https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:22:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-milk-supply-increase-when-they-went-back-to-work#post-593429 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:05:51 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 593429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm noticing that my supply is up with a few days back to work. I normally only feed one boob at a sitting, so at work I'm pumping both which is increasing my supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-milk-supply-increase-when-they-went-back-to-work#post-593194 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:11:53 +0000 PrincessBaby 593194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: Wow, 4 months sounds like a real party- sleep regression and supply dips! I can't wait- lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-milk-supply-increase-when-they-went-back-to-work#post-593183 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:01:18 +0000 mrsmenow 593183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It seems like my LO rarely fully emtpies my breasts when she eats. I am hoping that pumping at work and fully emtying them will help keep my supply up. Sounds like it is helping you for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-milk-supply-increase-when-they-went-back-to-work#post-593157 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:41:17 +0000 Mommy Finger 593157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sounds like DS is just like your LO. He nurses great in the morning but wasn't eating a lot from me as the day went on. We've been kind of obsessed with weighing him before and after feeds so we've had a lot of data. I keep saying that he's just a lazy eater since he was rarely eating as much as I know I can pump. And when I'd offer a bottle after he's nurse, he would take it happily. I think he would get frustrated that my milk wouldn't come out as quickly as it would in the first 5 minutes. Plus, bottles are easier and he gets a lot more of them now while at day care. However, now that I'm pumping more at work, I've definitely noticed an increase in supply! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-milk-supply-increase-when-they-went-back-to-work#post-592587 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:00:17 +0000 Weagle 592587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: That's awesome! Maybe it will stay up for you. No need to get down about something that's just a "maybe." :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-milk-supply-increase-when-they-went-back-to-work#post-592172 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:26:48 +0000 DillonLion 592172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looks like I shouldn't be too excited! Thanks for the heads up that things might take a hit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-milk-supply-increase-when-they-went-back-to-work#post-592171 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:26:11 +0000 lavender 592171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was steady until 8 mths pp and then I got sick and it took a big hit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-milk-supply-increase-when-they-went-back-to-work#post-592092 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:04:50 +0000 MsLipGloss 592092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: So glad it seems to be working in your favor! For me, well, not so much . . . but I am just taking it day by day, and trying to focus on what I can do (pump and supplement) versus what I can't (pump enough to cover all of her daytime feeds). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-milk-supply-increase-when-they-went-back-to-work#post-592083 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:58:52 +0000 cascademom 592083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine took a bit of a hit around 4 months, so a month back at work. Now at 6 months with the help of MMP, it's rebounded again. I make sure to eat lots of food and be very hydrated. I found that limiting my caffeine helped a lot too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-milk-supply-increase-when-they-went-back-to-work#post-592072 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:53:21 +0000 DillonLion 592072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My milk supply has been rocking and rolling since I came back to work last week. </p> <p>I had a few consultations with an LC early on in LOs life. They would weigh her before and after feedings to see how well I was transferring milk to her when she was nursing. One appointment she did great, the next one she did terrible, and the third she did just okay. </p> <p>I wonder if she's had inefficient transfer this whole time? (We've had to supplement with formula so she is still getting nutrients.) I know people always say the pump is never as efficient as the baby, but that might not be true for us. Now that I pump 4 out of the 6 or 7 times I express milk each day (she nurses the other 2-3) my milk supply is increasing. </p>