I think this is a much bigger question...

Jobs are more demanding post-covid, childcare is more expensive, inflation
has made EVERYTHING more expensive, homes are more expensive, stress has
increased, social media advice increasing mental load...etc.

I do advise that some moms start to pump and store whenever they want (and
that was something that I had to do myself). This helped me mentally and I
am still using that stash for supplement now that I am 10 months into my
breastfeeding journey and the demands of my own job have required that I
supplement. I do not advise driving yourself into oversupply, but if you
have a patient with oversupply I would try to get to the root of why she
feels the pressure to store so much extra...often those fears are realistic
because of demanding jobs/life stressors.

Things in America haven't gotten better for mothers, that's for sure...

On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 9:07 AM Doctor Bagus <[log in to unmask]>
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> Latch not deep and comfortable enough
> Hakaa
> Unnecessary pumping
> Unnecessary galactogogues
> Following breastfeeding apps instead of learning the baby's cues
> Timing feeds
> Not actually breastfeeding, rather bottle-feeding breastmilk
> Feeding their freezers because from day 1 the moms are stressed about
> returning to work and I've heard some IBCLCs advise to start pumping as
> soon as possible!
> There are probably more to add to the list but in my experience these are
> the commonest,
>
> Rahmat Bagus
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
> On Behalf Of Theresa Moutafis
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 5:31 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Oversupply
>
> My first thought is the obsession with using a Haakaa and oftentimes also
> doing extra pumping because of the ‘need’ to have a stash. But Haakaa is my
> first guess…
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> On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 10:02 AM Kristen Bell <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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> > Hi
> >
> > I have been an IBCLC for 15 years and through the beginning of my
> > practice I rarely or I frequently saw oversupply issues.
> >
> > Since last Spring I am seeing this all the time!  I run weekly
> > breastfeeding clinics and I have patients with this issue every clinic.
>  I
> > have racked my brain to figure out why this is but I cannot figure it
> out.
> >
> >
> > Has anyone else seen this or have any brilliant ideas as to why I may
> > be seeing more of this?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Kristen
> > Kristen Bell. RN IBCLC
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