Dear mummies,
I hv a burning but oh-so-stoopid question to ask..
will our boobies ever be empty of milk?
I latch my three mth old baby as well as pump every 5-6hrly, so that i can freeze my breastmilk for her when i return work in dec. But because i had yet to establish any feeding schedule for her, sometimes my pump timings may clash with her feeding times. For instance, she has not been fed yet cos still sleeping, but my boobies r already full of milk.
hence, i do not know if i should pump, or wait further in case she wakes up crying for milk.
Sometimes i try to wake her up to feed, so that i could pump but she refuses to latch and continues to sleep.
so i will just pump. And ever so aptly, she wakes up crying for milk just after i finish pumping.
What i wanna ask is, despite after pumping and latching with super soft breasts, does she still gets milk?
when i squeeze my nipples, no milk is coming out, though i know a baby suckle is much stronger.
Any mummies out there have this issue too?
I know i can express after every feed, so as to avoid this problem, but becos i feed on demand, so i can feed my girl anytime between one n a half hrs to four or five hours. Then there is the night time where she sleeps from between four to six hours through. So its hard for me to grasp when she will wake up for milk.
I tried googling how long does it take for the breasts to produce milk again after they hv been "emptied" by oumping, and i do know that milk production is always ongoing, but am just concerned if she is getting any milk fr my breasts after i had pumped them.
Any relevant advice is much appreciated! TIA! =)
I hv a burning but oh-so-stoopid question to ask..
will our boobies ever be empty of milk?
I latch my three mth old baby as well as pump every 5-6hrly, so that i can freeze my breastmilk for her when i return work in dec. But because i had yet to establish any feeding schedule for her, sometimes my pump timings may clash with her feeding times. For instance, she has not been fed yet cos still sleeping, but my boobies r already full of milk.
hence, i do not know if i should pump, or wait further in case she wakes up crying for milk.
Sometimes i try to wake her up to feed, so that i could pump but she refuses to latch and continues to sleep.
so i will just pump. And ever so aptly, she wakes up crying for milk just after i finish pumping.
What i wanna ask is, despite after pumping and latching with super soft breasts, does she still gets milk?
when i squeeze my nipples, no milk is coming out, though i know a baby suckle is much stronger.
Any mummies out there have this issue too?
I know i can express after every feed, so as to avoid this problem, but becos i feed on demand, so i can feed my girl anytime between one n a half hrs to four or five hours. Then there is the night time where she sleeps from between four to six hours through. So its hard for me to grasp when she will wake up for milk.
I tried googling how long does it take for the breasts to produce milk again after they hv been "emptied" by oumping, and i do know that milk production is always ongoing, but am just concerned if she is getting any milk fr my breasts after i had pumped them.
Any relevant advice is much appreciated! TIA! =)
hope this answers your question