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BF question

briemartinbriemartin member
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Hi,

I am EBF but started to pump yesterday to prepare for going back to work and introduce a bottle...my question is how much milk were you able to pump when you first started breastfeeding??

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    willadieselstmwilladieselstm member
    I have been able to get at least an ounce or two from each side. I normally pump about one hour after lo nurses. 
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    jlsimon56jlsimon56 member

    Everyone is different, but average is 1oz per hour.  So if it's been 3 hours since you last nursed or pumped, you'd get 3oz.  

    In the beginning, you are pumping IN ADDITION to nursing, so you need to give your body a few days to get the message that you need more milk.  Once you are back at work, you are pumping to REPLACE a feeding, so you should expect more then.   

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