https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:15:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-supply#post-2217180 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:43:50 +0000 yellowbird 2217180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: yep! He'll be 12 weeks tomorrow.</p> <p>I haven't been back at work quite a week yet. He's still adjusting to taking a bottle but seems to be eating more each day.</p> <p>I can't pump while working (well, I can but it really stresses me out.) I'm pumping at 6:30a, 12:30p, and then 9:30p before bed.</p> <p>Nursing once overnight, clusterfeeding in the evening and once in the morning. I'm getting about 20-24 oz pumping but I'm worried my supply will decrease going so long from morning til noon, but there is no point in worrying because there isn't much I can do there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-supply#post-2217113 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:51:17 +0000 danda 2217113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine definitely changed over time (we breastfed until 19 months, but DD started getting cow's milk at 12 months and I stopped pumping around 11.5 months due to freezer stash). When my daughter was very young and especially when she STTN for a few months I had oversupply and would breastfeed full-time plus pump about 8-12 extra ounces (4-6 in morning to relieve engorgrment and 4-6 preemptively right before bed since I knew I'd become engorged by morning). Once I started work at 4 months post-partum (and DD wasn't STTN) I was pumping at work and getting 8-10 ounces in morning and 6-8 in afternoon...was sending 12 ounces to daycare. Over time my supply dropped off and anytime my morning pump was less than 6 ounces I added a lunchtime pump to try to make sure I'd hit at least 12 for the day. I'd recommend adding pumping sessions to increase output. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-supply#post-2216991 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 09:04:04 +0000 78h2o 2216991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pumping past when the milk came out was the main that that increased my supply last time around. It sows take about 48-72 hrs to see the effect, so you have to keep up with it and be patient. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-supply#post-2216975 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 08:48:41 +0000 josina 2216975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pump while at work at 9:30, 12:30, and 3:30 and get right around 5 oz each time, sometimes more, sometimes less. I pump for 20 minutes, but I get the most milk in the first 10.<br /> There was a couple weeks where I was only getting 3.5 oz and so I increased my time to 25 minutes until I was getting 5 oz again and have been able to decrease that.<br /> I also nurse before work around 7 depending on when E eats and usually get between 5 and 8 oz this session. I'm able to stash 1 bag/5 oz a day.</p> <p>Lately I've been getting bloody milk on the left side if I go over 20 minutes so I really have to watch that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-supply#post-2216929 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 08:00:08 +0000 bushelandapeck 2216929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MIne seems to have decreased a bit lately, but I think that's, in part, due to DD eating a lot more solids (she's 8.5 mos). I pump 3x/day on M/W while at work and usually pump between 12-14oz. DD is taking anywhere from 12-15oz while I'm gone, so it's working out okay so far. I have a pretty big freezer stash so I'm hoping to make it until 12 mos and then cut down the pumping at work. I think I'll probably keep the 3x/day until she 's a year though, as I'm worried I wouldn't be able to pump enough with just two times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-supply#post-2216927 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:58:23 +0000 LBee 2216927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think your baby is &lt;6 months, right? My supply at that point was this: </p> <p>6 AM: nurse (assumed 6 ozs)<br /> 6:15 AM: pump (I got 8 ozs)<br /> 9:00 AM: pump (I got 8 ozs)<br /> 12:00 PM: pump (I got 7 ozs)<br /> 3:00 PM: pump (I got 6 ozs)<br /> 6:00 PM: nurse (assumed 6 ozs)</p> <p>All in all I pumped about 29 ozs a day (4 sessions) and he drank bottles of 18 ozs at that time. </p> <p>It's really easy to obsess about your numbers. You'll find your groove! It never worked for me to pump past when the milk stopped flowing to increase my supply - despite lactation cookies, etc, my supply was always pretty consistent. I did notice some correlation between my water intake. </p> <p>I've recently been dropping pumping sessions and noted that it really is a supply and demand thing across the board. Once I stopped pumping during the day, my supply greatly reduced for my morning and evening sessions. I also noticed this when I changed to pumping twice during the day as opposed to three times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-supply#post-2216922 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:48:37 +0000 yellowbird 2216922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm kind of getting obsessed with my supply, pumping times and output. Tell me when you pump, do you nurse as well, and how much you get per session/daily.</p> <p>Any tips on increasing supply? If I continue pumping even after milk has stopped flowing will that encourage my body to make more milk? </p>