pumping... and nothing!

brown101

I'm not sure if LO is going through a growth spurt... but he was up every 40 mins - hour last night... causing his mommy to be very very frustrated this morning.  I was told to not pump until about the 4 week mark in order to get my full milk supply in.  Well, I'm getting very nervous about our supply because I'm going back to work after 6 weeks.  We have less than 12 oz. in the freezer right now.  So I fed him again this morning... and tried to pump.  I got less than a flipping oz!  I pumped for about 15-20 minutes... and less than an oz.  

How and when did you ladies start to stock your supply?  I'm concerned that he's not getting enough to eat - hence his up every 40 minutes last night.  

If you did pump... when did/do you pump in order to make sure that I'm not pumping my entire supply and he gets nothing?!   

buttercup1221

If he is cluster feeding than you might not get much after a feeding since he is eating so often. Just keep at it and if nothing changes soon then maybe call an LC? I started pumping two days after she was born per the LC at my hospital but that was mainly because of my complications with my epidural... couldn't breastfeed for 48 hrs after my MRI (that I had done 2 days after she was born), so they had me pump and dump. Since then I've been pumping once a day after a feeding to add to my stock.

march17

Sounds like cluster feeding so you'll get vry little milk if you pump afterwards.

I wasn't getting much when I pumped after a feeding- like 1/2 oz so now I pump an hour after a feeding in the mornings and early afternoons.  DS cluster feeds every hour in the evening so I don't pump then so he'll get enough milk.  I have gone from getting 1-2 oz to 4-5 per day this week.  Hopefully it will continue to increase!

march17

Sounds like cluster feeding so you'll get very little milk if you pump afterwards.

I wasn't getting much when I pumped after a feeding- like 1/2 oz so now I pump an hour after a feeding in the mornings and early afternoons.  DS cluster feeds every hour in the evening so I don't pump then so he'll get enough milk.  I have gone from getting 1-2 oz to 4-5 per day this week.  Hopefully it will continue to increase!

MesmrEwe

I'm EP and even I don't have an ounce after 15-20 minutes of pumping!  It usually takes me 45-60 minutes to get 3-4oz/side on a GOOD pump.  Give yourself a break and just keep at it.  It probably isn't helping matters that you're in the middle of a growth spurt/cluster feeding.