wow I usually dont pump that long compared to you mummies.. I only pump about 10 mins. 5 minutes on each side n both sides I'll get 120ml. after that it seems difficult to pump more already. how you mummies pump 400ml???
hi,Same goes for me. Get about 120-140ml in the morning only. If I pump after a feed only managed to get about 30 -40ml. But somehow I realise the i pump more milk after a sleep/nap.
Heyhi adelynn,
how do you do that? How long do you take to pump
400-550 ml of milk?
For each session of my pumping during good times, it takes almost 50 mins to pump only 300ml.
Pls share some tips with me n for the benefits of other lactating mummies
thank so much!!
to achieve let downs with the pump, it takes awhile for the breasts to get used to the pump w/o the baby. i tend to be able to pump more whilst nursing and pumping.i have taken the advise and pumped while nursing on the other side. so far manage to get about 80ml from one side. but yest tried to pump without nursing for 30min,no let down,results in only 70ml from both sides....if this goes on it means that i have to start pumping and storing ebm for feeding in 3 wks time??
abt 15mins. today was slightly better. Managed to get 160ml.hi,
how long do you take to yield 120-140ml of milk each time you express?
Usually I'd take around > 30 mins to yield about 200ml.100ml per breast though one side of breast yield milk faster than the other breast.
Yup, I do pump more after I took a nap and when I just woke up fresh early in the morning.
after trying pumping while nursing baby,i tried to pump without nursing for a couple of times...totally unsuccessful....so discouraged....
how old is your baby? Is 160ml enough for your baby?about 15mins. today was slightly better. Managed to get 160ml.
The entire day, I can only pump out about 500ml. Hence it is not enough for my baby. Fortunately I did keep alot of stock of express milk. However, I have used up my supply. Hence plans is to give him more formula milk at night.My baby is drinking 150 mls but my average pump is only about 130mls so I have to stay home on weekends to pump in order to make sure that supply is sufficient.
so how are you coping with it? i think my supply for breastmilk is drying up soon. so i guess soon will have to depend more on fmBetter than me bah...I only get about 400mls in the day.
my girl is abt a mth old now. im doing 100% latch on and not giving her ebm via bottle. im now pumping after feeds to stimulate more milk. but i must say that i haven't been disciplined enuf...hehehow old is your baby? Is 160ml enough for your baby?
For me, I have been expressing milk since my boy was 3 month old. In the morning, I can express about 160ml from both side, in the day, it will be alittle less, about 120ml. However my baby is drinking alot more than 120ml. And he refuses to latch on. *depressed*
Sighs...my fridge really too small le. I can't even store 2 weeks supply in my fridge. My current supply is only enough to last her at most 2 days.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.