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I was doing pretty well pumping one today until about week four. Then we were told we had thrush so I stopped for a little over a month. Now I'll just come here and there but I could do more. i only feed from one side most of the time so if I wanted to pump first thing in the morning on the side that I don't feed on I could get a pretty good amount to freeze. Especially now that she can go seven or eight hours without eating at night.

My only problem now is since the bout with Rush, she's been refusing the bottle so the few times I've given her pumped milk I've had to throw it away because she won't drink it! Even though I'm a stay-at-home mom and exclusively breast-feed, I still like to build a nice little stash. I try to pump at least a couple of times a week.

My babe is only 4 weeks. I started pumping at 3 weeks, once a day. I started to try to increase supply on one of my boobs because I'm quite lopsided. I'm trying to build a stash for occasional time away from babe. I'm pumping 1x a day usually. I am using a manual, and don't get a ton. I pump on one side while she nurses on the other (it's the only way I can get anything remotely substantial). If I'm getting lopsided I will add an extra brief session on just that side immediately following a feeding.
I have been pumping at about 9am when we are getting up for the day, but I know I could get a lot more if I did it during one of her early morning wake ups when I'm fuller. I keep trying to motivate to do this...

@MamaJ: we have essentially the same schedule! I teach 3 nights a weeks too!

Just like mamaj- I teach dance 3 nights a week and am gone from 4-8/9 so I pump everyday 2x a day. LO last feeding is around 9/9:30 and then I stay up and pump somewhere around 10:30-11 and get about 3oz. LO sttn so I set an alarm for 1:45am and I pump them and get about 4-5 oz- those 2 pumping sessions cover the 2 feedings while I am gone at work. Also allows me a few extra bottle for the weekend to take with me if we are going out somewhere.