https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 00:09:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1485565 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 06:50:23 +0000 delight 1485565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pirouette: medela has 8 oz bottles too. I've found them cheap before at Target and winners! I always use the 8 0z for morning pump! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1458639 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:23:12 +0000 Pirouette 1458639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: not at all! i don't mind, i wish i could help you! i transfer to bags and use different bottles, so i can't help.</p> <p>@autumnlove: thanks :) i'm gonna order them this weekend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1458564 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:59:43 +0000 autumnlove 1458564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: ahh, ok! Thought you had an Ameda! :-p</p> <p>@Pirouette: sorry for jacking! Hope you enjoy the Evenflos...it is great when you don't need to switch your bottle mid pump! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1458555 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:56:58 +0000 Alivoo01 1458555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Yes because I have a Medela pump. However, I don't have enough Medela bottles (I send 4 to daycare with DS) so I pour what I pump from the Medela bottles into my Ameda bottles for storage during the work day. </p> <p>@Pirouette: Sorry for threadjacking!!!! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1458548 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:55:40 +0000 lawbee11 1458548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Agree with @autumnlove: --you should be able to pump directly into the Medela bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1458513 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:49:42 +0000 autumnlove 1458513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Can you pump directly into your Medela bottles? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1458498 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:45:19 +0000 Alivoo01 1458498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: @lawbee11: I can pump into my Ameda bottles, but when I put the Medela nipple on them to feed DS, it leaks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1458111 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:06:23 +0000 lawbee11 1458111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: I'm pretty sure medela bottles work with my Ameda pump. They should both be standard bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1458103 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:02:51 +0000 autumnlove 1458103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: my Ameda was compatible with Medela bottles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1458020 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:45:11 +0000 Alivoo01 1458020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: I use ameda bottles as storage bottles, but not for feeding either. So every night I have to transfer the milk from the ameda bottles to my medela bottles. Not hard, but just dumb and time consuming bc i have to swirl the milk for awhile to get all the fatty bits off the sides of the bottle before transferring. So if I can save this step, it'd be awesome! Guess I'll continue my swirl and transfer process then. haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1457919 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:14:04 +0000 Pirouette 1457919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: so getting these, thanks so much!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1457910 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:09:40 +0000 autumnlove 1457910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: not sure, I don't use them for feeding!</p> <p>@Pirouette: Yes, they work with my Ameda and Medela pump! No adapter needed. </p> [attach=1791/14/n1pufi.506x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1457903 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:07:43 +0000 Pirouette 1457903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: oooh do they go right onto the medela pump? or do i need to get an adaptor? i totally spilled about an ounce this morning switching the bottles, so i could use a better solution (my dry cleaning bill is going to be exponential this month!)</p> <p>@JoJoGirl: yea, this makes sense. she seems to eat less at her morning feed, especially if she's still a little sleepy. I'm glad to know it's not unusual to get so little for the rest of the day :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1457899 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:05:15 +0000 Alivoo01 1457899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Do you know if the evenflo bottles will attach to medela nipples? I have ameda bottles, but they don't seem to fit the medela nipples well. They leak. Boo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1457861 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:48:42 +0000 autumnlove 1457861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pirouette: You should get some cheap Evenflo bottles at Target! They are cheap, light, hold up to 8 ounces and they are pump compatible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1457854 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:47:38 +0000 autumnlove 1457854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, I get 10-14 ounces for my first pump and 2-4 for the other sessions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1457849 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:46:43 +0000 JoJoGirl 1457849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, me too! Especially depending on how LO slept, sometimes my boobs are still full from the night when I have my first pump of the day. I often only get a total of 3 oz combined for my last pump of the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1457831 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:38:23 +0000 Pirouette 1457831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: haha well i guess this is what i get for having a baby that literally never stopped eating for more than 20 minutes during my whole maternity leave! my body is so confused not to have to attached to me 24/7 this week! of course i'm sure it's going to go way down now that i'm working. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1457551 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:25:54 +0000 Adira 1457551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always get more in the morning and less in the afternoon/evening. Though I've never pumped more than 10oz! And never that much after actually nursing! Jealous!! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1457493 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:15:10 +0000 Pirouette 1457493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarahbee: seriously! thank god for that morning pump or I'd never keep up with her! just annoying having to switch the bottles halfway through since i'm going through more than a 5 oz bottle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1456686 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 22:14:28 +0000 beachbee 1456686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I always got more in the AM and less as the day went on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1456681 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 22:12:32 +0000 sarahbee 1456681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, sound a lot like what I pump at work. My LO is 9 months, been back at work for 5 months and it's been like that the whole time! I'm so thankful for my big morning pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1456648 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 22:03:50 +0000 Pirouette 1456648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: yay, glad to hear it's normal! She doesn't seem to be completely emptying me in the am recently now that I think about it. She sleeps 7-10 hours and then does a shorter feed when she wakes up because she's usually pretty sleepy still. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1456465 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:04:10 +0000 Mrs. Taco 1456465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only pump 3 times a day now (total, I EP)...but when I was pumping 3 times a day at work, that was exactly how my output was. Totally normal. Most likely your LO isn't emptying you in the AM (especially if they STTN), so you'll have a lot more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1456438 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:52:40 +0000 singingbee 1456438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually not that big of a jump. I pump first thing in the morning and I get about 4-5 oz total. Then throughout the day I get about 3 oz each session. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1456435 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:51:51 +0000 Pirouette 1456435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: thanks! I didn't know that about the 1-1.5 per hour, thats really helpful! I guess if I'm away 9 hours, I'm doing ok as long as she's not at the high end of that </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1456407 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:42:08 +0000 lawbee11 1456407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pirouette: Yes! I always have more in the morning. I pump twice at work (10:30 and 2). During my morning session I usually get around 7-8 oz and during my afternoon session I only get about 4-5. My LO eats 10 oz while I'm at work. I think your output sounds great! The rule of thumb for BF babies is that he/she should eat 1-1.5 oz per hour that you're away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-1#post-1456399 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:38:16 +0000 Pirouette 1456399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is there a huge discrepancy between your first pump and the second/third? I've been back at work 2 days now and my output has been as follows, with the last nursing 8-8:30am:</p> <p>Day 1: 10:30: 13.5oz, 1:15pm: 3oz, 4:15: 2oz<br /> Day 2: 10:30: 12oz, 1:30: 3oz, 4:30: 2.5oz</p> <p>Is this normal? Should I have so much more in the am? If anything, my LO eats more as the day progresses...do I need to pump longer in the afternoon? I don't know what's normal, and we really don't know how much she'll be eating while I'm gone yet..</p> <p>Did you have a huge difference between morning and afternoon? Did you do anything to increase output in the afternoon? </p>