Pumping - how much is normal?

Re: Pumping - how much is normal?

• bianqueen

  March 2010

  When i first started pumping that's about as much as i was able to get. Hang in there, it's get better and you'll start to get more ilk when u pump. Remember that the baby will always be able to get more than the pump. You also can't over feed a breastfeed baby so he's probably getting what he needs. Jst keepp up with his diapers to make sure he's gettign enough.

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• wrenr

  March 2010

  When I first started pumping I would get about 15-20 ml. Within a week I think I got about 3 oz, now I get about 9 oz. The first few weeks I didn't miss a pumping, did it every four hours even at night ( I was up anyway, lol). Keep at it and you'll get more.

   And don't worry about him not bf yet, it can take time, especially for babies born before 40 weeks. My first daughter was born at 37, I thought she'd never latch on so I gave up after a couple of weeks. Months later I was pumping when she started crying. I picked her up and she latched on without even trying. My second daughter was born at 35 weeks. She did the same as yours, latch but stop sucking. I gave her pumped milk in a bottle for several weeks then tried latching and now she's doing much better. Try not too stress, sometimes they just need time.

  
  
  
  
  
  

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• blushy08 member

  March 2010

  i just pump once a day in between two morning feedings and i only pump 2 oz from each breast. That is new though as of the other day. For the first 3 weeks I was only pumping an ounce per breast.?

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