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EP and Milk Flow

SilentSymphonySilentSymphony member
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Ok so heres the whole story. I was BFing in the hospital but once me and DD got home she wouldnt latch on. So I stated to EP and it was going ok... but one night when I stayed the night at my MIL house I got super behind on pumping and pretty much cant even make 1/32 of a ounce. Im trying to increase my milk flow and Im taking a million vitamins and tea such as Fenugreek and Lactation Blend, More Milk Plus (drops and pills), and Organice Milkmaid Tea.... What else can I do? People say pump every hour but the fact that Im alone 18 hours a day with LO is pretty much near impossible... Im lucky enough to get 1 pumping a day... :(
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Re: EP and Milk Flow

  • nic5606nic5606 member

    Are you BF'ing at all or using formula? If you want to EP you have to pump at least every 3 hrs in the beginning to establish your supply. I also was alone with LO basically every day and most evenings since Dh works long hours and is on call.

    Buy a hands free bra and get to pumping. A good pump is the key. I rent a medela symphony. I would sit on the floor in the begining and have the baby next to me with the boppy pillow or in the bouncy chair.

    Drink plenty of water each day and pump every 3-4 hours for at least 20 mins. If you can not do this, then formula it is. Breast is best, but formula is not poison.

    Good luck!

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  • ilovelifeilovelife member
    Eating oatmeal helped me tons! I did that and took Fenugreek like crazy.
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  • SilentSymphonySilentSymphony member
    imagenic5606:

    Are you BF'ing at all or using formula? If you want to EP you have to pump at least every 3 hrs in the beginning to establish your supply. I also was alone with LO basically every day and most evenings since Dh works long hours and is on call.

    Buy a hands free bra and get to pumping. A good pump is the key. I rent a medela symphony. I would sit on the floor in the begining and have the baby next to me with the boppy pillow or in the bouncy chair.

    Drink plenty of water each day and pump every 3-4 hours for at least 20 mins. If you can not do this, then formula it is. Breast is best, but formula is not poison.

    Good luck!

    I have the madela (idk what kind) and when I do pump I usually pump on each breast 10 to 15 minutes. I have to nursing tank tops that I wear all the time lolz 

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  • drcolleendrcolleen member
    I'm confused... you pump only once a day?  If that true then no, you won't have milk... perhaps I am too tired to read though.  If you dont' BF you have to pump for every feeding around the clock.  Would recommend a double electric -- your response to the type of pump makes it sound like you are using a single but, again, I may be misinterpreting.  Unfortunately all the herbs in the world won't make you produce milk if you aren't pumping or feeding from the breast to empty it frequently.  Empty breasts make milk full breasts slow production.
    5/08- blighted ovum, spont ab; 2/20/09- epi, VAVD, Girl! breastfed 24mo; 10/10- blighted ovum, spon ab; 12/10- no fetal pole, Cytotec; 11/20/11- unmedicated SVD, Girl! breastfed 18mo; 11/7/13- unmedicated SVD, breastfed 18mo; 2/11/16- unmedicated SVD, exclusively pumping to at least a year.

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  • SilentSymphonySilentSymphony member
    My madela is a double pump but its more comfortable to single pump.
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  • ejagkejagk member

    If you want to EP, this is what my schedule looked like. I am alone with DD from 8am-6pm, sometimes later. You have to make time for the pumping sessions if you want EP to work for you. I've been told that it is better to pump both sides at once, so you may want to consider investing in a hands-free bra.

    I have a Medela Pump in Style Advanced and wear a hands-free nursing bra. So each session is me pumping both breasts at the same time.

     

    I posted this response to another question the other day. This is my EP schedule: 

    For the first 6-8 weeks, I pumped every 2.5-3 hours around the clock for about 10-15 minutes each session total (at least 8 sessions per 24 hour period). Since my DD was getting up about that much at night, DH would feed her the bottle and I would pump. Once she started sleeping longer stretches, I would set the alarm on my cell phone to get me up for the next session.

    Around 7-8 weeks, I started pumping every 3-4 hours (at least 7 sessions per 24 hour period). Sessions are about 10-15 minutes long.

    Around 8-9 weeks, I cut back to pumping every 4-5 hours (at least 6 sessions per 24 hour period). Sessions are about 15-20 minutes long.

    Around 9-10 weeks, I started pumping 5 times per day. Usually every 4 hours during the day, then once in the middle of the night. Sessions are about 20 minutes long.

    I found out around 1 month that if I pump longer than 10 minutes, I get a second and sometimes a 3rd letdown.

     


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