https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:42:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-169721 Sat, 26 May 2012 06:44:48 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 169721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heat really helps is hot compress on the boobs (light a wet cloth) then you rub your thumb top of boob to nipple. I had to do it in the bath because I was so engorged that the water became milky. :/ </p> <p>My son had a nursing strike and never came back. Glad to here yours did :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-169716 Sat, 26 May 2012 04:54:58 +0000 pastemoo 169716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aww! That's awful! I'm only a few days in, so I can only manually express--I get nothing from my pump yet, but I am also working on the order of drops, I can't imagine doing that for a whole bottle! You're a champ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-169690 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:31:57 +0000 Rosie Girl 169690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: now I have a vision of you tryin to milk yourself like a goat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-169535 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:48:23 +0000 lemondrop 169535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: lol, it didn't feel like much with him screaming for food, but you are right! I'm going to keep practicing for another emergency like this in the future! </p> <p>Teething is super fun. (note sarcasm) ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-169198 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:40:51 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 169198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: oh my! I can only imagine the sign LOL Sorry you had to go through that but I'm surprised you got 2 oz - good fir you! I tried yo do that the other day and ended up with one measly ounce after 15 min </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-169187 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:12:15 +0000 lemondrop 169187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: I was so full from his screaming! I could feel my boobs filling and getting bigger and moving towards my chin lol, TMI! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-169115 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:19:04 +0000 chopsuey 169115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow I've never had to milk myself!!! Great job getting 2 ounces! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-169110 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:17:07 +0000 pelikila 169110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: I only got good at it because every time I pumped I hand expressed at the end of the pumping session. I'm so glad your son's nursing strikes only last a short while and it is even more awesome you can laugh about it later. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-169092 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:08:02 +0000 lemondrop 169092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rosie Girl: One of my chores growing up was milking our herd of goats, so I figured it would be easy- nope, one of the hardest things I've ever tried! So discouraging to get a drop at a time!</p> <p>@pelikila: I'll have to practice a little when I'm relaxed, I had no idea it would be so hard. Now if we go anywhere with a long drive, I'm definitely bringing one of my pumps just in case!</p> <p>Yes, my feelings get a little hurt when he doesn't want to nurse, but luckily he gets over it after a few hours lately- whew! The first time he went on strike, I had a complete meltdown. </p> <p>So nice to be around you ladies who understand! Now I'm just making sure I find the humor in our misadventures :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-168836 Fri, 25 May 2012 07:24:04 +0000 pelikila 168836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is definitely a practice practice practice thing, particularly when you are stressed. My feelings got so hurt whenever my son went on a nursing strike. In my head I knew it wasn't me but it was much harder for my heart to accept the same. I hope everything gets back to normal as quickly as possible for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-168725 Fri, 25 May 2012 01:37:50 +0000 Rosie Girl 168725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh no! Expressing milk is manually is so hard! I tried last night at work cuz I got so full, it didn't work to well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milking-yourself-is-not-easy#post-168724 Fri, 25 May 2012 00:53:55 +0000 lemondrop 168724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Today I ended up milking myself in the car at a rest stop... not fun! </p> <p>The IL's are in town this week, so we took our nearly 5 month old with us to a small artist town about 2 hours away. He was perfect all day until about 20 minutes into the drive home- when all hell broke loose. </p> <p>I had brought over 20 ounces (usually way more than we would need, but he's apparently growing) of pumped milk with us, and my MIL asked for another bottle... we were out and he was suddenly starving. She entertained him for another 40 minutes while I drove, but we finally got to a rest stop and pulled over to nurse- </p> <p>And he went on nursing strike again!! Poor starving little man, and I think his mouth is sore from teething, so for the past few days he doesn't want to nurse in the afternoons. (babies!?! sigh)</p> <p>So I ended up trying to manually express milk into a bottle, not very effectively. I really and truly appreciate both of my pumps (electric and manual) that I had left at home- it took me forever and so much discomfort just to get 2 ounces... which he promptly sucked down and started crying for more. We gave up and finished the final hour drive- 10 minutes from home he stopped crying and fell into a sound sleep.</p> <p>We are laughing about it already, and I now know not to take his nursing strikes to heart, he gets over them quickly, (knock on wood!) but I freaked the first time he went on strike. Wish I could post the photo I took of him holding a little strike sign! </p>