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"Setting your milk supply"

Sharra711Sharra711
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I have read in a few places, two different lengths of time that you are setting your milk supply.

A few have said 10-14 days, and the rest have said 6-8 weeks, so my question is... which is it?

I am still feeding on demand and waking 2-3 hrs/ 4 at night, and pumping for 20 minutes afterwards.

I should keep doing this, yes?

TIA!

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Re: "Setting your milk supply"

  • tuxcattuxcat
    I was told the 6-8 week range, but I know my production went down a little recently, and I'm currently working on bringing it back up a little... so yes, I would continue to feed more frequently and on demand in between.
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  • janbradyjanbrady
    Every single feeding you are pumping for 20 minutes afterwards? Is that for your stash or to up your supply? I haven't been doing that. Oh no am I in trouble?
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  • ncbellencbelle member
    Your supply will regulate around 1-2 months - meaning you won't get engorged as much and your breasts won't feel full all the time.  I still feed on demand.  At 3 weeks, I never let him go longer than 3 hours during the day and he rarely slept longer than that at night (although I didn't wake him to feed at night).  No need to pump after every session unless you are having supply issues.  I didn't pump at all until 4 weeks or so and then it was just once a day to build a freezer stash - if anything I had an oversupply.


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  • Sharra711Sharra711

    Even with feeding that often (11-13 times a day) I don't have a great supply.

    The LC said that my thyroid problems and needing fertility meds to get pregnant put me at a bigger risk for issues. DD was also in the hospital at 2 days old and I couldn't hold/feed her for almost 3 days : (

    We are also feeding with a nipple shield, so I am worried about that.

    Last week the LC said that she needs to be supplimented, so the pumping is going for that "extra" she gets after feeding for 20-30 at the breast.

    (She will sleep like 6 hours + at night if I let her, so I wake her at four)

    That was a lot of into... but I was just wondering if pumping more often/feeding is still benificial to my supply.

    Thanks!

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