Pumping

jsaltz82 · April 2013

Baby was born via c section after induction failed after a 23 hour labor...42413. My milk has just started coming in. We had to stay an extra day in the hospital due to her losing weight. We supplemented in the hospital. I've been pumping as well. How long should you pump? It seems that after 1015 minutes on each breast that I am done producing. How you get to enough to feed the baby entirely?

SimplyChic&Sassy · April 2013

If you pump 10-15 minutes every 2-3 hours, you should begin to see more being produced. It really is all about supply and demand.

katie6/26/04 · April 2013

try massaging your breasts as you pump. sometimes there is milk trapped and the flow will start up again. try pumping a few extra minutes after flow stops to increase production.

jsaltz82 · April 2013

Thank you, reading in some posts about pumping for an hour straight seemed ridiculous

Angela814 · April 2013

Just wanted to add that you should pump for a few minutes after the milk stops flowing. That signals your body to start making more milk.

Ann003 · April 2013

You can hit the let down button after your flow has stopped to stimulate another let down. Also, google Stanford breast compression pumping to see a video about massage techniques to increase your output.

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