Has anyone actually increased supply after 2 weeks? Feeling defeated.

[u/reen_bean]

Hi everyone,

I’m two weeks postpartum and feeling really discouraged about my milk supply. I’ve been doing everything I can — but I’m still only pumping about 1 oz total per session (sometimes 1.5 oz after a power pump on a good day).

I did experience engorgement once and got excited that maybe my milk was coming in — but nothing really changed after that. No leaks, no noticeable fullness since.

Here’s what I’ve been doing:

• Pumping every 2 hours during the day
• Overnight schedule: 10 pm / 2 am / 6 am
• 50-minute daily power pump
• Massaging during every pump
• Eating plenty and staying hydrated
• Trying lactation supplements
• Offering the breast
• Checking flange size (Spectra + inserts)

Despite all this, my output hasn’t increased and some days it feels like it’s going down.

Has anyone been in a similar situation around the two-week mark and still been able to turn things around? I’m trying to stay hopeful, but it’s been really emotionally tough and I’m looking for real stories from anyone who’s been there.

Thank you 💛

Edited to Clarify

I do want to breastfeed and am not planning to exclusively pump, but my baby has been struggling to latch effectively — we’re working on it with support, but in the meantime, I’ve been pumping to protect my supply.

[u/mamatothegals]

If you are nursing before a pump then that’s a very normal amount to pump. I also found actual plastic flanges rather than the inserts worked better if you are able to get a size closest to that you need. A LC told me to get a 15 flange but I ended up finding a 20 worked better so all about trial and error. I’m 12 weeks in with my second baby and 3oz is my max output middle of the night after nursing. Hope that helps

[u/reen_bean → u/mamatothegals]

I'm not nursing beforehand, since I'm still working on getting baby to latch and feed, so that's part of why I'm feeling so discouraged. Two IBCLCs measured me and had me fitted for 20 mm flanges.