How much milk "should" a mother of a baby born at 24 weeks make? It all 
depends on many factors. I like to see a full milk supply by day 5 on a 
breast pump, hopefully by day 7. If mom got started late in pumping or 
didn't pump enough times in the hospital, she may have difficulties 
making a full milk supply. What I consider average is for mom to get 3 
ounces total from both breasts with each pumping and hopefully she is 
pumping 8 times in 24 hours, OR every 3 hours around the clock, night 
and day. More often is better than less often. The lowered milk supply 
sounds like she is either on a bad pump, not pumping often enough, or 
needs bigger flanges. She needs to be on a rental quality pump and if 
she thinks her pump isn't working right, it can be checked with vacuumm 
gauges. Also, is she on birth control of any kind? It is normal for 
mom's milk supply to drop as the weeks go by when she is pumping for a 
preemie (because they get lazy and stop pumping enough or because a pump 
isn't as good as a baby, or whatever) but it should not happen this fast.

Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC

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