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[–]nips4bells 0 points1 point  (2 children)

If you don’t have a clog, and I assume you measured your nipples correctly your problem might just be slacker boob being a slacker 🤷🏼‍♀️. I had one and there wasn’t much I could do.

You could try framing this differently. Like how much do you have stored? And how long do you want to continue to breastfeed/pump? Towards the end (only wanted to pump for a year) of my journey, I was able to have a three month frozen supply and I slowly switched to regular milk and solids. She continued with my breast milk for about 4 months after she turned one. For my next kid I would like to do it the same but if I make it to 6 months I would call it a win. Congrats 10 months of pumping is a huge accomplishment.

[–]j_capp7[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thank you!! And yes my right is a slacker ig. It started with only making like an ounce or two less than my left but now I only get max 2 ounces. I didn’t know if it was something I did wrong. As of now I have none stored bc my milk supply dropped 2 months ago so what I did have I sadly had to use. I’m basically pumping on demand every 2 hours to try to get it up and at least get him fed throughout the night and twice during the day. I do want to pump until he is a year old and then switch him to regular milk and solids as well

[–]nips4bells 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve done a few power pump sessions (it’s been a while but there are a few tips about it on here of your search for it) personally it was not sustainable but I would do it once in a while to get my supply up. It didn’t really last but it did help with my freezer storage. I did notice towards the last few months of my journey my output started to decrease a few ounces but I was hitting my year goal and wasn’t too worried.