How to pump sufficient milk?
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cmeilim
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for this among several reasons, i prefer using glass bottles to store my EBM.
newbie2009
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haha. I was like you at one stage in time, had about 1~2 months worth of supply. Till my whole freezer is full. The sad story is now the supply is drying up...I too wasnt very disciplined and only pumped 1-2 times a day. But I'm glad that I started stockpiling about 5 weeks ago and I have about 1 week's supply (yeah, I know its very little) in the freezer.
RamblingMummy
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saw this Mumsfairy Pte Ltd :: Your breastfeeding products specialist. Bringing you Pumpin' Pal breastpump accessories for Ameda, Avent & Medela & Sensible Lines breast milk freezing system - product info
snappies- according to an ad, helps to boost morale as u'll b spared from having a fridge full of half-filled containers.
i've not purchased anything from them. just saw the ad from a goodie bg given by kkh.
catherlyn
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For me I using mumsfairymilk tray to mk my ebm into 1oz milk bar then I storethe desired no of bar in my storage bag ie 6 bars per bag so I don really face any wastage
RamblingMummy
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that's a very good idea! tho i've read abt the milk trays, nvr tot of using them dat way. thks!
adelynn
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i'm also using milk trays and i would say i love them for 2 reasons: minimize wastage of EBM and more storage space in my very compact freezer
I can now store more in less space and now that my supply is slowly going downhill, it's good that wastage can be minimized to a maximum of 30ML/1 oz bar so i have more to keep going for some time. IMO, totally worth the price
I can now store more in less space and now that my supply is slowly going downhill, it's good that wastage can be minimized to a maximum of 30ML/1 oz bar so i have more to keep going for some time. IMO, totally worth the price
cmeilim
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i think babies and children are quite amazing sometimes. not sure if you would believe, but I think quan 'knows' instinctively that certain routine is going to change soon, esp if you have been doing some kind of dry run or rehearsal in this couple of weeks, and perhaps that's why he is behaving differently this week.
who is currently giving quan the bottle? who will be taking care of quan when u go back to work?
i remember during my dry runs, i ensure that i am never the one who gave my boy the bottle. it was daddy for the few night-time rehearsals at our home, before we took him daily to my mum's place for the real dry run and then my mum would exclusively bottle-feed him. as for my disappearing acts from my mum's place during the two weeks of dry run, i would 'disappear' for increasingly longer hours gradually, so that my boy got phased in slowly and could adjust gradually without any problem and yet be assured that I would come back for him.
some babies and their working mummies practise what is termed as reverse cycling (i think this is what it's called). That is, babies will take less milk during the daytime, and drink more via direct latch after their mothers return from work. this also helps to relieve the stress from working moms to have to pump and store a lot of EBM. perhaps u can monitor quan's overall daily milk intake, rather than per session. if he still seems generally fine with drinking less during daytime and waiting for you to come back to latch on, and he continues to be active, happy and gain weight well, then it could well be that he has weaned himself into 'reverse cycling'.
cmeilim
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oh, u need to travel for business? hmm....i think u just have to take a leap of faith and monitor quan's response for the rest of this week, while u try to simulate being away from him the entire day. hopefully he will adjust quickly. babies do have amazing adjustability too, so your worries might be unfounded and you could be pleasantly surprised. =>
meiteoh
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ally, don't worry too much k? Babies are rather resilient creatures. If you're still concerned about his "small" intake, then perhaps you can increase the frequency by dream feeding either during the day or at night if he's sleeping through.
jan25, those milk trays are a very good idea, especially if you're on the "low" side or don't have much storage space. It can be a morale boost when you look at it psychologically (breastfeeding is just half of that). Also, have you tried increasing your fluid intake? I find that in my case, two things affect my supply drastically - my period and fluid intake.
jan25, those milk trays are a very good idea, especially if you're on the "low" side or don't have much storage space. It can be a morale boost when you look at it psychologically (breastfeeding is just half of that). Also, have you tried increasing your fluid intake? I find that in my case, two things affect my supply drastically - my period and fluid intake.
catherlyn
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No pro mummy. If u interested in getting up they will b hving a store in the upcoming baby fair n they will b hving 15% discount. Maybe u can try to get it from them during that time. I personally is using 2 sets= 4 trays
thx mummies. will prob go down to the fair to take a look.
but i'm facing the same problem too. i've been putting maid and baby for dry run at inlaws' for the past 1 week but seems like baby has not been drinking much fr bottle-feeding. he's drinking at most 100ml each time when my maid feeds him. then at night he wants to latch alot. for now it's ok but what happens what i go back to work? it's super tiring lo....
but i'm facing the same problem too. i've been putting maid and baby for dry run at inlaws' for the past 1 week but seems like baby has not been drinking much fr bottle-feeding. he's drinking at most 100ml each time when my maid feeds him. then at night he wants to latch alot. for now it's ok but what happens what i go back to work? it's super tiring lo....
cmeilim
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that's why i think moms who continue to breatfeed their babies after returning to work are really very self-sacrificing.....(Pls don't mistake this as saying moms who stop are any lesser moms hor....)
jan25, jia you! just keep encouraging yourself by telling yourself that you are doing your baby a lot a lot of good. it's the best present you can, and only you can, give your baby.