It takes me around 30 minutes to get enough for LO (plus cushion) and to feel emptied.
The LC in the hospital acted like I shouldn't pump for more than 15 minutes, but I still feel pretty full after 15 minutes...
How long do you pump?
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Usually between 5-10 minutes, but I have a really early and fast let-down.
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probably around 20 minutes --- sometimes more, sometimes less.... I pump until I don't see anything coming out anymore.
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@FutureMrsMcK: same!
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About half an hour. I think the 15 minute thing only pertains to before your supply stabilizes so you don't end up tricking your body into producing an oversupply.
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@LemonLong: that makes sense! I was thinking that if I stayed with 15 minutes and didn't empty them, I'd start producing less and that isn't going to work, LO eats like a ferocious beast!
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10 min!
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25-30. However long it takes to get the second let down and have that finish flowing.
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Same as @highwire. Sometimes it takes a long time to get that second letdown
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15-20 Minutes. By that point milk is done flowing... but it can vary greatly how much I get in that time frame! This morning I got over 7 ounces... sometimes I only get three.
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30
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About 10 min, but I think I need to go longer. I generally get 2.5-3 ounces, and that's not going to cut it in the long run. Work is crazy right now but the crazy ends next week, so I'm hoping to stabilize and experiment a bit then.
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10-15 after nursing, about 30 if I just pump.
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15-20 minutes.
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15 (which was also recommended to me). I go all night without pumping now, and pump an extra 10 min in the AM. Otherwise, I go 15 because nothing more ever comes out if i stay on longer.
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I can easily pump for 45 minutes...
but I'm down to only 1 pump a day which is probably why. When I was pumping every 3 hrs I would pump for 20-30 min.
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10-15 min!
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10-15 mins
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it used to be 11 minutes! then i had a huge supply hit last month with af coming back all wonky and irregular-- since then i pumped for 30 mins for a while (because that's how long it took to get my second let down... ugh)... the last couple of days i've been pumping 20 min (with second let down coming faster)
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@FutureMrsMcK: same here
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15-20 minutes, including the 2 minute let down phase.
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22 minutes, sometimes a little longer if the milk is still flowing.
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20-30 minutes, depending on whether the milk is still coming out or not.
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Oh geez, 40 minutes, 6 times a day
I feel like I never have a proper let down. It's just a constant drip....... drip........ drip.........
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Are the times you ladies giving a total for oth boobs or just for one boob?
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@septemberlove: usually around 18-21 minutes. I stop when nothing is coming out.
I wish I could get it done in 10 minutes like others!
ETA: this is both boobs at once using a double electric pump.
When I first started I only did about 10 minutes and increased from there as I got used to the pump. -
20 minutes, but I'm pumping solely to build a freezer stash (I SAH so don't *need* to pump...I just do it because I'm crazy neurotic and like the security of having milk in the freezer).
@.twist.: I mean for both sides, using a double electric pump.
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@hergreenapples: thanks! I only have a single, but that means I'm still pumping approx. long enough.
but I'm down to only 1 pump a day which is probably why. When I was pumping every 3 hrs I would pump for 20-30 min.
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