https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 14:31:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-really-empty#post-937117 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:49:09 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 937117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember being so confused at first and then one day, they truly felt "deflated." I'd day pump as long as you can (40max - I do 30ish), then hand express after. Once that slows down...you're done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-really-empty#post-937116 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:48:57 +0000 Bookish 937116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never seemed empty in that I always have enough for LO, but when I pump I barely get anything, so I definitely wonder about my emptiness then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-really-empty#post-937082 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:39:51 +0000 Pepper 937082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Yes, he primarily nurses (I only pump a few times a day). I usually have him nurse first and pump after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-really-empty#post-937055 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:33:06 +0000 T.H.O.U. 937055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never empty. Does your LO nurse at all? You could latch him after pumping because the baby will get more then the pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-really-empty#post-937019 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:21:09 +0000 Pepper 937019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad this seems to be normal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-really-empty#post-936801 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:57:38 +0000 LaineysMom 936801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm never 100% empty, it usually after I pump I'm 99% done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-really-empty#post-936722 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:36:59 +0000 aprk 936722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard the breast described as a leaky faucet - there's always more. I would consider myself "empty" when my breasts get really soft. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-really-empty#post-936675 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:23:13 +0000 autumnlove 936675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am never empty. My LO only nurses for 3-5 minutes and I pump for 30 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-really-empty#post-936662 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:18:39 +0000 Pepper 936662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just got over mastitis, and I'm trying to prevent a recurrence by making sure I nurse/pump until I'm empty. It seems like I'm never really empty though! I nurse, then pump, and I keep getting milk everytime I remove the pump and put it back on. It's like I have a letdown everytime I stop pumping and restart minutes later. Is this normal? How do you know when you're empty? </p>