mixed feeding for our baby

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hi all! our baby is now one month old. aside from the breastmilk that i give her, we supplement her with formula milk. actually, she drinks more formula milk than my breastmilk because i don't have that much milk. it is really my desire that i can be able to nurse my baby up to 75% of her nutritional needs and just supplement the 25%. well that is my goal for now, because honestly, now, i think my breastmilk only comprises about 35-40% of what she eats daily. because of that, she is constipated. i really hope to be able to produce more milk in the coming days. not only will baby get more of mother's milk, she will be less constipated, and we will get to save a lot of money. her milk is pretty expensive because it is an expensive brand and it is hypoallergenic. this was prescribed by the doctor to avoid allergies because i have had a lot of allergies all my life. so hopefully, if i get to produce more milk, baby is also safer. i dunno why i am not producing much milk. although my milk production has already significantly increased, as i can already pump as much as 2.5oz in one sitting for both breasts, as opposed to the half ounce of milk when baby was only a week old. but still it is not enough, and hopefully, i can be able to extract some more. my breasts are already so sore! but well, i am sacrificing for the sake of my daughter's health. how about you? what did you do to increase milk production? take care all and God bless you! happy mylotting! :D