Pumping questions!!! Help!!!!

[velvetberry]

Hi mummies, some questions regarding breast pumping. Wonder if anyone can help... I have been pumping fir 2 months, bt only recently, the pump time needed to achieve a letdown has dramatically increased. It used to take me 30 mins to empty both breast, bt niw, one gr down w road m they r nt empty..I haven change in schedule n I still latch twice a day.. Help!! Om going back to work soon..

 

[lovely0315]

erm... I spent almost/ more than half hr to pump oso before back to work... after start to work, I used 20min to pump during lunch time at office.. then after back to home only use longer time to pump again...

 

[velvetberry]

Bt 20 mins means u won't empty the breast? Will that nt signal to your body that less milk is required, thus it makes less?

 

[lovely0315]

no choice cox at office only can pump during lunch time, after back to home, pump longer time to empty and midnight also wake up and pump every 4 hours, so the supply still there.. eat as much as I can just like during pregnant oso.. so far my weight go back to be4 preg, even lower than be4...

I think when the supply are there, it wont suddenly drop a lot as long as got regular time to pump after work..

 

[JazN]

stress may also cause you to have an increase in the pump time to empty the breast

 

[mariam rawi]

The breast milk will dry up or less if you don't pump or didn't breast feed. For time being don't eat fish.

 

[velvetberry]

Y nt eat fish??

 

[lovely0315]

ya lo, y don eat fish? I ate fish almost everyday

 

[mariam rawi]

she wants to stop breast feeding. thats why advise not to eat fish regularly.