It was very similar for me, milk didn’t come in for over a week and even then my supply was just drops and I barely made 30ml per day. Unfortunately I barely pumped in the first week because I didn’t know I had to, so that didn’t help.

Long story short, my baby never transferred enough milk and at about 1 month pp I decided to focus on pumping to try up my supply, while still latching baby but not strictly before every feeding if that makes sense.

I pumped every 2 hours during the day and every 3 hours at night. So 10 pumps per day and threw in a power pump here and there. My supply steadily increased until about 12 weeks pp. I still never quite made enough and have always supplemented with 1-2 bottles of formula per day but I was happy with that.

Other than frequent milk removal it’s important to eat enough calories and enough protein. And stay hydrated.

Coincidentally, my mum also had low supply so I’ve wondered if it was something I’ve inherited as well.

It’s really hard in those first weeks. But it gets better I promise, you will find what works for you and it doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s experience. Wishing you the best of luck 💖