https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:02:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727420 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:40:56 +0000 Meltini 1727420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, you don't need to leave more than 1-1.25 oz for each hour you are gone according to kellymom.com (great resource). So if you are gone for 10 hour, the max you need to leave is 12-13 oz. As long as you are pumping that much, you should be fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727389 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:29:53 +0000 Revel 1727389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took me a week or two to get used to pumping and get a decent output, so I bet you'll get into a groove soon. I never produced well for the pump though so I was usually pumping 5x a day to get 12-14 ounces, until I started to drop sessions when LO was around 9 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727372 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:25:58 +0000 MrsStormy 1727372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh also your amounts seem okay to me (like I said I have to work for every ounce it is normally barely enough), but if you still feel full that seems like it could be a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727364 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:24:39 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1727364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not back at work -- but I have heard that looking at pics of LO while pumping helps! Good luck, mama! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727361 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:24:17 +0000 MrsStormy 1727361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I would go down to 2 pump sessions, because you are still establishing your need to maintain supply during the workday with pumping. </p> <p>It took me about a week to start responding normally to the pump at work. Once I did my outputs increased. It is normal for me to get the most in the morning and each time I pump gets less than the time before, my last pump of the day is a little sad, but I do it because I need every last ounce, and because I want to maintain the supply. </p> <p>My schedule in the very begining looked like this:<br /> 4:45- wake up and pump (I always pump even if lo woke up a lot over night, the only exception being if she JUST woke up and I fed on both sides)<br /> 9- pump<br /> 12-pump<br /> 3-pump<br /> 6-go home and feed baby<br /> 8:30-pump before bed</p> <p>I have a lot of pumping times because my daughter was close to sleeping through the night at that point, and I needed all the milk I could get to keep up with her, and I always hoped for extra to freeze! I always pump for at least 20 minutes, by I try to wait for my 2nd let down if it comes after 20 minutes. I would try hands on pumping (massage), and I would try looking at photos of your LO while you pump, it sometimes helps you get the loving feelings you need for let down. A coworker of mine also had success videotaping her LO nursing and that is the only thing that helped her get enough output. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727330 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:13:41 +0000 regberadaisy 1727330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: my 2nd letdown usually happens around the 15-20 minute mark as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727327 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:11:38 +0000 LovelyPlum 1727327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meltini: @locavore_mama: @Adira: good point! I usually only pump for 15 minutes. I may have to go a little longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727264 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:46:03 +0000 Adira 1727264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meltini: Oh yeah, good point! I always pumped for 25-30 minutes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727260 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:44:49 +0000 regberadaisy 1727260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meltini: oh, good point. I forgot all about the second let down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727251 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:42:43 +0000 Meltini 1727251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Try massaging your boobs while pumping. I can usually get at least half an ounce more when I do that. Also, how long are you pumping? I usually get a second let down after 20 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727161 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:08:24 +0000 Adira 1727161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: Oh, I want to add, I found that I had to do massages while pumping at work - not sure if I felt I had to do them as much while I was at home, but definitely had to do them at work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727147 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:02:31 +0000 regberadaisy 1727147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: do you think the pumping bra is providing enough contact with the flange and your breasts? haha I've never used one so I don't know how tight it is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1727140 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:00:53 +0000 LovelyPlum 1727140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: that is my main concern, that I wasn't emptying. I was sized by an IBCLC, so I think it is correct. This is the first time I'm using a hands free bra, though, and I have had some issues with the flanges staying centered.</p> <p>This morning was better-I got 4oz from the right before I left, then 3 oz from each at 10. We will see what happens at 2. I really appreciate everyone's input! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1726832 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:13:32 +0000 regberadaisy 1726832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: honestly, that is better output than I ever got in a day. But the left feeling full part IS a little concerning. Are you sure your flange is properly sized? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1726828 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:11:40 +0000 matador84 1726828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nursed her around 6am. I would pump at work around 9 or 10 and get 4-5 oz. depending on my schedule that day, I would pump again between 12-2 and get 4-5 more. I usually bring home 10-12 oz daily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1726756 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:46:38 +0000 MrsKoala 1726756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Agreed that it is probably the stress of pumping at work. In the beginning, I pumped maybe 4 oz for my first pump of the day and 3 each subsequent pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1726750 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:44:46 +0000 MrsKoala 1726750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My output definitely decreases as we get later in the day.</p> <p>Here's what is typical (barring dips in my supply):</p> <p>Nurse anytime from 6-7<br /> Pump at 10 for 30 minutes: 6-10 oz. (depends on MOTN wakeups)<br /> Nurse at 1 pm<br /> Pump at 4 for 30 minutes: 4-5 oz.<br /> Nurse again at 6 pm</p> <p>If I have a meeting at 1 pm, I pump instead of nursing and usually get 4-5 oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1726737 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:39:37 +0000 Adira 1726737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's me at roughly 3 months:</p> <p>*nursed at 5:30 am<br /> *pumped at 6:00 am, before I left for work; got ~4 oz total<br /> *pumped at 11:00 am; got ~6 oz<br /> *pumped at 3:30 pm; got ~5 oz<br /> *nursed at 5:30 pm, when I got home<br /> *nursed at 9:00 pm, dream feed<br /> *pumped at 9:30 pm, IF I didn't get the 15 oz I needed for the next day</p> <p>And here's what it was like by 11 months:</p> <p>*nursed at 5:30 am<br /> *pumped at 6:00 am, before I left for work; got ~2 oz total<br /> *pumped at 9:00 am; got ~4 oz<br /> *pumped at 12:00 pm; got ~3 oz<br /> *pumped at 3:30 pm; got ~3 oz<br /> *pumped at 6:00 pm; got ~2 oz<br /> *pumped at 9:00 pm for a power pump; got ~2 oz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1726600 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:10:11 +0000 LovelyPlum 1726600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: thanks :) I'm also going to try pumping only twice today. Maybe that will help.</p> <p>Anyone else care to share? Please? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1724661 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:13:51 +0000 lawbee11 1724661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: It may just be the stress of starting out pumping at work. The first few days I didn't produce as much as I was getting used to the whole thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1724655 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:12:20 +0000 lawbee11 1724655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely notice a decrease in my output with my first and second pump sessions. </p> <p>Lately I haven't been pumping in the morning because she usually wakes around 6 to nurse, so I'll nurse her at 6 then put her back down before I leave for work. If she sleeps through and I pump I get around 4 oz (but I only pump one side because she usually nurses the other side at some point during the night). </p> <p>At work I pump twice: Once at 10:30 and once at 2. I usually get 8-9 oz from my 10:30 pump and 5-6 oz from my 2:00 pump (for a total of 13-14 oz). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1724627 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:05:46 +0000 LovelyPlum 1724627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To answer my own question, here is what I did today:</p> <p>*nursed at 4:30 am, when she woke up on her own<br /> *pumped at 7:00 am, before I left for work; got 5 oz total<br /> *pumped at 10:15 am; got 4.5 oz<br /> *pumped at 12:30 pm; got 4+ oz<br /> *pumped at 3:30 pm; got a little less than 4 oz<br /> *nursed at 5:30 pm, when I got home</p> <p>My concern is that when I am at home and I pump instead of nurse, I get 4-5 oz at a time. Even this morning, though, when I.was rock hard from not nursing all night, I only got 3+ oz plus nursing from my left, and I still felt full.</p> <p>Am I crazy for being concerned? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/normal-output-in-a-day#post-1724591 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:58:16 +0000 LovelyPlum 1724591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bear with me-lots of newbie pump at work questions coming!</p> <p>Today was my second day pumping at work, and the first real time I did it throughout the day. There is a really nice, private room that I (finally) got access to, and the set up couldn't be better. That said, it is harder than I thought it would be! Pumping has never come easy for me, even thoughI've been pumping from the very beginning. Even still, I'm finding this pump at work thing to be a whole new ballgame. I'm getting enough to cover what she eats in a day, but it is much less than I would get at home if I pumped instead of feeding her. I've also noticed that I am not feeling as empty, and that my output is decreasing by the end of the day. So, here are my questions:</p> <p>How much do you normally pump in a day total? How times do you pump? How far apart do you space them? Do you pump at home, as well as at work? If so, do you notice a difference in what you produce? </p>