https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:43:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-to-relieve-engorgement#post-192399 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:51:40 +0000 winniebee 192399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blushink: ugh I learned my lesson!!</p> <p>@mrsmenow: That's hat I was doing but created an oversupply and LO is having a bar time with it so I need to decrease my supply!! Sounds like a good problem to have but he is coughing, gassy, hiccuping, and getting too much foremilk : ( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-to-relieve-engorgement#post-191132 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:03:45 +0000 mrsmenow 191132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would completely empty the breast that LO doesn't feed from and freeze that milk. Then you will get a nice stash for future use! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-to-relieve-engorgement#post-191122 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:00:32 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 191122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh but i'm sure you can keep it. Maybe mix it with some milk you express (rather than all foremilk) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-to-relieve-engorgement#post-191120 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:00:04 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 191120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's exactly for that reason (creating more demand) that I don't pump to relieve myself. I just use hot and cold compresses and express a little milk in the shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-to-relieve-engorgement#post-191119 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:59:43 +0000 LivsMama 191119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>definitely save it, you will use it for mixing. And eventually when you pump for bottles when you go back to work, you can mix it with the fattier stuff. I wouldnt give a pure bottle of foremilk though-its so high in sugar it can give them a tummyache... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-to-relieve-engorgement#post-191113 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:56:39 +0000 Maysprout 191113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd still use it, especially once they start solids sometimes I'd just mix water with her cereal or other food purees, so milk would be better. And foremilk still has some fat and lots of good stuff in it, it just doesn't have quite as much fat, so with their tiny bellies when they're newborns it probably makes a bigger difference to them then when they're a couple months older and can fit more in their bellies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-to-relieve-engorgement#post-191089 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:42:41 +0000 winniebee 191089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After consulting with a lactation consultant, in order to regulate my oversupply and forceful let down, I'm just pumping to relieve engorgement and to help LO get to the hind milk. He usually only feeds one side so I would just pump the other side during that feeding, creating an artifical demand for more milk.</p> <p>Anyways, what I pump can be up to 2 oz just from relieving engorgement. I know it's all foremilk. Any suggestions on using this milk for future feedings. Does it matter? Thanks! </p>