When do/did you start pumping?

dmsny

LO is 6 days old and I may finally have a little bit of milk today. LO has been losing weight since she left the hospital and I've been supplementing with formula waiting for the milk to come in. Now that I see something happening, should I start pumping now to stimulate more milk production?  I'm nt looking to exclusively breast feed so I am ok with supplementing but I definitely want her to get the benefits of both. Advice please?

songstress503

The nurses at the hospital had me pumping every three hours even though my milk had not come in.  The lactation consultant sais i needed at least 8 sessions a day for the stimulation.

blondiemama09

I can't really answer your question of formula AND breastmilk .... but to answer your pumping question - I started pumping about 10ish days pp? I pump twice per day (sometimes 1 more time if I'm really full at some point in the day and I know she isn't gonna eat for awhile).

preggersINschool25

songstress503:

The nurses at the hospital had me pumping every three hours even though my milk had not come in.  The lactation consultant sais i needed at least 8 sessions a day for the stimulation.

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telatovich

I had to pump our first night home... she wouldn't latch, was hungry and freaking out,  She needed to eat and we needed her to.

SonrisaSola

I started pumping while still in the hospital. We were having some latching issues and thought DS might be tongue-tied. I've been pumping and supplementing with formula since. DS isn't tongue-tied, but I decided it was the best choice for us.

tmjmeister

I started pumping at about 1 week. I was pumping because we had latch issues and now that we don't I pump to get some sleep (let H feed him) and to build a stash when I go back to work. 

 I would go ahead and pump some to help stimulate more milk. 

boydstm

I started 4 days pp and it has picked up sooo much! LO wasn't latching and the problems she was having were not normal and I was worried about her not getting enough--- I know she wasn't because she was screaming bloody murder for hours and trying her best to nurse. I am a full day ahead of demand at this point :-)