Parenting after a Loss

EBF a ?

Sorry if this sounds dumb.....How often do you feed/pump?  There are times where Ella eats every 2-3 hours so I feed then. When she sleeps a little longer, I pump so I can make bottles at night. I am leaving enough milk for her?  After I feed her, she doesn't seem hungry so I am going to answer my own question...I guess.  I also usually feed her around 6 AM and then she gets a good sleep in and I pump in the morning when I have a lot of milk. I try and make 2-3 bottles a day that are usually 3 oz. and feed her as well.  Does this sound normal?

thanks!

Re: EBF a ?

  • Hi! ?I don't pump often, but I'll share what I know. ?Kiran eats pretty much every three hours like clockwork. ?He's gotten in the habit of only feeding from one breast though, and then quitting. ?So sometimes I pump. ?I try to do it right after he eats so that I have more than an hour to resupply. ?I usually end up pumping about 3.5 ounces, about 2.5 from the breast he didn't feed from and about 1 from the breast he fed from.
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  • hmmm... I have not started pumping yet (I think I am going to start next week), but I feed Jacob on demand.  sometimes he eats once an hour, other times he eats every three hours.  Sometimes he "snacks" where he is on the boob for 5 minutes, then falls asleep, other times he chows and is on the boob for 20-30 minutes.  He really has no schedule right now.  My pedi. told me to feed on demand, and so far I have had no issues.  he only seems to have gas/reflux issues when I eat something odd... like garlic bread has become  a big no-no!

    I like the idea of pumping the side he doesn't use, duh!  I am so new at this (as we all are, lol)  that I am still trying to figure things out.

    Basically, if Ella is eating, seems happy and isn't screaming then what you are doing is all good, right?

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  • Ella is on the same schedule....LOL
  • I am trying to figure out a similar schedule, so thanks for asking this!! Right now I have been pumping more than BFing but Leo seems to be getting the hang of my boob so I want to switch back to what you're describing....  but the most I can ever pump is 2 oz total every 2 hours...maybe I have a supply issue??
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