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If you exclusively pump...
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I am just wondering how you came to this decision? Did you do it because it just worked best for you and LO or was there a medical reason? I only ask because latching on for us has been really hard and I am wondering if maybe exclusively pumping is the way to go.
I realize that it must have taken a lot of pumping to build up your supply. Do you still have to pump every 3 hours now? And how long are you on the pump for? I am also wondering if should I choose to EP if I can still build up my supply at this point.
Thanks so much for any feedback. I would love to hear about other's experiences with EP.
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after the nicu ds wouldnt latch so i started pumping. after a month of him screaming at the boob i gave up even trying and EPd. it wasnt enough so I had to switch to formula and supplimented with the little bm i did have. Now all of a sudden i tried him at the boob randomly and he ate like a champ !! so im trying to get my supply back. I found it really hard to keep up with pumping once FI went back to work but i know lots of people do it.I pumped every 3 hrs, 20 mins each side and after a month and a half i still only got 3-4 oz every pump. it was juuust enough for his age but it kept decreasing. now i get 2-3oz twice a day.
hope that helps. let me know if u have any q's.
DD latched at the hospital, but stopped when we came home. I started EPing when she was 4 days old.
I pump every 3 hours during the day, the last time at midnight, and then I don't pump until the next morning around 8 am. I don't suggest starting out like that. I only recently stopped pumping in the middle of the night. Most things I have read recommend not dropping a pump until around 12 weeks, but I have a really good supply. I pump about 5-6 oz. during the day and 9-10 oz. first thing in the morning.
EPing wasn't easy at first, but hang in there. It gets much easier!
Sadly ds never could get the whole latching thing w/ the boob. I still want him to have breast milk so I pump and he gets it in a bottle.
Even though he won't latch I still try and place him on the boob hoping he'll finally latch.
We used to EP but now we are almost entirely BF. Our DS was a NICU baby and after his surgery it took too much energy for him to BF. I was able to drop some pumps at 1 month and then more at 2. Now I pump 2 times/day to empty what he doesn't use.