Hellobee Boards Topic: can your body tell a difference between the pump and baby? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:03:20 +0000 sarac on "can your body tell a difference between the pump and baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-body-tell-a-difference-between-the-pump-and-baby#post-588973 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:36:55 +0000 sarac 588973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I was never a good pumper. I would wake up engorged, pump AT MOST 5 ounces, usually 3, and still be engorged. 3 minutes of nursing and I'm better. </p> rachiecakes on "can your body tell a difference between the pump and baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-body-tell-a-difference-between-the-pump-and-baby#post-588940 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:05:44 +0000 rachiecakes 588940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most definitely! Sometimes it would take so long to let down at the pump. I'd have to close my eyes, relax my shoulders. Watch videos of DS... and I'd get just a few ounces and never felt like my breasts were emptied.<br /> While breastfeeding DS would be gulping and cooing, I'd leak from the other side and could feel my breasts completely empty. </p> Mrs Green Grass on "can your body tell a difference between the pump and baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-body-tell-a-difference-between-the-pump-and-baby#post-588933 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:02:10 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 588933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Babies are more effective at emptying breasts than pumps, so I would probably alternate if you're not double pumping but I can understand that it would be confusing! </p> travelgirl1 on "can your body tell a difference between the pump and baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-body-tell-a-difference-between-the-pump-and-baby#post-588759 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:38:03 +0000 travelgirl1 588759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My body lets down faster for baby, sometimes I just need to look her to let down and the pump definitely doesn't have that effect on me :) </p> pl0508 on "can your body tell a difference between the pump and baby?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-your-body-tell-a-difference-between-the-pump-and-baby#post-588738 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:29:35 +0000 pl0508 588738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>or does it just think its is always baby bc of sucking motion? i pump twice a day and always try to figure out how to alternate breasts for pumping because we block feed. i'm about to start throwing in an additional pump at night to go towards freezer stash and wonder if I even need to worry about alternating each time i pump or if it even matters??? </p>