Pumping mamas

MrsRucinski85 · March 2012

I am sure this has been asked before many times but I just starting thinking about it and well didnt read any prior posts... I know whats normal for me during a pumping session but I always wonder what is normal for everyone else.

I kinda feel like I have a little bit of a lower supply - My first pump of the day I get about 4.5-5 ozs each side. I then pump about every two to three hours after that and get about 1.5-2 ozs each side. Every once in a while I will get 2.5ozs but thats not often. For now its enough to feed Ana but I cant help but wonder whats going to happen when she gets older. I worry bc i dont think its going to be enough to feed her. Will I start to produce more?

About how often do you pump and about how much do you get per side?

KeyLime81 · March 2012

That's exactly what I get when I pump

I only work part time, so pumping isn't a huge worry for me. I pump every 2-3 hrs at work. I do squeeze in one pumping session before bed so that I have enough milk to top off bottles. (DS nurses at 7 and then wakes up to nurse again around 1 or 2...I pump around 10)

LadyGolfer523 · March 2012

I have an oversupply issue so my output isn't normal by any means.

I pump 3 x per day: 9:30am I get around 15-17oz, 3:00pm 10oz, 9:00pm another 9-10oz.

Liz10/04 · March 2012

I started EP'ing after a week of BF. I invested in the Medela PISA and pump both sides until empty (or as close as I can) which is usually about 20-30 min. I still pump 5x a day and get the greatest volume first thing in the morning 12-14 oz on average. After that it lessens to about 6-8 oz. After two rounds of Mastitis the left side produces less than the right so I try to pump that side longer.

Be sure to drink a ton of water and be sure your pump parts don't need to be changed out. Also try to increase your pump time or frequency if possible. The more demand should trigger the girls to produce more. DS is a light eater so I was able to quickly get ahead of him.

Are you pumping after BF'ing? If so that could also explain smaller supply

sarahmaria726 · March 2012

I EP and I'm pretty similar to you in output (and I think I have a lower supply too). In the morning I usually get 4 oz from each side which gives me enough for two bottles. Otherwise during the day when I pump I usually get about 2 oz from each side. Kellen eats 4oz bottles every 3-3.5 hours so I usually have just enough to feed him (and occasionally have to suppliment with two to four ounces of formula a day). I only pump 4 times a day. I think if I pumped more I might be able to get more but I'm not sure. I go back to work next week (boo) which means I will be getting up earlier so I may end up pumping 5 times a day (morning, twice at work, dinner time, and before bed). I have wondered too about having enough as he gets bigger but it sounds like there is not a huge deviation in amount up until at least 6 months... this is from kellymom...

In exclusively breastfed babies, milk intake increases quickly during the first few weeks of life, then stays about the same between one and six months (though it likely increases short term during growth spurts). Current breastfeeding research does not indicate that breastmilk intake changes with baby?s age or weight between one and six months. After six months, breastmilk intake will continue at this same level until ? sometime after six months, depending in baby?s intake from other foods ? baby?s milk intake begins to decrease gradually.

Hope that is true and we both are able to keep up with our LOs! Smile

iluvmylab · March 2012

Babies on average drink 25-30 ounces of BM in a 24 hour period, no matter their age or weight. She won't need more milk as she gets older, the composition of your milk will change to meet her needs. Isn't that amazing!???!? Once she starts solids, she may drink a little less BM.

I pump one side right after he eats in the morning and get about 4 ounces, then 2 times at work and get about 2-3 ounces from each breast both times. He eats about 15 ounces at DC and nurses the other feedings.

alber2am · March 2012

My first session I get 4-5oz per side and pump every 3 or sometimes 4 hrs at work and get 2-3 oz per side. About 16 oz. per day is average for me. Your body will change as the baby grows and needs more.

uncharch7 · March 2012

i have a low supply and get about 20oz a day on a good day. bad days are at about 18oz. he gets 6-8oz of formula a day.

i measure everything in mLs (habit from when he was first born and we had latch issues). this morning was 131mLs (just over 4oz) on the left, 80 on the right (just under 3oz). throughout the day it's usually 3oz left, 2oz right... then at night it's 2oz left, 1oz right.

whirlygirl00 · March 2012

I get around 40 oz's a day and pump every 6 hours, which is almost exactly what LO eats. I used to have an oversupply and pumped 55 oz's a day but this is actually much more manageable. I just hope it doesn't drop anymore!

michelle142 · March 2012

I don't know a per-side breakdown, but my left side always produces more.

I pump 4-5x per day averaging 9oz, 5oz, 4oz, 4oz, 3oz

Kelly1109 · March 2012

Well my morning session depends on if he nursed at night or not. If he STTN, it is probably 8 oz, if not it is around 5. Then pretty much every other session is 4-5oz unless I go longer in between when it might be 6. My DS eats close to 40 oz a day! He has 20 - 22oz while he's a daycare. I can't keep up so usually one bottle a day is formula.

beka0404 · March 2012

I pump at 6:30, 10, 2, 6 and 10. (Some days I nurse and skip the 10/2/6 pumps.) my first pump of the day is around 11 oz, the rest of the day it's 5-9 oz per session (both sides) depending on my fluid intake, iron levels, etc.

Most days I'm just barely scraping by on covering what DD eats (she's a chow hound). The most I've ever pumped in a day is 38 oz but on avg I pump 32-ish. On a day w/o nursing, DD will avg 35 oz.

I track every pump & bottle and I used to pump way less when DD was younger. I have no idea how my body has known to increase - I assume nursing sessions have helped.

KatFish2011 · March 2012

I pump at 6am and get 10 ozs, 10, 2, 6 and 10 and get anywhere between 3-4 or 5 ozs. I pump for about 15 to 20 minutes to get enough milk to replace the bottles he uses when I go to work. DS drinks about 30 ozs. I am always ahead a bottle or two during the day. Plus when I leave I give him 1 bottle of frozen BM since I don't want it to go bad.

MrsT2008 · March 2012

she won't really increase in oz as she gets older - like other PPs said, your milk changes to meet her needs.

I pump one side in the morning right before or after she eats and get 5-6oz. I pump 3 times at work and get 3-4oz total each time. Then I pump again about 3 hours after DD goes to bed and get another 3-4oz total. Overall I'm getting about 18-20oz per day.

I send almost all of it to daycare with DD (I send 16oz). Whatever I don't send stays in the fridge to use the next day. I like having a little extra leftover in case I have a bad pumping day, or if DD wakes up an extra time overnight (and therefore I don't always pump in the morning). Then on Fridays, I keep 10-12 oz of fresh stuff in the fridge and freeze whatever is leftover. Sunday nights I take 4-5oz out of the freezer and mix that with the fresh for Monday's bottles.

BGGP9196 · March 2012

630a-feed DD

10am-pump both breasts-usually get 6 ounces total

230p-pump both breast-usually get 4-5 ounces total

430-5p-feed DD

730-800 feed DD

9p-feed DD

1100p-pump both breast-usually get 4-5oz. total

DD only eats 12 ounces at the sitters, I always pack 16 but she always comes home with 1 4oz bag.

jillmatheny · March 2012

This post makes me feel inadequate for sure. I pump 3x at work and then before bed and nurse first thing in the am, 1-2 feedings each night, and once after work. I only get 1-2 oz per side each time I pump, and I get 9-10 oz. when I pump the 3x at work. DD is eating 3-4 4oz bottles while at daycare each day. I supplement with a 6oz bottle of formula at night around 9pm or I wouldn't have enough for the next day.

micaela421 · April 2012

DD takes 12 oz of BM and 4-6 0z of formula with her nanny. I pump 5x/ day and get a total of 20-24oz of BM. I nurse my DD when I'm home

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