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Better nursing = worse pumping?

earichar23earichar23 member
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Hi Ladies,
My DD is finally weaned from the nipple shield (6wks) and she has been nursing much more efficiently which is fantastic but now she wants to nurse from both breasts every feeding. Before I was pumping the opposite breast to get a little bit of freezer stash but now that's out. How long do you have to wait after a full feeding to get a good pumping session?
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Re: Better nursing = worse pumping?

  • CNYBride05CNYBride05 member
    Congrats. Yes, if she's nursing more, you'll obviously pump less. You run the risk of creating on oversupply if you are pumping for a freezer baby. I'll let others chime in about how best to start building a freezer stash. I had a unique experience starting with no milk to being able to EBF twins and donate 1000+ oz so I don't know how to advise :)
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  • jenn43jenn43 member
    I pump immediately after the morning feed, and my body figured it out- this is usually my highest volume pump of the day, even though LO just nursed.  During the week that milk goes with LO to DC. On the weekends I put it in the freezer.
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  • Lena122Lena122 member
    To build my freezer stash I pumped both sides after her first feed in the early morning. I'd get 2-4 oz that way. I didn't pump any other time unless I had to replace a feed. I went back to work with about 70 oz in the freezer.
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  • vvvvvfeevvvvvfee member
    congrats to getting off the nipple shield! isn't it such a relief not to have to fumble with it anymore?

    great advice above. i personally pumped one side while DS nursed from the other. i'd let him nurse from the side i just pumped afterwards if he was interested. i did it in the morning, since your supply is generally highest then. in general, you're not going to get a lot if you're pumping and not missing a feeding. i generally only got an ounce or two.

    also, remember that you don't need a ton in the freezer. you really only need to cover your first day back at daycare, so just 12-15 ounces. if you have more, that's a great bonus, but don't stress about not having dozens of ounces in the freezer when you go back to work.
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