BF moms who pump...

CMSesto · November 2012

How much are you pumping? The most I've ever gotten at once was about 6-7 ounces then about 3-4 ounces each time I pump throughout the day. My LO is 11 weeks old. I am trying to get a freezer stash and it's just not accumulating. I feel like I am at the low end of milk production.

sdlaura · November 2012

I produce less than you do. 4 oz total if it's instead of a feeding, and only 1-2 oz if after a feeding. I've had a really hard time building a freezer stash. I think I'm going to try fenugreek.

HoneyBunn24 · November 2012

I have a low supply and I'm on medication to help. currently I rent a Medela Symphony and I get 2 oz first thing in the morning and 1 oz each time after that. Jacqueline eats 6oz per feeding and so I supplement. she gets one full bottle if breast milk and the rest is formula.

HoneyBunn24 · November 2012

L12541:
I produce less than you do. nbsp;4 oz total if it's instead of a feeding, and only 12 oz if after a feeding. nbsp;I've had a really hard time building a freezer stash. nbsp;I think I'm going to try fenugreek.

I tried fenugreek and blessed thistle, and I had a little success, I've seen more success with the Domperidone that im taking. I also gag down oatmeal because I hate it and drink pineapple juice to help

Grins04 · November 2012

I haven't been responding to my pump well, since my supply has regulated. I have enough for her through nursing. Shes more efficient than the pump.

I get about 1 or 2 ounces between nursing sessions and 2 or 3 in place of a nursing session. Since I rarely pump in place of one, it usually takes me 2 to 4 pumping sessions to make one 4oz bottle for her.

Crossingfingers · November 2012

I pump once a day, and get six to nine ounces first thing in the morning. I usually freeze that and take out the oldest for when I work out. Are you only pumping for a freezer stash or are you working and pumping for when you aren't able to nurse LO? I know that you have probably heard it before but make sure you are drinking TONS of water too!

Grins04 · November 2012

For those who say they have low supply...have you done a weighed feeding? Or are you going by your pumping output?

You dont want to go by your pumping output, it's not a reliable indicator of how much milk you are producing. I was taking Fenugreek and I caused an oversupply with it, which in turn made her reflux worse. She was having a hard time with my letdowns being too strong. Now that I've stopped, she does much better with feedings.

Also, most BF babies really only need 4oz. They'll take more with a bottle because it's faster, but they're likely only getting about 4oz at the breast. Or so I've been told.

bigbootyjudi · November 2012

About 9oz to 11oz, but I EP and have been for 12 weeks. Building up a freezer stash is easier in the beginning before your supply regulates. I have 2000oz frozen from the first two months and now I put maybe 6oz every few days away.

lady_tytah · November 2012

I EP and get 7 to 10 oz....maybe 12 depending on if I have been consecutively eating oatmeal, keeping up on my water and massage while pumping. I agree with ab4, I got allot more before I regulated. I don't have as much as she because for do long I was using the manual but I have a nice freezer stash. I think it's close to 200

Crossingfingers · November 2012

anbeck4:
About 9oz to 11oz, but I EP and have been for 12 weeks. Building up a freezer stash is easier in the beginning before your supply regulates. I have 2000oz frozen from the first two months and now I put maybe 6oz every few days away.

Woah, hold on. You get 9-11 oz each time you pump?? How much do you pump over 24 hours? I EP for three weeks, then didn't touch the pump for five weeks, and my freezer stash is a little over 400 oz right now.

VeniVidiScripsi · November 2012

I know you've probably already heard this, but pineapple juice did wonders for me! Doubled the amount I got when pumping.

CMSesto · November 2012

I had to start EP because my LO has awful reflux so the pedi told me to pump and add cereal to the BM to help her stomach. I know that what I get pumping isn't the same as what she gets BFing. But I see so many posts about people having an insane amount stashed away and I have nothing just enough to get her through the day and sometimes I even have to supplement with formula sometimes when I can't keep up with her. How the heck do you people have 100's of oz stashed away?!?

bigbootyjudi · November 2012

Crossingfingers:
anbeck4:
About 9oz to 11oz, but I EP and have been for 12 weeks. Building up a freezer stash is easier in the beginning before your supply regulates. I have 2000oz frozen from the first two months and now I put maybe 6oz every few days away.
Woah, hold on. You get 9-11 oz each time you pump?? How much do you pump over 24 hours? I EP for three weeks, then didn't touch the pump for five weeks, and my freezer stash is a little over 400 oz right now. 

Before my supply regulated, I was pumping about 15oz a session! Now its 9 to 11, every time. I pump four to five times a day, depending on whether I work that day or not...so about 40 to 55 ounces a day, depending on the day. I don't drink half as much water as I should though. On days I do, I can get close to 15 again.

shakinros · November 2012

I never got more than 3oz in a pump session. At its highest my freezer stash was about 50oz, which came from 1 or 2 pump sessions a day for 9 weeks. Then I went back to work at 11 weeks and its all gone now. I'm only able to pump half of what she needs while I'm at work.

I think the other ladies are on to something with saying you have to build your freezer stash at the beginning.

FWIW my daughter has taken to formula supplementation just fine. She gets half formula/half bm and had no major side effects from a regular cows milk formula. It's not the worst thing in the world for your LO if you end up needing to supplement

Grins04 · November 2012

CMSesto:
I had to start EP because my LO has awful reflux so the pedi told me to pump and add cereal to the BM to help her stomach. I know that what I get pumping isn't the same as what she gets BFing. But I see so many posts about people having an insane amount stashed away and I have nothing just enough to get her through the day and sometimes I even have to supplement with formula sometimes when I can't keep up with her. How the heck do you people have 100's of oz stashed away?!?nbsp;

I understand. My doctor wanted us to do that too. Luckily for us the Zantac has it under control and my supply has regulated so it's no where near as bad.

Since you EP could you try taking supplements? How long are your sessions and how often are you pumping? I think some pumpers go up to 4 to 6 hours to get that much...someone correct me if Im wrong. They've probably been pumping that much since before their supply regulated too, around 6 weeks. Before my supply regulated I was getting 6 to 7 ounces, now Im lucky if I get 2 or 3, but Im not an EP, I nurse too. But if they were continuing to tell their body they needed a lot, then Im sure that's where it comes from. I know this is the case why some moms have oversupply, because they were pumping a lot in the beginning. Maybe try supplements like Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle? But supplementing with formula is fine too! Don't be too hard on yourself. Your LO is still getting plenty if BM!

GL!

sdlaura · November 2012

Grins04:
For those who say they have low supply...have you done a weighed feeding? Or are you going by your pumping output? You dont want to go by your pumping output, it's not a reliable indicator of how much milk you are producing. I was taking Fenugreek and I caused an oversupply with it, which in turn made her reflux worse. She was having a hard time with my letdowns being too strong. Now that I've stopped, she does much better with feedings. Also, most BF babies really only need 4oz. They'll take more with a bottle because it's faster, but they're likely only getting about 4oz at the breast. Or so I've been told.

i've been told that, too. I'm not worried about my supply while nursing, just how difficult it as been to build a freezer stash. Hopefully I will still be able to pump enough for DD when I go back to work in a week.

Maizey06 · November 2012

I get 3 oz. each time total. But the majority of the time that is an hour after I have fed her. I have started to pump before I go to bed since she is sleeping in longer stretches and I get 6 oz. then. I am sure this will change when I go back to work next week.

Whittyone12 · November 2012

HoneyBunn24:
L12541:
I produce less than you do. nbsp;4 oz total if it's instead of a feeding, and only 12 oz if after a feeding. nbsp;I've had a really hard time building a freezer stash. nbsp;I think I'm going to try fenugreek.

I tried fenugreek and blessed thistle, and I had a little success, I've seen more success with the Domperidone that im taking. I also gag down oatmeal because I hate it and drink pineapple juice to help

My best friend had a very hard time with her supply. She tried fenugreek, blessed thistle, domperidone, all the herbs and teas, and mothers milk plus. Then she started an over the counter med called GoLacta it worked wonders for her. I think you can buy it over the Internet or your local baby store might sell it.

I have the opposite problem I have an insane over supply. I usually pump 4 times a day as soon as LO is done eating and get 11 to 13 oz. It worked out though because I was able to donate milk to her while she was struggling with her supply. Since our boys are only 3 weeks apart.

HoneyBunn24 · November 2012

Whittyone12:
HoneyBunn24:
L12541:
I produce less than you do. nbsp;4 oz total if it's instead of a feeding, and only 12 oz if after a feeding. nbsp;I've had a really hard time building a freezer stash. nbsp;I think I'm going to try fenugreek.
I tried fenugreek and blessed thistle, and I had a little success, I've seen more success with the Domperidone that im taking. I also gag down oatmeal because I hate it and drink pineapple juice to help
My best friend had a very hard time with her supply. She tried fenugreek, blessed thistle, domperidone, all the herbs and teas, and mothers milk plus. Then she started an over the counter med called GoLacta it worked wonders for her. I think you can buy it over the Internet or your local baby store might sell it. I have the opposite problem I have an insane over supply. I usually pump 4 times a day as soon as LO is done eating and get 11 to 13 oz. It worked out though because I was able to donate milk to her while she was struggling with her supply. Since our boys are only 3 weeks apart.

I will defintely do some research on this! I'm willing to try anything!

I've noticed since I rented the Symphony that I get SO much more milk when pumping. I pump every time DD eats so that my body knows when she's eating. I usually pump every 2 hours when DH is home and can watch DD. I had a pump from The First Years and would get maybe an ounce from 40 mintues of pumping, and with the Symphony I get 1oz each side in the morning.

HoneyBunn24 · November 2012

Romeo & Juliet:
I know you've probably already heard this, but pineapple juice did wonders for me! Doubled the amount I got when pumping.

How much pinapple juice are you drinking each day?

WhitEm14 · November 2012

I get anywhere from 2 to 5 ounces when I pump. I only pump 1-2 times a day though since I EBF and am a SAHM. I don't need a huge supply left over. I have one just so I can go to yoga and my mom can watch him.

kelnyc · November 2012

I am down to pumping only once or twice a day. She has gotten really efficient at nursing so we are BFing more than ever. Yay! When I was EPing, I would get 4 to 7oz with the highest output first thing in the morning and decreasing as the day goes on. It still get about the same when I do pump, which is usually overnight, so I am assuming she is getting about the same per feeding. When we bottle feed, she drinks 5oz more often than not.

julisat · November 2012

L12541:
I produce less than you do. 4 oz total if it's instead of a feeding, and only 1-2 oz if after a feeding. I've had a really hard time building a freezer stash. I think I'm going to try fenugreek.

This is me exactly. Except I tried fenugreek and it gave LO gas so I stopped. My stash is dismal. He takes 2 bottles while I am at work...one BM and one formula.

yvdukana · November 2012

I EBF and I do weighed feeds every Tuesday, so I know how much he gets. I pump once a day, in the mornings, an hour or so after feeding and I get 1-2 oz. If I pump to replace a feeding I usually get about 2.5 oz. I've been told anything you get pumping after a feeding is extra, so pumping large amounts after feeding is oversupply. I know LO gets 2-4 oz from me during a weighed feed depending on the day. I have a very small freezer stash of 32 oz or so.

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