Increasing breast milk pumping

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1205562 tn?1554747006 Of course there are other ways to increase milk supply such as Mothers Milk tea, napping, double pumping, making sure you're drinking plenty of water, etc. Remember this: if you do chose to drink a beer, dark beer (Guiness for example) is the kind to drink, and you don't need more than 1.
1080032 tn?1326414386 After pumping can I leave my breast milk sitting out if my daughter will be eating 2hrs later? I don't have a bottle Warner so I would hate to put it in the fridge.
3588173 tn?1357317184 Im sorry for all the breast milk questions but the breast feeding forum is hardly as active as this one. Ive been pumping every 3-4 hours n get about 2 oz give or take from each side per session.
Avatar f tn Nothing wrong with pumping and bottle feeding. The important thing is getting them the breast milk.
Avatar f tn Put her to the breast more often. What makes you think you aren't making enough?
362119 tn?1223137936 I had my son on august 15th, my milk came in 3 days later... I have tryed pumping and i only get about 2-3 ounces a day.. why is that? When he feeds a have a lot of milk, and then it seems that whenever i want to pump it takes FOREVER to come out. will this get easier?
Avatar m tn Hi ladies, my milk came in yesterday, quite a lot I made add and I have been pumping ever since. Brandon is being lazy again and not latching on as much as I'd like to. Do you all think I will eventually dry up if I dont continue to latch him on? I have never breastfeed so I am not to experience on this. My mom keeps telling me I wont I as long as I continue to pump regularly. Everytime I pump I get like 2-3 onces per breast. Is that good enough?
4437866 tn?1388119624 Breast massage and/or breast compressions before and during pumping can be very helpful in increasing milk output during a pumping session. Try different sized flanges or inserts (such as the Medela Soft-Fit®, Ameda Flexishield Areola Stimulator®, or Avent® petal massager insert) or rearrange the flanges after five to six minutes to help stimulate different parts of the breast and areola, which may result in more let-down reflexes, thereby increasing milk output.
Avatar f tn t the right forum but I feel more comfortable asking questions here...I had my daughter on the 9th and at first I had a really good milk supply where my breast would become engorged every two hours if I didn't pump or feed regularly....and I was pumping 2/3 ounces from each breast every time.....now I can hardly get an half an ounce :(....I try to have my daughter on my breast every two hours but it seems like she gets so irritated because nothing is coming out....
7913021 tn?1418048620 Anyone ever take it or do you suggest another breast milk/pumping supplement that will help your milk come in?
Avatar f tn I read online pumping in the morning is best because thats when you produce the most milk. I want to have breast milk ready so I can have help with feeding when she is home since im planning to start work and school almost right after birth.
373683 tn?1218997212 She started pumping right away and was getting like 9 oz out of each breast .. now she's only getting 3...... Sean will be 1month tomorrow...
1209036 tn?1299178657 At the appt, she weighed him before the feed adn after and he only got an ounce of milk. SOmetimes I do put him on my breast but he mostly just comfort ***** and falls asleep after like 5 minutes.
Avatar f tn With my first child I did breast feeding for a year, but when I tried transitioning her from breast to bottle, it was A PAIN! She refused to take the bottle, so now I want to try to do both.. I bought a breast pump, so I'm wondering how does the whole freezing your milk process work? How long is it good for? How do you unfreeze it? Or boil it? Thank you for your time!
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar f tn I would not recommend pumping before your milk supply comes after the baby is born it could cause you to go into preterm labor. I'm having my second and after my first I never stopped lactating even when I stopped breastfeeding. I still would leak collosum (don't know if that is spelled right) especially when he would cry.
14975014 tn?1437675913 They need that for a few days and when your real milk comes in, your baby is ready for it. You have to remember that your milk is made exactly for the baby, pumping before hand messes all that up and isn't good for either of you.
Avatar f tn When do breast milk starts coming out the breast I had my baby on the 29th no milk still
Avatar f tn It's not recommended that you express breast milk regularly before delivering baby. If I were you I'd be questioning my midwife. Expressing breast milk can put you into preterm labor as it releases oxytocin which causes uterine contractions. Also it can make it so you don't develop a good supply after baby is born.
1128483 tn?1277340286 So, is anyone pumping? I noticed at least one other comment on increasing milk supply post of a pumper but I was wondering how much your pumping, and if you've noticed it increasing? Have you felt engorged at all? I'm pumping every 3 hours (4 at night) and I'm getting 4-5 oz each time. I haven't felt engorged at all so I'm worried I'm not helping my supply increase enough. With my son I would pump 5 oz on each side when my supply was going good.
8526246 tn?1405601876 How long after pumping is breast milk good for without refrigerating or do I have to refrigerate right away? I want to pump and feed without having to refrigerate and thaw but not sure if its not ok to do so.
9924471 tn?1419954420 How many mamas on here will be mainly pumping breast milk for their babies? Unfortunately the hospital i delivered at gave my son a pacifier resulting in nipple confusion ... I still try breast but he gets frustrated. I will be returning to work in a month and would like some tips any tips about pumping. Increasing supply, how much to freeze for an 8 hour work day, best freezer bags, etc.
Avatar n tn I had my baby 5 days ago and im pumping and i only get a half an ounce each breast if that.. Will my breast supply increase??. I want to produce more milk what do i do?
Avatar f tn I used Mothers milk tea. My first was born at 32 weeks due to eclampsia and she couldn't swallow breast milk so I was pumping and freezing but still nearly dried up and only expressed way less than an oz per sitting. I guess it's possible that it was a coincidence but my supply shot up to 8 oz per sitting within a week or two.
7845638 tn?1395841467 That sounds great mommikat breastfeeding at night would work for me I read on this blog that milk does come in at the wee hours pumping seems like it's going to be a lot of work but I'm determined to make sure I don't have to resort to formula
Avatar f tn You can give formula while pumping to breast feed but like others said it will be hard to keep up milk supply. Make sure to get the right pump, my first wouldnt latch so I had to pump but I lost my milk by 8 weeks and had to supplement with formula the whole time. Turns out I didnt have the right type of pump and didnt do it enough. I thought I would have problems having a baby breastfeed but my son did and I actually found pumping more awkward.