The weird thing is, before that incident I had very little breastmilk supply. (babycenter.com)
I never had an issue with too little breastmilk, so I can't speak to what does and doesn't work. (beforeandafterbabys.com)
However, from evolutionary point of view this is a clear «conflict of interests»: the baby is interested to get enough breastmilk but the mother is «interested» in managing the task with as little breastmilk as possible, in order not to exhaust herself. (skepticalob.com)