I didn't with DS, but did today with dd because I was hurting soooo bad. I got an oz of colostrum and am keeping in the fridge. I guess if I get a couple more oz, I'll out in a bag and freeze? Don't want to bottle feed until day care at 9 weeks.
What did you do with the milk?
honeydew / 7687 posts
I was never engorged! I put LO to the boob all the time and I think it really helped with supply issues/avoiding engorgement. I would freeze all that liquid gold if I were you!
pear / 1743 posts
Early days for us here, but so far just making sure he feeds every three or four hours seems to be working. If my supply vastly exceeded that, I'd probably look at freezing.
pineapple / 12234 posts
I did! But I also introduced the bottle early on because my nipples were in horrendous shape from a bad latch.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
No, but I was dealing with oversupply so I didn't want to make it worse. I hand-expressed into a towel to relieve the pressure if it got bad.
honeydew / 7303 posts
I didn't because it honestly didn't occur to me that I could. It hurt Sooooooo bad! I didn't know what to do.
I would totally freeze that gold!
coconut / 8498 posts
I did, but just enough to relieve some pressure. I had an oversupply in the beginning and it didn't make it worse. I froze what I pumped.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
yes i pumped to relieve engorgement and saved the milk. i also had oversupply, but i just made sure not to pump too much.
kiwi / 645 posts
I did a few times. I definitely did not have an over supply, but a few times needed to in the morning if she was sleeping and I was dying with pain/about to explode. On a couple occasions (when she was starting to drop her night feedings as she neared 12-months) I woke her up to nurse because I didn't feel like pumping. My husband thought this was a bad idea, but she always went right back to sleep!
I froze every last drop and used it all! I always wished there was more in the freezer.
bananas / 9118 posts
Yes, but we supplemented from the start due to jaundice, so I think it helped my supply to pump so early. I loved giving my husband bottles for feedings instead and taking a break!
pineapple / 12053 posts
Not in the beginning because I didn't have a pump yet! I usually hand expressed for engorgement though!
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