https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:50:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2491033 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:42:45 +0000 MrsADS 2491033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nurse DS before I go to work (5-6am). I only feed 1 side at a time (oversupply). I then pump the side I don't feed on b/c I'm crazy engorged after all night - usually pump 5-6 oz from that side. </p> <p>Then pump at work around 9am, usually get 8-10 oz total from that pump. 2nd pump around 1pm, usually get 8-9 oz. Don't pump again, get home around 4:45 and feed DS then.</p> <p>My oversupply actually used to be a LOT worse! The first couple months, when he woke up in the MOTN, I'd have to get up and I'd pump like 10-12 oz before I could feed him b/c I was so engorged he couldn't latch. I know now that was making my oversupply worse. </p> <p>I have donated 8 gallons of breastmilk (so far) and had to buy a deep freezer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2491029 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:39:13 +0000 PawPrints 2491029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Morning pump: 5-10 oz<br /> Afternoon pump: 3-4 oz</p> <p>DD is 11 months. I contemplate dropping the afternoon session but on the days when my morning output is low, that doesn't cut it for the following day's milk. I have a huge freezer stash but I'm currently getting screened to donate it for NICU preemies so I'd like to hang into it for that.</p> <p>How old is your LO? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2491022 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:33:00 +0000 Dahlia 2491022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3-4 ounces, basically 1 ounce per hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490984 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:47:52 +0000 hilsy85 2490984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anywhere between 3.75 and 5 when I pump to replace a nursing session. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490584 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:51:30 +0000 DenverMom 2490584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 9 months. I worked really hard to build up a freezer stash before coming back to work. Since being back, I've been pumping 3 times a day and getting around 12-15 oz. She normally drink 12 oz at daycare, so I was pumping right around exactly what she was drinking. In the last two weeks though my supply has dramatically decreased and I'm now pumping only 9 oz over three sessions, so I've been having to supplement from the freezer stash. I'm trying to get my supply back up, but at the same time I'm not too worried because I know I have enough in the freezer to get us to a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490569 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:46:20 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2490569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pump once a day in the morning and get 8-10oz. DD is 5 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490561 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:43:57 +0000 sunny 2490561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 1 month old and I am pumping 4x a day. I get about 3.5-4.5 oz per pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490516 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:32:32 +0000 littlebittyhouse 2490516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 8mo and I pump 2-3 times a day while I am at work.</p> <p>First session is about 7oz, second session is about 5oz and if I squeeze that last session in I can get another 3ish oz. I basically take home what she needs for the next day (12oz).</p> <p>I feed on demand at home and she frequently nurses throughout the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490494 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:25:49 +0000 Mommy Finger 2490494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS2 is 8 mo. I probably range from 3-5 oz per session. I pump 4x a day. I do 3x at work and then pump before bed. I'm going to cut it down to 2x at work starting next week as I have a good freezer stash. </p> <p>I think that as long as you are covering what you need for the day, you should relax. Stress doesn't help things! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490459 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:18:47 +0000 yellowbird 2490459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was pumping I would get 10-12 oz per pump session, but I was a pumping machine on maternity leave and worked to get an oversupply. I needed a big freezer stash! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490456 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:17:37 +0000 MrsBrewer 2490456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 9 months old, and I pump at work twice per day (3 days a week) I pump about 8 oz - 4 oz each session. She takes 2 - 4 oz bottles with the baby sitter, so it works out perfect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490447 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:15:42 +0000 Torchwood 2490447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It varies pretty widely based on how long it's been, so I can't really vote. But I get about 24oz total from 3-4 sessions per day. About an ounce an hour. It was 28-30 before and I don't know why it dropped. We've had to supplement with formula, which just pissed me off after I worked so hard. (And I EP, so the formula didn't impact my supply.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490259 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:47:19 +0000 Anagram 2490259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: My LO is 7 months now. I leave for work before she's up, so I have 3 pumps outside of the house, including my big morning pump.</p> <p>I get about 10-12 oz in the morning pump, and 5 oz total from each of the other two pumps. So about 20-22 oz out of those three pumps by the time I get home at 4 pm. I'm basically EPing now, because a lot of times LO has a bottle at 3 and I'm home at 4 and have to pump again.</p> <p>I think total I'm producing about 30 oz a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490251 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:44:51 +0000 petitenoisette 2490251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I first went back to work I had about a 2-3 ounce oversupply a day but that was only because I had been pumping daily for a month or so beforehand to build up my stash so I technically had an oversupply. Now I only pump enough for the next day and sometimes I'm an ounce or two short (at 12 months, been pumping at work since 6 months). </p> <p>I don't see why you should be able to pump much more than her feedings for the next day, I wouldn't stress about getting more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490204 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:23:42 +0000 snowjewelz 2490204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I picked 4-5.. I remember I usually got just enough to feed her. In the beginning more like 6-8, and then to 4-5, and then dwindled down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490193 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:19:23 +0000 LulaBee 2490193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't feel like I pump enough, but Kelly mom also says I'm in the normal range. Today I've gotten 2 oz total with my 1 pump, I went at lunch to try and nurse her but she was too drowsy and didn't want to eat, so I'm going to pump again. It takes me a day and a half of pumping to get what she needs for one day at daycare, so I'm having to go at lunch to feed her (I don't really mind but want to also have an hour to myself every day). Also doing the tea, oatmeal, brewers yeast. It's so stressful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490191 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:18:15 +0000 Charm54 2490191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I EPed both girls and would get a lot in the morning (8-9oz) then 5-6oz the rest of the day. I only pumped 4x a day though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490189 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:15:20 +0000 travellingbee 2490189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well right now, I am still getting quite a bit. Usually around 6 ounces per pumping session, but I am not pumping regularly yet so I'm sure that my supply will dip when I go back to work. With my firstborn, I typically got around 4 ounces per pumping, which is about what he was eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-pump-per-session#post-2490175 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:08:00 +0000 lovehoneybee 2490175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And how many times a day do you pump? How old is your little one? </p> <p>I'm stressing a little about my output, but Kellymom suggests that I'm still in the normal range. </p> <p>I currently pump 3 times a day, and usually end up with 10-11oz total, but two weeks ago I was able to get 10oz from 2 sessions. Sometimes I can barely get anything out of my right side at all...last night it was 5 hours without a pump or feed on that side, and I was barely engorged and only got 1.5oz. After 5 hours! </p> <p>I've tried 3 sizes of shield things, am drinking Mother's Milk tea like my life depends on it, plus oatmeal, fenugreek and brewer's yeast. I'm able to pump enough for her two feedings the next day...should I be able to be getting more? I don't know what else to do to try to get more...I nurse over lunch and on demand as soon as I get home, and I pump after feeding (but usually only get a few drops). She dropped from the 54th to 36th percentiles between 1-2 months, but I think she was in the middle of a growth spurt. She has plenty of wet diapers. </p> <p>Should I just chill? </p>