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Help me pls.

micaela421micaela421 member
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I have been breast feeding my baby since she was born and introduced the bottle one time a day per pediatrician recommendation . She is feeding and growing well, but would love to start building my stash  cause i go badk to work in 8 weeks but when I pump I can only get 1.5-2oz of milk which is frustrating. I use Medela's PISA, do I n?ed to call a LC, rent a hospital grade pump? Any advice, suggestions or recommendation is great! THANK YOU!!!!! 

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  • jlsimon56jlsimon56 member

    It's really too early to pump, you don't need to yet.

    To build a stash, pump at the same time every day, preferably in the AM.  Your body will get used to the request and will start to make more.  Your output will increase over several days. 

    Right now, you are pumping IN ADDITION to nursing?  So you are telling your body that whatever your LO is eating is not enough.  So getting 1.5-2oz is good.  I just pumped to REPLACE a feeding and got 2oz.  So....you're better off than I am! 

    You really only need enough frozen milk to get through the first day back at work.  The next day back, your LO will eat whatever you pump on your first day back.  You know?  The only reason to have a larger stash is if you get sick and can't nurse, etc. 

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  • sensoregurlsensoregurl member
    1.5 oz is great at this stage of the game since you are feeding LO so often. I don't know if I think it's such a big deal to pump once a day at a month - you don't need to, but it's ok if you want to. I liked having a stash. For low output days, or if I wanted to drink and had to waste and not replace some.
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