrum for the first few days. And if she said it was because of the c section, she is wrong. The second the placenta is removed your body starts producing the hormone that triggers milk supply. It does not...

@brandon_d Your lactation consultant told you pump 2 days PP because you didn’t have a supply? That’s insane to me.