How much are you able to pump per session?

LLH2010 · May 2011

Our DD is 10 days old and I'm getting 2-3.5 ozs. everytime I pump. Just wondering if that's the norm or if I need to pump more to up my supply.

kje120 · May 2011

If he hasn't nursed in a while I can get 4 ozs out of one side.

Butterflylove85 · May 2011

I try to do some pumping in the morning while im bfing DD. I usually get 2 - 3 1/2 oz from one side. If I try to pump when DD is not eating I dont get more than 1 oz from both boobs, I just don't have good let-down unless shes on.

SecondTimeinMSU · May 2011

Are we talking after breastfeeding or not? Not breastfeeding the first pump of the day at work I get about 6-7 oz then as the day progresses it drops to more like 3.5-4 oz total. In the beginning though I probably only got about 2-3oz and it increased at about a month. Not sure if that was a natural change or because LO finally got the hang of latching on (he was a late term premature lazy latcher). If it is after breastfeeding maybe an ounce, he tends to bleed me dry so I haven't hassled with pumping after feeding in awhile.

nikki14317 · May 2011

That is about what I would get in the first few weeks I EPed though. Now I pump every 4 hours and get 6-7.5 oz

HTH

yugogrl2000 · May 2011

You all are so fortunate. My son is 3 months old, and I am only able to get about 1 ounce COMBINED per pump. I have had problems from the start.

Cj714 · May 2011

I didn't start pumping until DS was 1 month, but I can get around 4 oz when I pump after his first AM feeding (early AM is best for me)

BLM10 · May 2011

When he was 10 days, I would get about 8 ounces in a session. Now I get 2-3 but don't pump as often as I should.

marcinator19 · May 2011

I'm getting 6-12 oz per session depending on how long it's been since he nursed last. My boobs are so friggin huge too - it's like I went from a C to Wendy Williams overnight!!

alliejoe · May 2011

I get about 2 combined right now..... if I'm really lucky I can get 3 or so during one of the night time pumping sessions.

perplexed59 · May 2011

I try to pump one bottles worth of milk a day. So I pump first thing and get about 4 oz from one breast (Alice usually empties the other one). Sometimes I have to pump more later on to get the other oz.

kellyloveszach · May 2011

I am only getting like 20 ml after he nurses. The total that I have is a little over an ounce. LO is one week old and a lazy nurser. I am hoping to up my supply.

jerol · May 2011

nikki14317:
That is about what I would get in the first few weeks I EPed though. Now I pump every 4 hours and get 6-7.5 oz
HTH

I am EP also and get about 2.5-4.5 total ounces right now. Did you do something to increase as time went on or does that naturally happen?

Jessica-Kay · May 2011

Anywhere from 5-6 ounces total.

RayRay007 · May 2011

When I first started pumping around 3 wks I'd get around 2oz max. I only pumped to replace the missed nursing session and one boob in the night b/c she'd only take one. I didn't pump any extra to up my supply and now I get 4-5 oz in 5 min when I pump both sides to replace to nursing session, and that much again from the one boob she doesn;t take in the night.