Unfortunately, bf is not working out with baby #2 either so i've been pumping with the occasional formula supplement. Just curious how long does each pumping session lasts for you, how many times a day and how much do you get per day. My ds is 5 wks today, i usually pump for 20 min, 5 x per day and averaging 750ml (25oz) per day. I'm also on domperidone too.
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A "full" supply is 25-30oz/day so it seems like you are doing really well! If there is any way you could pump a little more it would help boost your supply, 6-8 times a day is ideal. When I pumped at work I would do 20 minutes.
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@lollipop: I EP and at that age I was pumping 25 minutes, 6 times a day, twice overnight (or like once at 11 pm, and once at 3 am, then 7 when I woke up).
Eta: at that stage I was pumping about 48 oz a day. When I dropped to 5 pumps a day (which I did until my LO was 8 months old) I pumped about 40 oz a day, when I dropped to 4 pumps a day I was around 3o-32 oz a day. I had also gotten pretty ill after dropping to 4 pumps a day and my supply took a hit and never recovered.
When I dropped to 3 pumps a day recently, my supply was around 22 oz a day, and then just 2 days ago I dropped to 2 pumps a day and am making 14-16 oz. my LO turned 1 last week.
So every person is different, but every time I have pumped fewer times a day, my supply has dropped--except the change from 8-7-6 times a day, my supply was steady.
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When I EP I would pump for 20 mins about every 3 hrs during day until my supply was established. After 3 months I pumped maybe 4x a day for like 15 mins and stopped pumping overnight. I had a crazy supply and could pump 40 oz a day. Sounds like you are doing great!
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That's about what i did, but i dropped to 4 times a day and kept about the same output. Saved me a lot of time.
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At that age, we were at 6 times per day for a total of 28-30oz. Each session was 30-45 mins. I just kept going until the milk flow stopped.
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I'm sorry BF didn't work for you
I just gave up BF last weekend and started EP'ing (with supplementing bc of low supply) and it was really sad. So, my LO is 9 weeks and I pump 5 times per day. I decided to do 5 times/day because when deciding whether I was going to EP or switch to FF after I had to quit BF-- I decided that my mental health was really important and I knew that for me personally, pumping 8 times/day would make me hate life. DH and I decided I'd do 5 times/day and what would be would be-- if my supply dried up then we'd FF and consider the decision made. Pumping more than that while I"m home alone with LO most of the time is just not worth it to me.
That being said, so far (1 week) my supply does not seem to have dropped at all. I only pump about 17 oz/day, but that is pretty much what my supply has been all along it seems. I pump for 20 minutes, as long as my milk has stopped flowing. If it is still going I keep going. Or if the milk is done after 8 minutes I will pump just another 4-5 minutes and then stop.
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At 5 weeks I pumped 6x/day and got about 25-28 oz probably. I dropped to 5x/day around 3 months and just recently dropped to 4x/day (5 months). I seem to have maxed out around 33-35 oz/day which is plenty.
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DD is almost 6 weeks and I am also EPing. Currently I am pumping 5-6 times a day for 20 minutes and get around 55-60oz per day. I have a oversupply and also had the same issue with my first daughter.
Average baby consumes 25oz a day so I think you're doing great!
I just gave up BF last weekend and started EP'ing (with supplementing bc of low supply) and it was really sad. Reply
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