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If pumping to start a supply how long after a feeding do you pump?

jess545jess545 member
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Is like to get a freezer/fridge supply going. How long after breastfeeding lo should I pump? DS still eats every 2-3 hrs

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Re: If pumping to start a supply how long after a feeding do you pump?

  • nillacookienillacookie member
    I would do about an hour after feeding if your LO goes 3 hours before the next session. HTH!
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  • TheBorg7of9TheBorg7of9 member
    I started pumping when my babies were 2-3 weeks old after the first feeding of the day. That is, I put the baby down and immediately pump.
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    2009: missed miscarriage #1 at 9 weeks (trisomy 16)
    2010: Infertility
    2011: Diagnosis and treatment (low sperm count, anastrozole for DH, clomid for me + IUI)
    2012: Baby #1
    2014: Baby #2
    October 2015: missed miscarriage #2 at 11 weeks (trisomy 22)
    March 2016 BFP#5, due November 2016.

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  • eggmankateeggmankate member
    I started pumping at 8 weeks and waited an hour after when she first started the last feed. I got more milk if I waited an hour v. just 30 minutes.
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  • megan_lynn1984megan_lynn1984 member
    I suggest pumping in the morning after your first feeding because that is when you should be most full. Baby probably won't empty both sides so you will be able to get more pumped vs pumping after each feeding. I was always worried if I pumped an hour after a feeding my baby might end up wanting more sooner than I thought and I wouldn't have as much for her (she prefers a full/fast flow).
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  • mikrinikkimikrinikki member
    Does anyone pump at night and in morning?
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  • mikrinikkimikrinikki member
    Ok. So the best is to pump at that morning session (6-8 am) and not in the MOTN?
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  • Abenedict2011Abenedict2011 member
    When I started at about 4 weeks, I would just pump immediately after feeding LO in the morning- either the 6 or 8 wake up depending on how awake I was or if she went back to sleep. I have an abundant supply and the morning pump let's me be comfortable. Even now that I'm back to work I still pump in the am after dropping off LO at daycare.

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  • TheBorg7of9TheBorg7of9 member
    When my baby dropped the 10 pm feeding, I also started pumping then.
    My TTC History:
    2009: missed miscarriage #1 at 9 weeks (trisomy 16)
    2010: Infertility
    2011: Diagnosis and treatment (low sperm count, anastrozole for DH, clomid for me + IUI)
    2012: Baby #1
    2014: Baby #2
    October 2015: missed miscarriage #2 at 11 weeks (trisomy 22)
    March 2016 BFP#5, due November 2016.

    My Charts since 2009

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