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Drop in pumping

AnriaLedouAnriaLedou member
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So I have been back at work for a month now and pumping regularly. I have never been a spectacular producer, the best I have been able to do regularly was 80mls in a session. But just this past week, when I should be going up in production instead I have gone down to doing 65 or even just 55 mls in a session.WTF!

In the past few weeks my baby - Matilda, 3 months old, but was 1 month premature - has decided to start sleeping through the night! She has a good dinner around 9pm and will wake up with me before work around 5 am. This has been wonderful for me (obviously), but now I am wondering if it is to blame for a drop in my milk production.

My question is - now that my sweet baby is really sleeping well, does that mean I seriously have to wake up to pump in the middle of the night if I want to bring my production back up???? Cause that is just mean.

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Re: Drop in pumping

  • michelle142michelle142 member

    Have you changed your pump parts? Membranes, valves.,etc?

    If there's a rip or tear in one of those you pumping output will go down suddenly.

    Usually once a baby starts STTN, Mom should too. Your supply regulates over a week or (sometimes more). However, if you're having supply issues, it may not be a horrible idea to wake and pump during the night - or even add a pump right before you head to bed for the night.

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  • AnriaLedouAnriaLedou member
    So I just pumped again, and here is the weirder part - I was right at 3 hours but was leaking already and felt very full. Goto pump and only got 30 mls out of that side.... the strange thing is I turned up the suction to see if that would help, and it never really got more intense, only slightly more, I was able to turn it all the way up (which I never pump at) and was not in pain. Could my pump be going bad???
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  • mattsgirl515mattsgirl515 member
    In my experience, going up or down by an ounce a pump wasn't uncommon. I almost never pumped the same amount on any day. If you noticed a significant decrease in production, I would have suggested that maybe AF was making her return??
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  • KCD053109KCD053109 member

    imageAnriaLedou:
    So I just pumped again, and here is the weirder part - I was right at 3 hours but was leaking already and felt very full. Goto pump and only got 30 mls out of that side.... the strange thing is I turned up the suction to see if that would help, and it never really got more intense, only slightly more, I was able to turn it all the way up (which I never pump at) and was not in pain. Could my pump be going bad???

    If you're noticing a drop in suction, it could be the tubes or the membranes - not necessarily your pump. Check the white pieces and make sure there aren't any holes and/or tears. Even small ones can impact the suction. For me, when my suction was not terrific, I replaced the tubes and it made a world of a difference.

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