The things I took to help with increasing my production:
Mother's Milk Tea
Goat's Rue
Goat's Rue is a powerful herb for stimulating the production and flow of breastmilk. It works directly with the mammary glands, and is a great choice for women experiencing problems with low milk production from the beginning, or for women with previous breast surgeries or IGT (Insufficient Glandular Tissue). It has been shown to increase milk production by up to 50% in many cases, and may also even stimulate the development of the mammary glands themselves.
Domperidone
Domperidone (Motilium™) is a drug that has, as a side effect, the increase of milk production, probably by increasing prolactin production by the pituitary gland. Prolactin is the hormone that stimulates the cells in the mother's breast to produce milk. Domperidone increases prolactin secretion indirectly, by interfering with the action of dopamine, whose action is to decrease the secretion of prolactin by the pituitary gland - See more at: http://www.breastfeedingonline.com/domperidone.shtml#sthash.KmkhJTJt.5bNQRJRO.dpuf
Even with renting a hospital grade pump and everything else, my production was still just about 5.0+ ounces a day maybe so we knew we'd have to supplement. Early on while Becket was only eating 18-20oz per day, we supplemented with donor breast milk from one of Pearl's patients who had a baby girl 3 weeks older than Becket and was an over-producer and had about 75-90oz a week to give us! Then Becket quickly gained weight, got stronger and demanded closer to 30oz a day so we knew we would have to supplement with formula as well. We wanted to make our own rather than store bought formula, but had to wait for some of the ingredients to arrive by mail so there were a few feedings where we did use organic Baby Only powdered formula. It was, so far, my worst experience! He was so constipated and at only 3 weeks old his system was too young to handle that kind of bowl movement. He was and still is such a calm, happy baby and he was in tears and little wailing yelps as he tried to pass this formula through. It killed me I couldn't do anything to help other than massage his tummy, do little leg pumps and I even found acupressure points to do on his feet from the web. Thankfully we got our ingredients and quickly started on 16oz of homemade formula per day and the other half was still donor breast milk. He has been thriving ever since! Becket loves to still nurse and I could not be more grateful for this. I love that it comforts him so much and I am able to provide this as well as a tiny bit of my own breast milk. With all this comes the bonus that other people can help with bottle feedings, yay! Always an optimist ;)
Homemade Infant Formula Info:
From Weston A. Price Foundation & Nourishing Traditions, we use the raw cow's milk formula found Here. This site also has links to Testimonials and FAQ's should you be really interested. I've read everything.
Here is the direct link to the nutrient comparison chart for breast milk and homemade formula. Most pediatricians are concerned with babies getting enough iron. I confirmed this is not an issue with homemade formula:
Mother’s milk is low in iron for a reason–iron competes with zinc, which is needed for neurological development. However, the lacto-ferrin in raw milk helps the baby absorb all the iron that is there in the milk. If you will look at the nutrient charts for our formula recipes (see below) you will see that there is actually more iron in the homemade formulas than there is in breast milk, so there is no need whatsoever to add additional sources of iron up to the age of six months. At that time, the baby does need additional iron. This should be given in the form of egg yolks and liver–liver is the first weaning food in traditional cultures for this very reason–because at the age of six months, the baby does need additional iron.