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starting freezer stash, remind me...

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... how many ounces of BM is pretty typical/normal to pump after that first morning feeding.  I know, I know, everyone is different, but I'm just looking for reassurance that the amount I am getting is pretty normal right now.

DD2 is 5 wks.  I haven't been pumping consistently at all, but am starting this week (I plan to look for part-time work when she hits 12 wks - currently I am a SAHM with no actual job to go back to) in order to build a stash.  I never was able to build much up with DD1 despite my efforts to do so and often barely broke even during the brief period of time I worked while EBFing her.

The past three days I've pumped (a total of, between both breasts) 1.5 - 2.5 oz each day (I only pump in the AM, after her first feeding).  Normal for this age (5wks)?  Or should I step up my game and pump more often thru the day in order to try to get my supply up?  I am never engorged and DD2 is sleeping about 5 hrs a night (she nurses ever 2-3 hrs thru the day).

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  • ncbellencbelle member
    I'd give it a few more days for your body to adjust to that additional demand.  It also takes time to respond to the pump - you may need to play with the settings a bit to simulate a nursing baby better and trigger your letdown.


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  • GracieMaeLoveyGracieMaeLovey member
    It varies so much, it's really hard to say.  Some mornings I can pump 10 oz others (like today), I got ~5 oz.  Even if you don't get much, it's great to still pump and pump often- it gets that supply moving. 
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  • AutumnBride929AutumnBride929
    I'd say I get, on average, about 3 oz.  It has ranged anywhere from 2-5.5 oz, depending on how long after she eats I pump & whether or not she eats from both sides or just one.  I agree with ncbelle about giving your boobs time to adjust to the pump, GL!
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  • cabartoshcabartosh member

    Definitely give it time.  I think it took my body about a week or so.  I can get about 3 oz now from the side DS doesn't nurse on.

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  • risysmamarisysmama member
    DD usually only nurses on one side so I usually pump on the other when I'm nursing.  I've done this several times a day and have built up 50+oz in my stash in just a week.
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  • MandyD82MandyD82
    i pumps after her 5am feeing and get maybr an oz from the side she fed from and about 3-4oz from the other side. i also pump at 930pm when she gets her nightly bottle and get 4-6oz total. so daily 4oz goes to her bottle and 4-6oz goes to the freezer. She is 6 wks and i go back to work when she is 12 wks.
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  • Lucky_DragonflyLucky_Dragonfly member
    if you want to build up a stash then you need to start pumping more often, after even time she eats to build up your supply. Lately I have been lazy about getting up in the middle of the night to pump and when I get up to feed DD even after she eats on the left side I can still get close to 5oz. just from that side. I pump about 3-4 times a day and I am able to store about 15-20oz a day in the freezer.
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