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Has this happened to you?
I've been pumping at work (nursing at home) at 10a, 12p, and 3p more or
less (those are the times I can do this). I usually pump once at 6a,
then nurse the rest of the day during the weekends. During the
Thanksgiving break, we traveled to see family and I had about 6 days of
almost exclusively nursing (pumped in the morning). Now that I'm back
at work, my 10a pumping session had less than 1/2 oz total! I pumped at
630a and that was fine, but nothing came from the 10a. I'm pumping now
at 12noon, so we'll see what comes from that, but has this happened to
you? And has the supply returned to the "normal" work schedule? I'll
be off for Christmas break too, but for 2 wks, so I'll need to know if I
need to throw in a pump or two during my nursing sessions to keep up my
milk supply. Trying hard not to worry right now. I appreciate any
help. Btw, my LO is 3 months old. Thanks!
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Re: Has this happened to you?
I nurse Thursday through Sunday, and pump at work Monday through Wednesday. I often don't get as much on Mondays, but it rebounds right away.
Don't freak out just yet. Your body's just adjusting itself. At 3 months, you've pretty well established your supply, so it's probably just a temporary dip.
Try looking at pics of your kid while you pump, and yeah, pumping after nursing sessions or in between can help boost your production.
My pumping always sucks in the middle of the week. I too, had to pull out frozen milk this morning as yesterday's pumps were not enough. I have started pumping on my commute home and after DS2's bedtime to keep up in the beginning of the week.
I should have kept it up, but one day over the break I pumped during his morning nap and got 8oz! If I had kept doing that, I would have had plenty for this week! Maybe try pumping during one of your LO's longer naps?
Crazy! Same thing happening here, I wonder if it was all the food I've been binging on (and maybe it is the extra salt in it too).