new here and so confused about pumping!

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laurajean1982
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Registered: 11-14-2008
new here and so confused about pumping!
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 Thu, 07-23-2009 - 5:37pm
I'm bf'ing DS, but want to start building up my supply of frozen breastmilk for when I go back to work in 5 weeks.
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workingonnumber22008
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Registered: 05-04-2008
In reply to: laurajean1982
new here and so confused about pumping!
 Thu, 07-23-2009 - 6:35pm

Spencer will be along with some advice for sure, but I'd say, based on my experience, that what you are doing is just fine.

cl_gespenst
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Registered: 08-02-2006
In reply to: laurajean1982
new here and so confused about pumping!
 Thu, 07-23-2009 - 11:47pm

This will be quick b/c it's almost midnight and I have a big day tomorrow, but if you're confused about anything, I can come back and clarify ;)


I wouldn't worry about building a ginormous stash ... yes it's good to have some freezer stash, but don't go crazy w/ it.

*SPENCER* happy Mami of two precious princesses! 

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joycete
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Registered: 04-27-2009
In reply to: laurajean1982
new here and so confused about pumping!
 Thu, 07-23-2009 - 11:58pm
what helped for me was pumping IMMEDIATELY after nursing. you won't get much, maybe half an ounce to an ounce, but if you add up all the sessions in a day it comes out to a decent amount :) also, if LO sleeps longer stretches at night (4 hours or more) he will usually only nurse 1 side when he wakes up, then you can pump the other side. this worked really well for me in the beginning. Then DD started rejecting the boob at 8 weeks and I had to resort to EPing at 10 weeks... but that's another story :)
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julper
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Registered: 09-27-2007
In reply to: laurajean1982
new here and so confused about pumping!
 Fri, 07-24-2009 - 9:26am
Before I went back to work, I actually pumped at 4am most nights lol not that I'm recommending that, but it worked for me. My daughter would sometimes wake to eat around that time and sometimes not. I would pump either way, because if she woke she would only take one side anyway. I was usually pretty engorged by then and I would pump the largest quantity.
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scrappyjill
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Registered: 06-25-2008
In reply to: laurajean1982
new here and so confused about pumping!
 Tue, 07-28-2009 - 12:38pm
I always pump one side when I feed DS on the other side. (He never takes more than 1 at a time.)
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