October 2012 Moms
pumping check in.
Sorry if I am taking this from someone, but I am super excited. I just pumped for the 1st time this morning. I think it went well. I pumped for 7 minutes and got 2 oz.
Who is pumping?
How often?
How long?
How much do you usually get?
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Re: pumping check in.
Who is pumping? Me
How often? Once a day, after the "first morning feed"
How long? 15 minutes
How much do you usually get? Only done it twice so far, but the first time I got 2 oz. Today I got 1.5 oz. Hoping that increases a little with time.
Who is pumping? Me!
How often? Twice a day, once after 7ish am feed, once before bed
How long? 5 mins
How much do you usually get? now that its routine, typically about 2 oz per side, but it does vary...anywhere from 1.5-3 oz on each side
Kara Olivia, born 9/17/2012 at 37 weeks. 6 lbs 7 oz, 18 inches long
I pump as much as I can after at least 3 or 4 feeds and usually get half an oz to an oz max from each side. I have a really low supply so the LC is hoping this will help, and a few other things!
I think I may be dealing with an over supply issue. Sore boobs to the extreme.
Who is pumping? Me!
How often?Approx. 5x a day
How long? 10-15 min per breast
How much do you usually get? 3-5 oz per breast pretty consistentlyWho is pumping? me
How often? try every 3 hrs during the day
How long? 15-30 min depending
How much do you usually get? 5oz combined and decreases to 2oz before bed.
I will input my own experience in case anyone is getting nervous.
I pump sporadically, but I am trying to do it once a day for 15 minutes. I get anywhere from .5 ounces - 2.5 ounces total. Normally right around 1.5.
I found this on kellymom. If you are exclusively breastfeeding, try not to worry if you aren't pumping crazy amounts. Although I struggle with that myself whenever this topic comes up.
https://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/pumping_decrease/
Excerpt: It is typical for a mother who is nursing full-time to be able to pump around 1/2 to 2 ounces total (for both breasts) per pumping session. Moms who pump more milk per session may have an oversupply of milk, or may respond better than average to the pump, or may have been able to increase pump output with practice. Many moms think that they should be able to pump 4-8 ounces per pumping session, but even 4 ounces is a rather large pumping output for a mom who is breastfeeding full-time.
Not hating on those who produce a lot, but just wanted to make some of the others feel better.
I am pumping this time again even though I said no way I would do it again:(
every 3-4 hours
15 minutes
about 5 oz (3 from left and 2 from right)
I EP'd DS for 6 months so that may be why my supply is higher at this point
This is exactly me. I had an oversupply with DD in the begining too and wasnt hardly pumping and lost a lot of my supply when I went back to work.
Thanks so much Starry! I wasn't sure what was normal, but I was proud of myself this morning. BF is the only thing I ever feel like I am stupid about. I am just not sure what is normal/right.
I have trouble juggling pumping when solo during the day and because we started bottles right away it's been hard to switch to exclusively breastfeeding. More a mental hinderance. I have almost gone through my stash from when we were supplementing and am working on increasing supply.
I pump every 2-4 hours depends on how our day is going. Overnight I go 6 hours. I pump for 30 minutes when i can and coud still get more milk if I went longer. Haven't figured out how to make a breast dry yet. Morning I will get more, but most sessions pull 2 oz from my right and 4 oz from my left.