https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 22:43:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/supply-ok-with-baby-cant-pump-enough#post-1070627 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:33:48 +0000 Rescuemom10 1070627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the same problem. I returned to work at 7 weeks PP. LO is now 7 mos. Its been a constant battle.<br /> I have tried new flanges, that was not it.<br /> I talked to my LC and she thought I should maybe try a Hospital Grade pump. I have the Medela PIS and she said thats a great pump and was surprised but figured give the Hospital one a try. </p> <p>Mt let down takes forever, it would take me an hour to fully empty both breast. Now with the hospital one its a little better. down to 30-40 minuites. My let down is slow with pumping.</p> <p>Key thing to remember is dont judge your supply or let down off of what you experience pumping. No matter how good the pump its never as good as baby. If your LO is happy, healthy, nursing and sleeping fine, I wouldnt worry. Unfortunatly you are probably just part of the not so fun club of struggling with pumping. I HATE pumping! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/supply-ok-with-baby-cant-pump-enough#post-1070593 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:12:45 +0000 JoJoGirl 1070593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purrpletulips: 4 months today.. i'll look around for one..</p> <p>Found it, if it's useful for others: <a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/feeding-tools/bottle-feeding/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/feeding-tools/bottle-feeding/</a></p> <p>This actually says an average of 3.5oz per feeding, which is about right.. she's drinking 4 bottles while I'm away from her so 12-16oz is right on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/supply-ok-with-baby-cant-pump-enough#post-1070592 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:11:57 +0000 purrpletulips 1070592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jojogirl: I don't recall how old your LO is, but that seems like an awful lot. kelly mom also has a calculator for how much you should expect your LO to drink in a day </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/supply-ok-with-baby-cant-pump-enough#post-1070590 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:10:26 +0000 JoJoGirl 1070590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purrpletulips: Huh - I've never heard that. LO is drinking around 16 oz in 10 hrs.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/supply-ok-with-baby-cant-pump-enough#post-1070589 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:09:36 +0000 purrpletulips 1070589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another thought - is it possible that your childcare provider is overfeeding your LO? The general guideline is 1 oz for every hour you are separated. Also, you might want to check how they are feeding your LO; are they using a paced feeding (<a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/feeding-tools/bottle-feeding/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/feeding-tools/bottle-feeding/</a>) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/supply-ok-with-baby-cant-pump-enough#post-1070238 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:42:10 +0000 edelweiss 1070238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm in a similar situation--we nurse on the weekends and LO seems satiated and sleeps okay, but i do not pump enough during the day to keep up with his daycare intake. i do think nursing is always going to be more efficient/effective than pumping, although the flange fit is an interesting idea. i may look into it. or not. i'm okay with supplementing with formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/supply-ok-with-baby-cant-pump-enough#post-1070225 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:38:10 +0000 JoJoGirl 1070225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the same problem. Curious to hear what people will say. My LC fitted my flanges so that's not my issue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/supply-ok-with-baby-cant-pump-enough#post-1070220 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:36:59 +0000 purrpletulips 1070220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is possible that you are using the wrong size flanges. Most resources say that people usually need to go bigger but I had to go smaller.</p> <p>There are many resources online to help determine proper fit but I liked this one best. <a href="http://www.ameda.com/breast-pumping/getting-started/flange-fit" rel="nofollow">http://www.ameda.com/breast-pumping/getting-started/flange-fit</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/supply-ok-with-baby-cant-pump-enough#post-1069339 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:27:06 +0000 Kemma 1069339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From what I've read some women just don't respond that well to the pump so it is completely possible that your supply is perfectly adequate when exclusively nursing. The other option could be that your pump is faulty or needs new parts - what kind of pump do you have and how old is it? And do you have any luck hand expressing or doing compressions while pumping? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/supply-ok-with-baby-cant-pump-enough#post-1069209 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:43:07 +0000 BlueWolverine 1069209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm curious if anyone else has had this issue? LO is 7.5 months and we've been breastfeeding since the beginning. When I went back to work, I really had to work to get enough for day care and blew through my small freezer stash. We gradually started supplementing and she now get about half breast milk and half formula at day care. On the weekends, though, no formula. She eats every 2-3 hours and usually sleeps through the night, so it seems like she's getting plenty. </p> <p>Anyone else in this situation? Do you think it's just that the pump doesn't work as well? I've also noticed my let down is much slower lately, which I find strange and is pissing off LO. </p>