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ladies who pump?

vanilla15vanilla15
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so I am curious about pumping.  a lot of women have told me they weren't big fans of pumping just b/c it was tough to bf and pump.  So my question is can I pump on one breast and nurse on the other at the same time? 

 I am curious b/c we have a wedding in a few weeks & I don't want to bring DD b/c I don't want everyone breathing on her so I wanted to pump so we could leave her with grandparents for a few hours.

 so can you nurse and pump at same time?  or any other pumping suggestions?

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  • MrsIHMrsIH
    I am glad you asked, I'm curious too :)  Also what electric pumps people recommend, TIA
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    I wouldn't recommend pumping and nursing at the same time, it's hard enough just to nurse! I would pump after your first feeding of the day because that's when your breasts will be the fullest. Also in your first 2 weeks you are establishing milk supply so it's best to feed your LO first and then pump, she'll get you the best let down which will mean you'll get the most milk. Don't worry about pumping a ton right now, you don't want to cause an oversupply!

    As for pumps, I love my Medela Pump in Style Advanced, I have the backpack bag and I like it too. 
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  • mrspresleymrspresley
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    I wouldn't recommend pumping and nursing at the same time, it's hard enough just to nurse! I would pump after your first feeding of the day because that's when your breasts will be the fullest. Also in your first 2 weeks you are establishing milk supply so it's best to feed your LO first and then pump, she'll get you the best let down which will mean you'll get the most milk. Don't worry about pumping a ton right now, you don't want to cause an oversupply!

    As for pumps, I love my Medela Pump in Style Advanced, I have the backpack bag and I like it too. 

    haha. yeah i think if you can pull it off, there is no reason why you can't nurse and pump at the same time, though i think your LO might get distracted/scared by the pump?? not sure b/c it never even occurred to me to try that LOL

    ditto sarah on not pumping too much b/c you don't want oversupply. that happened to me and it was such a pain to deal with (though i was thankful not to have a low supply). i think it takes more than 2 wks for your body to regulate and your supply to settle though.

    i also have the PISA and have had no complaints. and kellymom.com has a link to how to make a hands free pumping bra using hair ties :)

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    imageMrsZiz:
    I wouldn't recommend pumping and nursing at the same time, it's hard enough just to nurse! I would pump after your first feeding of the day because that's when your breasts will be the fullest. Also in your first 2 weeks you are establishing milk supply so it's best to feed your LO first and then pump, she'll get you the best let down which will mean you'll get the most milk. Don't worry about pumping a ton right now, you don't want to cause an oversupply!

    As for pumps, I love my Medela Pump in Style Advanced, I have the backpack bag and I like it too. 

    haha. yeah i think if you can pull it off, there is no reason why you can't nurse and pump at the same time, though i think your LO might get distracted/scared by the pump?? not sure b/c it never even occurred to me to try that LOL

    ditto sarah on not pumping too much b/c you don't want oversupply. that happened to me and it was such a pain to deal with (though i was thankful not to have a low supply). i think it takes more than 2 wks for your body to regulate and your supply to settle though.

    i also have the PISA and have had no complaints. and kellymom.com has a link to how to make a hands free pumping bra using hair ties :)

    Ditto Sarah and Jaime on not pumping too much. I also and still have an oversupply issue. I usually just pump after nursing, I've never tried nursing and pumping at the same time though.

    I have the Medela Freestyle and I love it! 

     

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  • myday1708myday1708
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    I wouldn't recommend pumping and nursing at the same time, it's hard enough just to nurse! I would pump after your first feeding of the day because that's when your breasts will be the fullest. Also in your first 2 weeks you are establishing milk supply so it's best to feed your LO first and then pump, she'll get you the best let down which will mean you'll get the most milk. Don't worry about pumping a ton right now, you don't want to cause an oversupply!

    As for pumps, I love my Medela Pump in Style Advanced, I have the backpack bag and I like it too. 

    Technically, you *can* nurse and pump at the same time, but it sounds like a pain! Supposedly, you are able to get more milk out since you are able to "catch" both let-downs at the same time. But, seriously, this probably would not be the best way to get extra milk...

    What Sarah said... Pump AFTER you nurse LO for their fist feeding of the day. Meaning, when you wake up and start the day. Not 3 a.m. More like sometime between 6-9 a.m. No later. And pump RIGHT after you nurse, no more than 10 minutes after. (My lactation consultant gave me these perameters, and they seemed to help.)

    I would add that while you don't want to have an oversupply... You also don't want to have an undersupply... Looking back, I wish I had pumped MORE. I never had an undersupply, but I produced just barely enough. If I had produced more, I would have been able to stockpile more before going back to work and I think I would have made it a whole year without having to supplement with formula at 9.5 months. Just my 2 cents! 

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    Yeah, actually shortly after my milk first came in, I pumped and nursed at the same time all the time because when my milk finally came in, I leaked a lot. I'd be leaking so much out of the other boob that nothing would be able to contain it, so I'd pump it while nursing the other side just to contain it. I had it on the slowest setting with the lowest suction though, just to make sure I had enough milk to be able to nurse on the other side. It worked out well for me, until my supply steadied and I don't really leak like the way I used to so I don't pump and nurse anymore...
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  • vanilla15vanilla15
    as always super helpful info!  thank you!
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  • vanilla15vanilla15
    as always, super helpful info!  thank you!
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