Breastfeeding
sarahmonster07
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Pumping question
sarahmonster07
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Ok I'm sort of at a lost because this didn't happen with my first LO. I made the decision to stop breastfeeding because I LO wasn't latching on and getting enough from me and became very dehydrated. Then my boobs starting to swell, hurt, and leak so I was going to try to pump. To my surprised I got alot of colostrum, I thought maybe I could pump and give him what I get in addition with the formula.
Like I said this didn't happen last time so I'm at a lost for how much should I pump? So far I only pump when I feel swollen and all that I seem to be getting is about 3oz of colostrum from both brest. It's been about 6 days so I think my milk should have came in but it's not. Is it because I'm not pumping enough?
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Re: Pumping question
Gabriel Ross - August 24, 2009 * Vivienne Rose - May 1, 2012
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Your first mature milk is yellowy in color. I doubt its colostrum as well. Here's a pic. Both are milk not colostrum. Do you still think its colostrum?
week1 on left and week 3 on right
This, exactly. Exclusively pumping is very doable. It's kind of double the work, but you can't argue with the fact that you're still giving your baby breastmilk. I agree with PP, that if you're getting 3 oz total, it's probably milk.
I started out pumping every 2-3 hours, for 10 minutes (it's all I could handle, my nips would start to hurt), then I worked up to 12 minutes, then 15.