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Help w/BFing/Pumping for 3 week old

NJinAustinNJinAustin member
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I'm pumping on occasion and don't seem to get enough to satisfy DS... I'll pump 2oz... although when I BF DS, there is plenty from just one side. He'll BF btwn 20 - 40 min and sometimes an hour on one side... seems like its more than 2oz.

 DH is awesome and wants to give me a chance to nap longer than 1 hour so, I pumped... but, today - he had to wake me to feed DS with BFing b/c the 2oz bottle wasn't enough. DS then BF for 20+ more minutes.

Will pumping never produce the quantity I need or are my boobs just not up to speed yet?

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Re: Help w/BFing/Pumping for 3 week old

  • naclh2otaffynaclh2otaffy member

    Keep pumping.  Your production will increase.  Your body is still trying to figure out how much to make, it takes awhile for it to regulate.  You can also pump several times a day and combine those into however much you need for each feeding.

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  • MrsBeckOMrsBeckO member

    Its not unusual that baby gets more from you than a pump does - babies are much more efficient. But keep at it, like nacho said, your supply will regulate soon and you should start responding better to the pump.

    I agree with her other bit of advice as well - I used to pump a little after each nursing session (to tell my body I needed more) and would save it up for one bottle. I kept one bottle in the fridge that was cold, then I would put the freshly pumped bottle in there to chill before combining them - the 2 bottles need to be the same temp when you combine it. 

    Hang in there, you're doing a great job! 

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  • AbrooksAbrooks
    I agree. Your body is still regulating itself.  And it takes a while to get your body used the pump. I can never pump as much as DD can get directly nursing.  But in the early days, I would pump after several feedings each day to get enough milk to save up and give a bottle.  This also helped to build a stash to freeze so we had extra BM for bottles or when I went back to work.  
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  • FaonFaon

    I wouldn't worry about it too much because your baby could be comfort sucking when he wants to eat more from the breast after finishing his bottle. Does he cry as if hungry when his bottle's gone?

    It does take me more than one pumping session now to get enough for a feeding, but 2 oz. actually sounds reasonable to me for a 3 week old. Plus, as often as they eat, he'll be bf'ing again soon, so I'd say take your nap!

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  • NJinAustinNJinAustin member

    Thank you all for the great advice!!

    Good to know about combining the temperatures... and to pump a little bit after each feeding... that's a great way to save up instead of stressing about trying to squeeze in pumping a full bottle between feedings.

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