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Sounds normal to me! I think maybe the 0.5-1oz is per breast. How old is she? In the early days most women have some degree of what feels like oversupply - leaking, spraying, engorgement between feeds, but it balances to some extent around 6 weeks and then really balances around 3 months when major hormonal shifts happen. Do be careful with pumping between feeds, though, so you don't inadvertently stimulate overproduction. Wait until you're uncomfortable and even then just express enough to relieve the discomfort (unless you're really trying to build up a freezer stash).

That sounds about normal. I only pump 2x a day now and wait until I feel pretty "full".. I get about 6-7oz a session. That covers the next day's bottles. I found that at 2 hours between sessions, I would still just get about 2-3oz so I stretched the time out. I think between bottles and breast, LO gets 24-32oz of bm a day.

I know another momma that gets nearly 20oz her first session of the day! She then pumps again at work so has built up quite a large supply and donates.

I always pumped (and sometimes still do) in the middle of the night, and despite feeding her all day, there are times where I will get up to 4-5 ounces. I can't go more than 3 hours without pumping, or I physically feel ill.

Then again, sometimes I get nothing. Boobs are so weird

@Mrs. Jump Rope: At 5 weeks i was all over the place, but yes, if she surprised me with a longer stretch of sleep, I would wake up so full and uncomfortable. I was pretty lazy so mostly would just lay there full and wait until she woke up, rather than getting the pump set up. It will settle down in a few weeks.

ETA: And I usually got somewhere between 2 and 4 oz pumping total, in between feedings. I never felt like I had an over or under supply.

Yes this sounds about right! Also, a little bit of an oversupply is no big deal and even helpful in the long run. It's only an issue when LO ends up getting only foremilk (you would know cuz there would be other symptoms).

Sounds normal! I would get anywhere from two to five ounces if I pumped while she was nursing the other side or she skipped a feeding.

Sounds normal for that point!