Alright. first of all, ditch the bottles and formula. Continue latching on aka direct feed your baby. The best breasts pump is ur baby.

Actually this is the first thing I did (continue to direct feed my baby) until I realised that the baby was fusing a lot, kept crying and my milk has dried up! I offered another breast and it was drained out too. I kept pressing and compressing more milk for him but there isn't any milk left. It was really heart breaking for me 

Now with the engorgement, I did continue to direct feed him until he refused it due to the slow flow rate. I knew it was slow because I tried pumping and the milk took longer to come out and it seemed like dripping a bit here and there.

To relieve engorgement, use hot compress. I use a hot hanky and also use hot shower to spray on the area of the lump and then bf immediately. My baby manage to clear my lumps.

Ok, will try this out tmrw. Hopefully it'll have positive results !

About slow flowing milk rate,

Your milk rate is not slow. Its just the right way a NB baby should feed. They should feed slowly and not fast which would cause indigestion.

U know when we eat slowly, we tend to feel full faster? Same logic.

about Pumping,
I pump every 2 hours. If i am not feeding baby, I would pump when baby wake up to feed. Eg,
8am - Direct feed
10am - Bottle (I would also pump when baby taking bottles)

How long did you pump during the 2 hours period? I tried to pump/direct latching every 2 hours but it was more tiring and not conducive for me. So I pumped every 4 hours instead ie.:

8 am - Direct latching
10 am - formula milk
12 pm - pumping out

I couldn't keep up with his demand, therefore I substituted it wit formula milk instead. I tried to direct latch more often but my milk supply is insufficient for him. I think he's having his growth spurt and I can't seem to catch up since then.

I see that u did your homework and are quite familiar with the theory of breastfeeding. Demand = Supply. The more your baby suck, the more u produce. Just keep latching on whenever ur baby need a feed.

Also, taking milk boosters does not work for everyone. U should also increase ur fluid intake. If like me, sick of water, i take milo/horlicks, red dates drink, soup, tong sui, ... etc etc..

Maybe my liquid intake is not sufficient, now I come to think of it! Thanks for pointing it out.

My motto: To feed like a cow, u need to eat like a cow!

Let me say again, Baby is the best breast pump! Even though u cannot press out any milk, baby will be able to suck.

Sucking from the bottle is easy. Without sucking, milk would flow out as well. But sucking from the breast would be hard work. I guess your baby has a preference for the bottle already. Thats why a lot of info from the internet or books would tell u to NOT use the bottle during the first month no matter what.

What u can do is, latch your baby on first. Wait till he finish his feed.. If he cry, try topping up 0.5oz per serving. Baby cries doenst mean they are hungry. Maybe they need a burp, or they want to be carried.
About pumping, what pump are u using? I pump every 2 hours for 20 minutes each. I am using a mid-grade double pump.
Frankly speaking, a lot of people tell me their breast dried up after a month or two. After a few questions, most of them told me they did not pump frequent enough. 4 hourly isnt a good gap. Baby usually feed every 2 hourly. U must mimick the feeding pattern of ur baby to have more supply.
The more u feed/pump, the more u get. Most importantly, DO NOT skip the midnight pump. During midnight, i pump at 12am, 3am and 6am.

If u r tired, sleep when baby sleep.Feed ur baby, leave the burping, diaper changing to the CL/hubby.

I know its easier said than done but then, i have been through it so i understand.

U are doing a great job!

Some food that will reduce milk supply acre cabbage, dong kwai ( chinese herb for woman), guave, pork liver and San cha - some plumlike fruit used to make haw flakes from Chinese medicine shop.

Just thought I share some info that I learnt recently. Happy bf-ing. 

Soy milk ar.. .try to lessen soy milk intake if ur baby is a dude

ok. maybe u wanna called Gina Yong? she is a popular lactation consultant. Heard that she provide advice over the phone.
I will get u the contact number tomorrow ya.. hang on there..

Motilium ah? Be on the lookout for depression signals ok.

Thanks. 

I want to know if now sensitive, will it change to not so sensitive or not sensitive? Since breast size will also keep changing now. Coz I heard my mom say direct feed is better.

My baby is so special.. she doesn't need frequent feeding, she can sleep for 5-6 hours without crying for milk.this made us so wry ...n she only drink a little bit for each feeding...

now she still on FM cuz my milk hvnt come, but i started to notice whitish sticky liquid from my nipple although is just 1 drop.  Already asked my husband to get a manual pump for me to pump out n bottle feed her cuz she very lazy on sucking... even bottle feed v need to spend almost an hour to feed her n she only takes in a bit...

Wanna ask if a nursing bra n nursing shirt is necessary? I find myself exposing every now n then when bf...

Hi all, my wife currently bf my child since newborn, and now my baby is almost 3 months old. I do have some problem here, since 1st day my baby use to bf, now if we try to give it using a bottle, my child cant accept it.. We try change the teat to a softer ones like NUK LATEX, also same problem. Even though direct bf is gud, but sumtimes, theres not enuf milk to produce, so when theres alot of milk, my wife pumps and keep in freezer. Once in a while, when we hav to use it, pour in bottle, baby dun wana drink fom bottle, even if fresh ones.. Any suggestions?