I pump on level 4 for two minutes and level 6 the rest of the time. I usually pump 25-30 minutes at home and 15-20 at the office.
I pump on level 4 for two minutes and level 6 the rest of the time. I usually pump 25-30 minutes at home and 15-20 at the office.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
been a long time, but used to be level 7 for 20 minutes or so? sometimes shorter when at home.
i used the generic medela at work.
eggplant / 11716 posts
Level 4 for the warm up time and level 5 the rest of the time. I kept it on level 4 for months and months and months. I think I am just really sensitive?
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
I think about the same as you. Level 3-4 for the first two minutes and then up to 6-7 for the remainder.
I did find that later towards the end of my year, I was upping the speed to an 8-9 and still was comfortable. I think by that point my nipples were numb!
pomegranate / 3601 posts
I think it was level 4 for the first 1.5-2min and then 4 for the next 10-15min. Then my harder to express right boob got power pumped for another 2-3min on 6-7 (one-sided).
clementine / 984 posts
I double pump at work and do 30 seconds of letdown pump on level 9, and then 7-10 minutes of pumping at level 7. Shut it off, wait 90 seconds, and pump for 6 more minutes at level 7.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
@ShootingStar: Same here. I'm a 4. I just let the pump do it's own thing and I just sit there while browsing on Facebook. haha! I'll have to try and pump on a higher setting later this afternoon.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@T.H.O.U.: I think I need to amp it up, I will try 7-8 later!
clementine / 984 posts
I use the 9/7 for pumping b/c my breaks are limited, and massaging while doing it helps increase my output, too.
I'm sure I look HILARIOUS in my hands-free, strapped up and rubbing my boobs while browsing the net, but that's why we put locks on my office doors when I returned from leave. Hey, mama's gotta make milk AND money, and time's limited.
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