https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:22:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1941842 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:41:59 +0000 Mrs.ThinMint 1941842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bamblm: I pumped at about 8am, 1pm, 6pm, 10pm, then during the night at 3am roughly. Sometimes I would sleep through the night and add an extra pump in somewhere. I had a baby in the NICU, so I could pump whenever I wanted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1941751 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:18:35 +0000 MrsRcCar 1941751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved when I got down to 4 pumping sessions a day. It was so freeing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1941687 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:44:22 +0000 pmerr 1941687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4-5. I liked 5 but when my work didn't like me pumping twice there, I had to work with 4 and it was fine once I got in the routine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1941652 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:25:58 +0000 winniebee 1941652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bamblm: when I started EP at 6 weeks I pumped every 3 hours for 20 mins. As I saw my supply increase I started spacing out the feedings to more like every 4 hours. I always did it right when I woke up and right before bed and pumped in the middle of the night after night feed until about 4 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1941651 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:25:40 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1941651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bamblm: eventually I got to where I was pumping first thing in the morning around 630, right before bed at about 9, and then two other times throughout the day. I tried to space them out equally the best I could but I didn't stick to a schedule. I tried to pump when lo was sleeping when I could so I had t be flexible. As far as the in between when dropting pumps, I did the same thing just more frequently...first thing in the am, right before bed, and then spaced the others out. The first one I dropped was the middle of the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1941628 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:13:35 +0000 bamblm 1941628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: @wonderstruck: @Anagram: @winniebee: @Mrs.ThinMint: Just out of curiosity what was the timing of your pumps (i.e. time of day and for how long)? My LO is 8.5 weeks and I pump 7-8 times a day for about 20 mins right now (with each feed) for a total of about 30-35 oz daily. I want to start dropping pumps and this means I will be pumping off a different schedule than her feeding and am not sure how to do that (and maximize sleep lol) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1940274 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:42:56 +0000 Mrs.ThinMint 1940274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got about 35-40 oz with 5 pumps per day. My LO was in the NICU and it took him awhile to start eating much, so I have a huge freezer stash. Then at 10 weeks he got diagnosed with possible galactosemia and he had to switch to soy formula. So, my gallons of milk are just sitting there. I plan to donate once we get the official diagnosis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1940251 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:11:37 +0000 blackbird 1940251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Holy crap 40 oz!!! The highest amount I EVER got was about 16 ounces a day (pumping every 3 hours) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1940181 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:05:09 +0000 winniebee 1940181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a cow. I could pump over 40 oz a day on 3-4 pumps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1940167 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:56:08 +0000 Anagram 1940167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess it depends on what you mean by "maintain" but I produced the most at 5-6 pumps a day...around 40-45 oz. When I dropped to 4 pumps a day I also got a sinus infection and a stomach bug in quick succession and my supply dropped and never really recovered. At that point I was producing about 24-28 oz a day which slowly petered off until I stopped at 13 moths pp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1940143 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:33:00 +0000 Ms.Badger 1940143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My supply was very established by the time I starting EPing, but I could get away with most days 3 pumps and adding a 4th session if I didn't get enough that day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1940140 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:29:34 +0000 yin 1940140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was too scared to pump less and stuck to pumping every 3-4 hours (once or twice in the middle of the night as well) until I weaned at a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1940054 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:19:15 +0000 Charm54 1940054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 was my magic number and I did that for a long time. I eventually dropped to 3x a day and just supplemented with a little more formula. That was really manageable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1940052 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:17:04 +0000 wonderstruck 1940052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm very curious too! My LO is only 5 weeks old and right now the magic number seems to be 6, but I'd love for it to go down to 4! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1940048 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:10:58 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1940048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumping! Anyone else? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1939430 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:11:59 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1939430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every 4 hours worked best for me, so 6x a day! I woke up in the middle of the night to pump as well... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1939391 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:59:30 +0000 sunshineandsushi 1939391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was pumping for twins... I had a mama cow supply going haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1939383 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:58:05 +0000 blackbird 1939383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing? :) The pump could never help me with my supply. Once i got sick and lost some milk, I could never get it back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exclusive-pumpers-did-you-have-a-magic-number#post-1939364 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:50:51 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1939364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, once my supply was established a couple months in I was able to pump 4 times per day without compromising my supply, but if I dropped to 3 it would start to decrease. If I pumped more, I just got less each time but my output remained the same. I am curious what worked for other EPers out there! :) </p>