It is best to pump on the same schedule. The more the breasts are stimulated, the more milk is produced. Mothers can feel free to sleep a longer period at night. Relaxing and realizing that the pump is a friend is the most important thing a mother can do. Watching the milk collection bottle is not helpful.
Baby needs to get to know the breast as a warm, wonderful place to be.
Expectations need to be realistic. Baby will start nursing gradually and gain skill with practice. If baby was premature or low birth weight, he will become more interested in sucking as he gets closer to the originally expected due date or birth weight. Each baby takes to the breast at his own pace. As baby nurses more, supplementation and pumping can gradually be dropped.