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EDIT: thank you all so much for all of the suggested sources and reassurance! i definitely have been really pushing it harder lately but i never thought maybe she just truly isn't developmentally ready. i just thought well she's of kindergarten age and this is what they learn in kindergarten, therefore she should be capable... this is my first year homeschooling so it's definitely a bigger learning curve than i expected.
i will try to take a lot of pressure off! that may be a bigger issue than i realized. i was so worried nearing the end of the school year, that ive been doing the opposite. one of the reasons im homeschooling is so we can go at her pace, and i realize now ive started steering away from that and was more focused on what society says she should be doing.
thank you all so much for reminding me we can slow down, and that this is completely normal. i have been really stressed/worried about it. thank you❤️❤️

we are wrapping up our kindergarten year (although i plan to continue schooling during the summer.) and we are still struggling. she's able to sound out her letters in the word, but when it comes to putting it together she will blurt out a completely different word 😭
example: the word is sat. she will properly sound out each individual letter "s-a-t" and when told to put it all together ... "at? ... log"
like what 😭 she almost always leaves of the first letter. and after a few failed tries she ends up just blurting out random words. i'm at a loss and getting frustrated. i'm sat one on one with her for a while. i do not believe public school is the answer as she has pretty bad adhd, and she seems to excel in math. i'm at a loss.
i also am aware of not putting the "uh" sound when sounding out letters. like we pronounce "t" not "tuh," so that isn't the issue

i have a huge undersupply, i only pump half an ounce to and ounce and a half, granted, that is after nursing, but still. i really thought that if i kept baby solely on the breast, my supply would adjust. i did that for a month and my baby was then diagnosed failure to thrive. so i am now trying anything i can.

when pumping to boost... does it boost your supply overall? or does your body respond to the time of day you pump? i try my best to pump at least after every feed. i feel like my most output is after dinner, whereas that used to be the least output. is that because that is the one pump session that is most consistent? its easier to to that pump session as hubby is home to help with baby, its the end of the day etc. do i really need to be pumping the same time every single day to boost my supply? i cant imagine anyone can stay in such a strict schedule with an infant😭 i've been doing this for a couple weeks not and feel i haven't really seen much difference. i'm still having to supplement around 4-5 oz after most nursing sessions, which sounds like baby is getting virtually nothing from me. i feel i have done all the things and triple feeding forever is just not really doable. yet i have not been able to let myself give up just yet either. i'm at a complete loss and refuse to believe there's nothing i can do for me body to feed my baby properly...

I have always heard breast milk is supply and demand. as well as hormone driven. but i read on google (google ai... so i take it with a grain of salt) that by 3 months pp, your breast production regulates, and now is supply-and demand, rather than hormone driven?

i am almost 3 months pp. i have always had an under supply and really struggling with it. i cannot continue triple feeding for the next year. IF the above statement is true... would i have more luck boosting my supply with pumping, than i have been? i've been triple feeding for maybe 2-3 weeks now (roughly.. i definitely do miss a few pumps, maybe 50% of after feedings do i pump. i try to as much as i can but i just can't always squeeze it in.) and i've not seen a whole lot of difference in my supply i don't think. it's hard to know since im not exclusively pumping though. i always put him on the breast first and then pump. i only pump half an ounce to maybe an ounce and a half at times.

so is it true that 3 months pp, it is supply and demand driven instead of hormone driven?? and if it is, would i potentially have more luck boosting my supply by then?

I have always heard breast milk is supply and demand. as well as hormone driven. but i read on google (google ai... so i take it with a grain of salt) that by 3 months pp, your breast production regulates, and now is supply-and demand, rather than hormone driven?

i am almost 3 months pp. i have always had an under supply and really struggling with it. i cannot continue triple feeding for the next year. IF the above statement is true... would i have more luck boosting my supply with pumping, than i have been? i've been triple feeding for maybe 2-3 weeks now (roughly.. i definitely do miss a few pumps, maybe 50% of after feedings do i pump. i try to as much as i can but i just can't always squeeze it in.) and i've not seen a whole lot of difference in my supply i don't think. it's hard to know since im not exclusively pumping though. i always put him on the breast first and then pump. i only pump half an ounce to maybe an ounce and a half at times.

so is that true? and if it is, would i potentially have more luck boosting my supply by then?

Edit to add: he also goes a pretty decent stretch at night at times. not always but a lot of times he will go a 7 hour stretch before waking to eat. i'm guessing that since he usually needs more formula by evening time bc my supply is so low, that the formula keeps him satiated longer.

i started triple feeding when he was born due to low supply, tried to wean off supplementing and EBF for a whole month, and by his 2 month appointment i'm having to supplement again. so i am triple feeding to try to boost my supply, or at the very least maintain it.

i always nurse at the start of every single feed, i never miss a nursing session if he is hungry. if he still seems hungry after nursing both sides, i will supplement anywhere between 1-5oz. (5oz is typically in the evening time, especially if i have freshly pumped and am "dry.") i pump sometime after feedings, whenever i can squeeze it in, but i don't pump after every feed. maybe 50% of them.

when i was EBF, i was VERY dry down there, and i've heard that was typical while breastfeeding. however, around since i've began combo/triple feeding, i've noticed it "wetter" down there, (for at least the past week or 2) and have some discharge. is this a sign my fertility is returning? i haven't had a period yet but im wondering if i should expect that fairly soon. i'm hoping not lol

for an entire month, my 2 month old EBF on demand 24/7. a lot of times on the breast for up to an hour bc he was still fussy and giving hunger cues. and sometimes even after an hour session, would be back in again within 30 minutes. i was literally, constantly nursing him. i didn't supplement even though he was fussy, because ive been told its normal and that he is trying to boost my supply. but even after a whole month of that, his 2 month appointment they said he was failing to thrive and i now need to supplement.

i've been told by everyone that the best way to boost your supply is by extracting milk. why do i still have such a low supply with him constantly nursing? im trying to eat and drink enough. lactation consultant said there appears to be no ties nor latch issues. im taking milk thistle as well. i'm at a loss. by evening he is only getting about 1 oz from me. (i have a scale here at home and have been doing weighted feeds.) everyone says it's normal and to push through it so your supply will boost but my baby is failing to thrive bc of it. i feel so defeated. how can i boost my supply. i cant seem to come to terms with the fact my body won't feed my baby adequately as it should.