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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  Assuming all continues to go well for her, her body should self-regulate as far as milk output goes, so long as she gets proper nutrition. She'll make 'enough', but not so much as to become engorged.
I just had a situation that was really the opposite problem. I had a Mom nursing a singleton. For the first few days, she put out more milk than was needed and her teats became engorged. I had to express them for 2 days and after that she never produced more than was needed. So their body can produce more, or less, depending on the need.
I've also had a 5 pound Mama nurse 6 babies with no problem. At her peak, she was eating about 3 times her normal amount. Just make sure your girl eats well, drinks plenty of water and gets her calcium and and things should be fine in the milk department. |
She is eating now. Have not had any problems with that. Her weight is up from when she was sick and since she has been nursing still staying the same. I go through 1 1/2 cans of canned food a day with her. I leave food out all the time. I just didn't know if she was getting enough since when the puppies were bottle feed they had fuller stomach and now that they are nursing their tummies are not quite as full. They are not crying much. Every now and then I will have 1 or 2 crying looking for a nipple to suck on that will give something. That is when I have offered them the bottle and they have taken it. Then the next several feedings I won't have any. Should I not offer the bottle? Could that interfere with her making more milk??