pumping breast milk back to work

I'm not sure I was never able to breastfeed my daughter. I think i have heard some women tho do get milk even before baby arrives. But im not sure.

If you want the milk to go away then you need to stop pumping, pumping will cause your body to continue making milk. Tips to help dry up your milk is don't drink very much for a few days and don't take any hot showers,if they start to hurt cabbage leaves can help. good luck!

Talk to a lactation consultant. Mine suggested starting to pump and use bottles occasionally at 4-6 weeks of age since for some reason that's when they're most likely to be able to learn how. Don't worry about "nipple confusion" that's all a myth. But if they learn how to use a bottle early you don't have so much trouble later on.

Is anyone else pumping and really getting tired of it? After the hospital made him have a bottle he would never take the breast so I have to pump. I am really getting tired of it. I just feel guilty if he has to have formula all the time (he gets it 2-3 times a day) plus pumping is free. I just find it so hard to take 30 minutes every 3 hours to pump. By the time I'm done both my boys are upset and I have to calm them both down. I just don't know what to do.

I started pumping just a bit at first then more when my DD started on solid food so my milk stayed the same. Then when or if you go back to work, you can pump during the day and BF at night. It also might be a good idea to start pumping and giving him a bottle of it once in a while so he gets used to that too so you can be away from him when you need to later on. My DD took bothe very well that way. Good luck!

Thank you

well i hope i can get milk from pumping as i have no choice but to go back to work.. crazzy how ur body just supplies for ur baby though when hes right on the boob!!

Pumping doesn't stimulate milk production like natural breastfeeding does. Try hand stimylating with pumping every hour, using warm rags around your breast to make the let down reflex easier, and eating certain foods and even some teas can help the body produce milk.

When i went back to work i could not keep up with the pumping at work or even pumping at home to store milk, so i made the choice to breastfeed when i get off work until its time to go back to work and she gets formula while im at work. She will be 4 months friday and im thinking to switch her to strictly formula around 5 or 6 months.

I was told to eat Oatmeal, drink lots of water, fruits and veggies.

If you start on the bottle, your baby might not take your nipple because its harder work to suck from a nipple than a bottle. With the breast though your baby has less chance of orthodontic issues. Really there is a ton of research about benefits of bottle vs breast. I would do your research and see if your hospital offers a class.

im pumping out my milk but its colostrum. i wanted to know when wikl my milk come in.

What I would recommend is exclusive breastfeeding for as long as you don't have to work. Once you go back to work, breastfeed your baby right before you leave and right when you get back. Pump if you're gone more than four hours. Pump between feeds in the beginning to establish a supply. But when you're not working, feed from the breast. It's better that way for a lot of reasons.

Thats how i hauled mine back and forth from work. Dont give up and dont get disencouraged your are doing whats best for baby and giving baby a good chance at getting atronger by giving her the best. So if you can do it then more power to you. Also check with nurses jusy to make sure they can all be aware you ate bringing it in and so that they can tell you if you can build a little supply for her to use there at the hospital till she comes home.

Pumping needs to be done every 2 hours to be effective for milk production. The expression of milk or colostrum can start labor so you should be careful.

m trying everything lol and I use the pump a little more then breast feeding but I just went back to just breast feeding because I think it helps with my milk production as well

s have to work for the milk when nursing and bottle feeding is no work and they get frustrated n refuse breast if u start too early. However, I did start pumping after 2 weeks to help my milk supply increase. I just waited after 30 days to introduce bottle.

Alright looks like I will be setting a couple alarms during the night to pump.

Never combine the cold milk with warm breast milk, so each time you will have to store one bottle (or the breast milk bags are good too)....once the milk is cold you can combine them. Whoa...off track, sorry! After I put the milk away I would wash the plastic nipple attachments and the other bottle. I used hot soapy water, then just set out to dry. At the end of the day you can steam everything. The tubing I would steam once a week, as no milk ever gets into that part.

I'm trying to choose the best breast pump and milk storage system I can find. I travel extensively for work and I'll even be pumping in the car. I found the Kiinde system; which looks awesome. But, I'm not sure what I will be able to express from each breast at each pumping session. Ideally, I would like to pump directly into the storage bag, freeze it, thaw it, and feed directly from the bag. That is how the Kiinde system is intended to be used.

Keep having her suck,soon it will produce more milk, bby needs to do that to send signals to ur bdy to produce more milk.

I think tongue tied is when the skin on the bottom of the tongue is attatched more than it should be. My ex husband was born that way and the doctors just snipped the skin and he was able to nurse after that. In also having a hard time saving up a milk supply. I need to go back to work in 3 weeks and I can't seem to pump enough so that I can send the baby to child care with breast milk.

I am planning on breast feeding abd know i wil have to pump when I go back to work . My question is what kind of bottles are best to use with a breast feeding baby. My huband and I are at a lost for this information. Hope that I can actually breast feed. My mom and sister couldnt dont know if that makes a differnce or not.

Yes, the more U pump the more Ur body will produce. Try to limit the amount u are pumping unless u are going to back to work and u are working on building Ur frozen milk supply. If it's uncomfortable try doing warm compresses on Ur boobs after the baby nurses, this will help w the pain of engorgement. And yes it's gets easier the longer you nurse and once Ur body gets used to the amount of milk the baby needs.

Personally, I have decided to breastfeed exclusively for 4 weeks, then transition to pumping and bottle feeding since I have to go back to work. Research and take classes and decide what's best for you and your situation. Don't let anyone (especially family) tell you you're going to fail for not doing things like they want you to. You will succeed! Good luck momma!

I have been pumping and storing breast milk for my princess and it seams like the amount is slowing down what can I do to get it back up I do not want to give her formula at all!

re supposed to use hot compresses in the shower to let some milk out, but by pumping your only telling your body to produce more. I made that mistake with my son as well, and my engorgement got SO bad!!! I would definitely try the nipple shield, and getting more areola in her mouth. Good luck mama!

The more the baby eats the more you produce.. my lactation consultant advised pumping halfway between feedings.. for example if your baby nurses every 3 hours, pump every hour and a half.. that will stimulate the production of more milk..

Thats weird because my doctor said nipple stimulation and breast Pumping provokes contractions because your body releases a hormone that causes contractions. I was just breast Pumping the other night and i started to get contractions.

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