EDD June 2012 Mummies

Some website say, pump only empty abt 60% to 70% . So if nv empty breast after pumping, mostly the milk supply for next few days will drop.
Blackangel, till now, every 3 hr pumping even at night?
No lah, Amazingpig - now seldom pump, sometimes once a day, sometimes none at all.
BM can only keep in fridge for 48 hours (not freezer), so pump le also difficult to manage.
I might as well latch her on to prevent engorgement ;)
 
Ok. Thanks. I'm moving towards total bm. Bb feeding more on bm than fm now. I do pump every 3-4 hourly. Now coming to end of week 2. Hope to give her bm by end of week three
If CL around, try to pump as often...
without CL - 1st wk for me is crazy, super busy & tired..
Now no time for pump in fact...
but occasionally still pump once a day lah
 

Jenni

Member
Some website say, pump only empty abt 60% to 70% . So if nv empty breast after pumping, mostly the milk supply for next few days will drop.
Blackangel, till now, every 3 hr pumping even at night?
No lah, Amazingpig - now seldom pump, sometimes once a day, sometimes none at all.
BM can only keep in fridge for 48 hours (not freezer), so pump le also difficult to manage.
I might as well latch her on to prevent engorgement ;)
I can't use latch as baby will bite and is very painful, I must well use pump better... Wait till after confinement then see how, my nipple very pain when I try to latch baby on last nite...
 
I can't use latch as baby will bite and is very painful, I must well use pump better... Wait till after confinement then see how, my nipple very pain when I try to latch baby on last nite...
U got apply nipple cream? Or apply ya milk to ya nipples & air dry it?
Initially my nipples also pain, even bleed but I guess because I latch incorrectly.
now ok for me le.
u got check ya latch correct?
 

eve34

Member
U got apply nipple cream? Or apply ya milk to ya nipples & air dry it?
Initially my nipples also pain, even bleed but I guess because I latch incorrectly.
now ok for me le.
u got check ya latch correct?
If latch on correctly, nipples will not be painful. I find nipples hurt more wen pumping. Wen bb suckles nipples not painful at all. In fact the feeling is very good. Now I'm doing massages so I don latch on. After wed I will try latching on wen bb is hungry. Pump thereafter to see if got milk left or wen tImes up n bb still not awake to drink milk
 
lol.. its funny how babies can use a diapers for a few months and all of a sudden, need a total change of diapers due to their growing size
 

snowdoll

Member
Re: hello everyone

Longbaobao u must be anticipating ur baby's arrival :Dancing_wub:

Mummies,I'm just curious..as most of u said u all pump 3-4 hrly..do u still latch on? Have so much milk?
 
Re: hello everyone

Longbaobao u must be anticipating ur baby's arrival :Dancing_wub:

Mummies,I'm just curious..as most of u said u all pump 3-4 hrly..do u still latch on? Have so much milk?
For me - nope, after latch on, I can only pump about 60ml..
but at least u can consolidate, end of day it is not a lot but at least a fair bit.
 

engravedx

Member
Re: hello everyone

I don't latch on and I don't pump regularly. My milk supply is decreasing. Used to be able to pump 2oz combine per pump. Now it's about approx 1oz combine per pump only. I pump for quite long, and after 1 hour there is still milk in my breasts when I squeeze, but there's just no flow at all. And even if I don't pump for 1 day, my breasts don't feel hard. In fact, it always feels very soft..
 

Carol80

Member
Milk ducts cld be blocked but not fully harden like a lump. Probably use warm towel to massage & express manually to smoothen the flow.
 

Carol80

Member
I find that pump at night & morning produces more milk. Rest is impt for prod of milk. Usually I do it 4 hrly. If I miss my pumping time, the breasts will be full.
 

Jenni

Member
I find that pump at night & morning produces more milk. Rest is impt for prod of milk. Usually I do it 4 hrly. If I miss my pumping time, the breasts will be full.
Yes, at nite wake up pump I can pump abt 120ml, morning pump only 90ml, a lot of diff, now my baby almost BF but if sometime I miss the time to pump then baby drink FM if not enough BM for her in the fridge ...
 
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