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when you don't pump enough at work

Jenny952Jenny952 member
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Do you come home and pump again, or do you dig into your freezer stash?  Today I was only able to get in 2 pumping sessions, then picked up DD and she wanted to eat right away.  I only got 8 oz today but luckily had enough from yesterday that makes up for it.  What should I do when I come up short?
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Re: when you don't pump enough at work

  • awisernawisern member
    I pump every night prior to bed...if that doesn't make up the difference then I pull from my freezer stash.
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  • KScheibe12KScheibe12 member
    I pump before bed and then get up in the middle of the night. It totally sucks but it only takes about 20 minutes then I'm back to bed.
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  • jlsimon56jlsimon56 member
    If it's just a one time thing then I pull from the freezer.  But if I am noticing a consistent drop, then I will add a pumping session.  Currently, I pump 4x at work.  I used to also pump at 9pm, and on the weekends.  I have slowly weaned off the weekend and nighttime pumping.  (My goal was to only have to pump at work.)
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  • SoonToBeMsPSoonToBeMsP member

    Like a pp said- if it were a one time thing, I'd pull from the freezer. Otherwise I'd add a pumping session in the hopes of upping my supply.

    This happened to me on the first day back to work and I just pumped right before I went to bed. I haven't had the problem since (all two days :) haha), but if it creeps up again I'll pump again. 

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  • MsCrispyMsCrispy member

    I get up and pump once at night. It sucks, but it works for me.

    If you are good most of the time, but come up short once in a while, then I would dip into your stash. But if you are short every day, like I am, then you should try to find a way to pump more.


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  • Julz629Julz629 member

    I only pump at work -- I nurse DS mornings, nights, and weekends.  I find that on Monday, I don't repond as well to the pump.  I might only pump 12 or 13 ounces and he is eating 15 ounces while I am at work.  But by Thursday and Friday, I am pumping close to 18 ounces, so it all balances out.  So I dip into my freezer stash at the beginning of the week, but I am replacing it with extra from the end of the week.

    I only pump twice at work, but won't add a 3rd session since I am doing fine overall.

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  • bluejettabluejetta member
    I pump in the morning after her first feeding and usually get 1-3 oz and that is usually enough to cover my difference in what I get at work and what she eats.  If I had to miss a pump session at work I'd add another at night although I don't often have much luck then probably due to exhaustion.  I also pump on weekends at least once a day so that I have a bit more heading into the work week which takes a bit of stress off.
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