EBF Mommies, do you have a pumping schedule?

alli65

I am EBF but try to pump on Fridays and Saturdays after late night feedings. Just easier when husband is home. Do you pump more often? At all? What is your schedule?

FishyMom

I pump once I. The morning after she eats and I have been doing another one in the afternoon if I feel full. I'm worried about taking too much from my boobies since my LO is not consistent with her eating. I only pump for 10 minutes.

hidingangel82

I pump my right side while he eats from the left during the 6 am feeding. Hate having to get up to do all that, but it's the best time of day production wise, plus I've trained my body to always make more in the morning on that side. However, no sleeping in for me now! = engorgement

MmmPopcorn

I pump fairly regularly, but I want to build up quite the freezer supply. Also, DS is spending Sunday night at Grandma's house, so I'm probably going to send way too much milk because I'm not sure how much he will drink. I'm estimating an ounce per hour but who knows?

I pump after the morning feeding (I'm due as soon as DS is done with my boob) and once in the evening (usually after the next-to-last feeding before bed). I actually got in one extra random session after a midday feeding yesterday in an attempt to get some more milk ready for our son's little sleepover, so we'll see.

I usually feed from one side, but if DS keeps unlatching and continues to act hungry, I'll offer up boob number two.

AnnieRoo13

I only pump once or twice a week as I usually get enough for 3 bottles from one session and we only give him a bottle once in a while. I usually pump in the morning.

turtles7

I pump twice a day. Once in the morning between 4-9 and once at night when DD gets a bottle to knock her out.

jessa1228

I pump once a day, usually between 8:30 and 9:30 in the morning (technically after DS's 2nd morning feed). I've been doing it for a week now and am already building up quite the freezer stash. DS only takes one side per feeding but I pump both sides.

highbornhunter

I've been trying to pump in the morning between 9 AM and 10 AM.  I've got a couple bags of frozen milk and a couple bottles in the fridge at the moment.  It's nice having a bottle on hand and ready to go in the diaper bag if we go out so I don't have to stress about nursing in public just yet.  

Also glad to see my LO isn't the only one who only takes one boob most of the time.  He'll eat for 10-20 minutes most of the time and then pass out.  

wildflower75

Wow @AnnieRoo13 how many ounces is that per session?

I currently pump 3-4 times a day. 2-3 of those times is when LO is being fed with a bottle and the other times are pumping after I have fed her.

I'm trying to build a stash big enough to fed her for 6 months when I go back to work in April and I stop pumping. Last year with DD I only had a stash for about a month so we'll see what happens.

jillybean7582

DD only takes one side per feeding. So I pump the side she is not feeding off while she is eating for the last to me before bed (usually get around 3oz from this pump)

DD usually sleeps 5.5 to 6.5 hours for her first stretch at night then 3.5-4.5 hours before she is up for the day so by morning I am pretty engorged. I pump both sides in the morning when my older DS wakes me up for the day. (Usually get 10-12oz total out of this pump). If DD wakes within an hour of me pumping I give her a bottle for her first morning feeding. If it's been longer than an hour she gets boob.

So I am able to freeze 2-4 Four oz bags of milk a day. I am trying to keep my supply higher than what she needs so when I go back to work and am pumping more I can keep up with her daily needs. With DS I really struggles to pump enough to send to daycare daily and went thru my freezer stash in about 2 months so I am trying to prevent that this time around with a better supply and a bigger freezer stash.

so72409

I've been pumping at 2am-which I hate that my baby is sleeping & I am not-but I can't go 8 hrs without emptying them. That's what caused a clogged duct for me last week. I don't pump during the day as she's feeding on demand so I never know when she's gonna want it! My stash is slowly gaining, partially in thanks to my oversupply issues I had in the beginning. Ha, the only thing good about getting the stomach flu is it helped balance out my supply!

AnnieRoo13

wildflower75 said:

Wow @AnnieRoo13 how many ounces is that per session?

I currently pump 3-4 times a day. 2-3 of those times is when LO is being fed with a bottle and the other times are pumping after I have fed her.

I'm trying to build a stash big enough to fed her for 6 months when I go back to work in April and I stop pumping. Last year with DD I only had a stash for about a month so we'll see what happens.

I usually get about 4-5 oz per side, so about 9-10 oz total and then I split it up into 3+ oz portions.

Is that a lot? I have no clue!

wildflower75

Oh, ok @AnnieRoo13 I was thinking you were getting 18 oz per session and was going to ask what's your secret?

jillybean7582

@kegcrc‌ I freeze 4oz portions mainly because that is how much DS was eating in a feeding at 12wks old when I went back to work last time.