Pumping to build my supply back up....help!

Re: Pumping to build my supply back up....help!

• msipowicz

  April 2010

  Good questions! I am in a similar scenario....I hope there is someone out there in Bumpland that can give us some tips!

  

  
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• Mrs.BoomBoom

  April 2010

  I pumped after feedings for an additional 5-10 minutes.  You will not get anything but it's important to do it every feeding.  You're not pumping to get anything, you're pumping for the stimulation to get your supply up.  Be sure you're drinking enough and that you're eating plenty of protein, fat, and calories.
  

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• snicksnack member

  April 2010

  If your LO is only eating from one side I would pump from the other at the same time.  I use the my breast friend to help keep DD in a good position and I rigged a bra to hold my pump.  My LO recently started sometimes sleeping through her middle of the night feeding so I feed and pump at the same time during the next feeding to help keep my supply up in both breasts or otherwise my one breast would be missing two feedings. Then, if I were you, I would pump the side she ate from just for the stimulation. 

  

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• CourtneyS24

  April 2010

  Mrs.BoomBoom:

  I pumped after feedings for an additional 5-10 minutes.  You will not get anything but it's important to do it every feeding.  You're not pumping to get anything, you're pumping for the stimulation to get your supply up.  Be sure you're drinking enough and that you're eating plenty of protein, fat, and calories.
  

  Thank you so much! I do need to improve my diet so hopefully that will improve it too! 

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• Mrs.BoomBoom

  April 2010

  snicksnack:

  If your LO is only eating from one side I would pump from the other at the same time.  I use the my breast friend to help keep DD in a good position and I rigged a bra to hold my pump.  My LO recently started sometimes sleeping through her middle of the night feeding so I feed and pump at the same time during the next feeding to help keep my supply up in both breasts or otherwise my one breast would be missing two feedings. Then, if I were you, I would pump the side she ate from just for the stimulation. 

  If you've got supply issues, let LO feed from both sides for 15-20 min each feeding
  

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• snicksnack member

  April 2010

  Mrs.BoomBoom:

  snicksnack:

  If your LO is only eating from one side I would pump from the other at the same time.  I use the my breast friend to help keep DD in a good position and I rigged a bra to hold my pump.  My LO recently started sometimes sleeping through her middle of the night feeding so I feed and pump at the same time during the next feeding to help keep my supply up in both breasts or otherwise my one breast would be missing two feedings. Then, if I were you, I would pump the side she ate from just for the stimulation. 

  If you've got supply issues, let LO feed from both sides for 15-20 min each feeding
  

  thanks for the advice.  My supply is too good causing a lovely hindmilk imbalance so that is why I am feeding from one side but I got worried I would be all screwed up If I did not pump when she misses a feeding since at that point she would be missing two from one side.  I have to let her feed till my breast is empty or she gets terrible green diapers. The joys of breast feeding  

  

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• lifesajourney

  April 2010

  My pedi told me that the color of the bowel movements don't matter in a BF baby.  I was concerned because it seemed like DS was having more green diapers than yellow and he told me that is not a concern at all.  He is gaining weight appropriately, so I don't know if that makes a difference at all.
  

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